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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 82 is in my name and I support the three other amendments in this group, tabled by my noble friends Lady O’Neill of Bexley and Lord Jamieson. Amendment 82…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, for her support,…20 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release Prisoners: Preventing Homelessness and Rough SleepingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of partnership working between prisons and local housing authorities in preventing homelessness…16 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release Prisoners: Preventing Homelessness and Rough SleepingMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who are here today to debate an issue that could get lost amidst the penal populism informing much of the response to the next waves of early…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville. I will be following along with her arguments but will speak to my Amendment 94. I…17 Jun 2026HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, the memoir of the noble Baroness, Lady Batters, titled Harvest: A Farmer’s Story of Heritage, Home and Hope , has just been published. I notice that she dedicated it:…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBest Start Family HubsI thank the Minister for that reply. Family hubs are not Sure Start rebranded. There is a multitude of problems affecting families with older children, yet all that is ever talked…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBest Start Family HubsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that Best Start Family Hubs support families with children aged 5–19 years old and up to 25 years old for…10 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesHave parliamentary Members’ offices been checked for any of these devices, in the other place and in this place? I imagine that foreign powers could be quite interested in the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBest Start Family HubsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare my interest as co-founder of the not-for-profit Family Hubs Network Ltd.10 Jun 2026HANSARDReforming the Child Maintenance Service (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, her committee and its support team for this report, which covered much ground and recommended far-reaching…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, first, I support the Government’s health plans, which include a strong focus on prevention and neighbourhood, and I want to help them build on the integration of health…18 May 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will continue. Almost 250 Members of this House have been involved in a massive and sustained effort to try to make the Bill safe and workable. The House staff, as we have…24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this is a Private Member’s Bill, finally passed in the Commons with a shrinking majority of 26. I have spoken to a number of Labour MPs since, and what is possibly not…24 Apr 2026HANSARDCivil Preparedness for WarMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, for securing this vital and timely debate, and it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Harris,…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. We did not debate an impact assessment. We need a proper government impact assessment for this clause before it is made…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI would prefer to get a move on so that everybody is happy that this comes to an end. Have we forgotten that hard cases make bad law and public policy should be a consideration?…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am addressing the point of impact assessment, which had not been properly debated.25 Mar 2026