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HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsMy Lords, will my noble friend accept that we are getting rather fed up with the tardiness of the payment of compensation, whether it is to postmasters, those who had bad blood…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPrisons: Chaplaincy ServiceMy Lords, bearing in mind that the whole purpose of prison is rehabilitation and that chaplains have a very important role to play in that context, can my noble and learned friend…10 Jan 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Party BalanceMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is very important that no single party, whatever its complexion, ever has an overall majority in your Lordships’ House? Will she also…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTax-free ShoppingMy Lords, why does my noble friend not exercise a little imagination? He referred to the Coronation; people will flock to this country. Let us have a Coronation bonus period to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDLiaison CommitteeI wish to add to that, because my noble friend has made a very important point, and one that I was going to seek to make anyway. Should it not be almost automatic that all major…15 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, I entirely agree with what my noble friend just said. Almost every word that has been uttered during this interesting debate underlines the feeling that I have had for a…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIran: Execution of ProtestersMy Lords, is it not very significant that members of the Ayatollah’s own family have denounced these barbaric practices? Should we not give real publicity to what has been said…12 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannay. I have always admired him, but I do not think I have ever agreed with everything he has said until today. I…09 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyI am going to miss my train.09 Dec 2022HANSARDArts and Creative Industries StrategyMy Lords, I cannot attempt to share the love of the Beatles expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Storey, although I completely endorse what he said about the importance of creative…08 Dec 2022HANSARDProbate: Waiting TimesMy Lords, how far is this bad example of the law’s delay due to more and more people still working from home? If that is a factor, why on earth are the Government introducing a…08 Dec 2022HANSARDAviation: Cost of TravelMy Lords, it certainly is the Government’s obligation to think carefully about the question asked by my noble friend Lord Deben. It is appalling that we are not encouraging people…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesMy Lords, so does Spain. Does my noble friend not agree that the rail unions are holding this country to ransom in an entirely unnecessary and very selfish way? They deserve any…06 Dec 2022HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, my noble friend said that female prisoners were not involved in today’s announcement, and I completely understand that. However, is it not time to move to a stage where…06 Dec 2022HANSARDInvasive Group A Streptococcus and Scarlet FeverIf a parent has not had a response from 111 within an hour, should they not then ring 999?05 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too am glad to speak in the gap. The noble Lord has of course not done too badly, and I am sure that his scar is not quite as acute. I was delighted when the noble…02 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, we have heard a series of extremely thoughtful and well-considered speeches, which underlines the fact that we need a full day’s debate on Ukraine very early in the new…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsMy Lords, the word “nationwide” occurs in the Question. I have every possible sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord Snape, and others, but there are those who use the east coast main…01 Dec 2022HANSARDAnti-lockdown Protest in Shanghai: Arrest and Assault of Edward LawrenceMy Lords, is it not all the more incumbent on us to be exemplary in the way we uphold freedom of speech in this country?01 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial InterestsMy Lords, does the Minister accept that we really do need action, if not this day, then at least before 44 days are up from when the Prime Minister took office?30 Nov 2022