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HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I join in the tributes to my noble friend Lord Hendy for introducing this Bill. I am also honoured to follow distinguished colleagues from the trade union movement who…10 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, it is good to see the Minister again; we have spent a lot of time together this week. We have to give credit to the Government for having had the sense and the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthMy Lords, I join in congratulating my noble friend Lord Boateng on introducing this debate. My mind goes back more than 40 years ago to when we were colleagues together on the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: People with Mental Health ProblemsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the report by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute Set Up To Fail: Making it E asier to G et H elp…08 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: People with Mental Health ProblemsMy Lords, one in four of us will experience a problem with our mental health at some stage in our lives, and we know that concurrent financial problems almost always make the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I need to mention my entry in the register of interests. I have had an actuarial career, largely advising a range of trade unions about their members’ pension…07 Sept 2021HANSARDPensions Regulator (Employer Resources Test) Regulations 2021I am glad that it was an accountant who made the comment that profits can be whatever you want them to be, which was my concern. However, I am struggling to grasp what role this…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, the problem is the environmental degradation inherent in mining for manganese, nickel and cobalt, whether you do it from the seabed or on land. This issue has been…06 Sept 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank my noble friend very much for her remarks. She has obviously been much more deeply involved than I have been. I have come to these regulations pretty fresh, but…06 Sept 2021HANSARDFuture UK-EU Relationship on Professional and Business Services (EU Committee Report)My Lords, I should declare an interest as a practising member of a profession. I thank the committee for its excellent report. I suppose you could say that today’s debate is…22 Jul 2021HANSARDElderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill [HL]My Lords, we must thank the noble Lord for providing the opportunity to debate this crucial issue—one very much of the moment, as evidenced by the front pages of today’s Times and…16 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, first, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Adonis. I am also in favour of speakers’ lists for Questions, having discussed the matter with noble…13 Jul 2021HANSARDPensions: Gender GapMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, although in truth it leaves us none the wiser. Does she agree that there is a pattern here that is not simply, in her words,…13 Jul 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am in favour of these regulations and I take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the Minister and her colleagues, to whom she has given much of the credit, on…05 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Government Union CapabilityMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, on the debate and the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, on his report. This Government’s lack of focus has been made out…01 Jul 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Rapid Mass Transport SystemWill the Minister give a clear commitment on behalf of the Government to Northern Powerhouse Rail as part of the integrated rail plan?28 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I fully support my noble friend Lord Hunt and the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I will look at the wording of the clause; I might be slightly more inclined to…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of a profession, as listed in the register of interests. I support Amendment 63, tabled by my noble friend Lady Hayter. It is entirely…22 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for the amendment, which I support in principle. I am not saying this in jest, but I am always gravely suspicious of lists which involve…21 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]I naively had it in my mind when I spoke that I was speaking only to Amendment 4. I cannot come back on the substance of the amendments, but I have a couple of specific questions.…21 Jun 2021