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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill09 Mar 2023HANSARDIran: Toxic Chemical AgentsMy Lords, I know that the Minister will not speculate but, just to pick up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, there is increasing evidence of the state’s involvement in…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillCan I press the noble Lord? I think it is a fundamental point; he cannot just dismiss this with, “Oh, we did an assessment”. Tell us. The 2004 Act and the Civil Contingencies Act…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is not correct to say that we do not believe in minimum service levels or in protecting people—far from it. As my noble friend will say later, we have negotiated and achieved…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillBefore the Minister moves away from the trust issue and the point made by the right reverend Prelate, does he think that the threat of this law will impact trust and confidence in…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIn the two cases that the noble Lord mentioned, commitments were put in place for both the Army and the police. Does he think that those sorts of commitments should be given to…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillCan the Minister answer the question?09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIf I may correct the noble Baroness, the Health Minister was not setting out the consultation, which is restricted to the ambulance services. He was specifically talking about…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillOr write.09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIf I may interrupt again, I think this is important because we are dealing with a skeleton Bill that outlines six sectors in which the Government will be given powers. What the…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is not funny.09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI do not understand why it is “completely irrelevant”. Is the noble Baroness saying it is irrelevant if people participate in a ballot, there is a democratic decision, a dispute…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI certainly would not want to mislead the Committee. What I was trying to say at the beginning is that the problem with the Bill is that we do not know what it is going to lead…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to support the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. It has been a frequent occurrence on my part because of his excellent work on the committee that…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan the Minister inform the House what the criteria are?08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI hope Hansard picks that up.08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I do not want to prolong the Committee, so I will not repeat many of the contributions that have been made today. But I do want to pick up the point of the noble and…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, I, too, would like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Harries, for initiating this debate and for setting the scene, and highlighting the real difficulties that are being…07 Mar 2023HANSARDMyanmar: Health WorkersMy Lords, since Security Council Resolution 2669, we have seen 2 million children in need of a targeted immunisation catch-up programme and 3,000 people having died at the hands…07 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, the point that I want to probe a bit more is the known unknowns. We do not really know what will be impacted. I will read from the noble Lord’s letter: “A comprehensive…06 Mar 2023