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HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, does the Minister recall the complaints that I have been making to her department about the increasingly poor performance of call centres? In conversations I have had…15 Oct 2020HANSARDSchools: Great British September CleanWill the Minister give schoolchildren a strong lead on a continuing basis to learn to recycle and to reduce the growing litter problem, particularly with cans and bottles? Will…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGambling LegislationMy Lords, I want to raise the point that the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, introduced. We have the worrying situation of 55,000 10 to 16 year-olds now gambling online. Action…10 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I came in earlier today to listen to the Minister respond to the Question asked by my noble friend Lord Dubs on child obesity. I was pleased with what the Government…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, like others, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Hayman for introducing this debate in such an excellent way. What is Covid-19 about? Fundamentally, it is about…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Obese and Overweight PeopleMy Lords, I welcome the very firm statement from the Minister and I welcome, too, the Prime Minister’s public statement about him accepting personal responsibility for his size.…04 Jun 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for such an all-embracing and spirited introduction to this debate. I greatly sympathise with the Minister’s having to…14 May 2020HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the debate and for what he had to say about growth, about which I will say a few words. To use his phrase, he felt that the…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyMy Lords, will the Minister say what today’s announcement of a freeze on alcohol duties—a continuation of the policy that the Government have pursued since 2012—will do to aid…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, the Minister is to be congratulated on the way he is answering questions in difficult circumstances, trying to keep the balance right. There is one area where we have…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisters: TrainingI welcome the noble Lord to his first performance on the Front Bench and congratulate him on his appointment. I hope that, on reflection, the noble Lord may go back to the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDMinisters: TrainingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what training and guidance is provided to their Ministers on (1) bullying and harassment, (2) diversity and inclusion and (3) staff management; and…27 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy Lords, will the Minister also look at my Private Member’s Bill on children’s well-being and online harms?13 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS: TargetsMy Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend Lord Hunt for such a great and devastating speech. He has great experience in and insight into the NHS, and he does not lightly…06 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareMy Lords, I too am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for securing this debate, for the great knowledge she has on the topic and for the great campaigning…04 Feb 2020HANSARDGift VouchersMy Lords, given that it is possible to make changes so that there can be clearer identification regarding the voucher, the purchaser and the person who receives it, is it not…22 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: Alcohol AbuseMy Lords, I am grateful for the reply but not its content. It is very disappointing. Last year the Government were moved to produce a strategy on drugs, which hopefully will be…21 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: Alcohol AbuseTo ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce an effective strategy for dealing with alcohol abuse in 2020.21 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth: VapingWill the noble Baroness be good enough to check the facts and assertions made by the noble Viscount, Lord Ridley? The facts are that during prohibition in the States, health…14 Jan 2020HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. I am disappointed that the Government are not prepared to undertake a review. I do not want methadone treatment to end, but…28 Oct 2019