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HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationMy Lords—05 Feb 2025HANSARDState-funded Schools: Special Educational NeedsAs my noble friend the Minister knows, there are hundreds of thousands of children who simply do not go to school. How do we measure the limitations they are facing in the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment, Education and Training: Young PeopleMy Lords, has my noble friend the Minister looked at other exciting things going on to try to get hold of these young people and make sure they get some training? Has she seen the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDHome Insulation: Health and Mortality RatesMy Lords, is the Minister aware that there are problems with cavity wall insulation in various older houses, in that the cavities are not large enough to qualify for government…19 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, we know that we have fewer trees in this country than most countries in Europe, yet we also know that trees capture CO 2 and other noxious gases. If we are to meet our…12 Mar 2024HANSARDRight to RoamMy Lords, we all welcome the Minister’s answer about open access land, and I am encouraged by it. The previous Government proposed that it be mountains, moorland, heath, et…21 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of InformationMy Lords, I was pleased to hear the Minister say that she supported freedom of information. Will she continue to shout that loud and clear? I was the author of the original White…23 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS: Staff NumbersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of staff working in the NHS.12 Sept 2023HANSARDNHS: Staff NumbersI thank the Minister for his Answer, but he knows that there is a dire shortage of staff right across the NHS, with 47,000 nursing vacancies. The recruitment of nurses to training…12 Sept 2023HANSARDCounter Disinformation UnitMy Lords, the Minister forgot—I think inadvertently—to answer the request from my noble friend. Would he be prepared to meet a delegation, as she would like him to?18 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, one of the greatest concerns of individuals working in the NHS is lack of confidence about the future. The real problem is retention. I understand that there is a…05 Jul 2023HANSARDFootball Matches: ViolenceMy Lords, I have attended a great number of football matches, and I see what appears to be an inconsistency in various clubs’ attention and response to individuals running on to…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, does the Minister guarantee that the inquiry will be provided with the figures outlining the serious loss of personnel in the NHS, which is causing serious problems in…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRailways: Trans-Pennine ExpressMy Lords, why do the Government not face up to the reality that TransPennine Express is a small player compared with the problem of cancellations on the west coast main line,…23 May 2023HANSARDNHS: NursesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether there are sufficient NHS nurses to meet demand; and how they intend to meet this demand.10 May 2023HANSARDNHS: NursesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. He knows that the NHS is facing a desperate shortage of nurses. It is currently 44,000 and growing monthly. Our NHS depends entirely…10 May 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, the Minister mentions the football pyramid. I point out that on an average weekend more supporters attend Football League matches than Premier League matches. Will he…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: British Council StaffMy Lords, I thank the Minister for all his efforts on this particularly difficult problem. He rightly has concentrated on Britain’s responsibility, but other European countries…09 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanMy Lords, I am disappointed with the Minister’s negative reply. If we take one country alone, Afghanistan, have the Minister and the Government forgotten that thousands upon…24 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingMy Lords, the noble Lord mentioned that the Competition and Markets Authority has issued its green claims code, under which it has the power to take errant companies to court.…10 Jan 2023