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HANSARDCovid-19: Universal CreditMy Lords, the number of vacancies in the period November 2020 to January 2021 is up by 64,000 from the previous quarter to almost 600,000. What are work coaches doing to ensure…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapMy Lords, our internationally harsh lockdown is driving mental ill health and unravelling our social fabric. Accordingly, should not parity of esteem between physical and mental…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines DeploymentMy Lords, having vaccinated the vulnerable tiers, at what level do we revert to normal, bearing in mind, first, that the remaining population is highly unlikely to require…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am also pleased to speak in support of Amendment 167 in the name of my noble friend Lady Bertin. I am pleased to follow my noble friend Lord Polak in his…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall speak on Amendment 183 in my name. As I said in my explanatory statement, my amendment, “would require the Government to provide information on the…10 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: ProceedingsTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are for proceedings in the House of Lords to revert to physical only proceedings once the restrictions in place to address the…04 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: ProceedingsMy Lords, we are all indebted to the noble Lord, including for his diligent, well-executed review of committees. Iron sharpens iron far more effectively when we share physical…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningMy Lords, more than half of teachers say their mental health has declined during the pandemic, and England’s mental health of children and young people survey found an increase of…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsMy Lords, I join many others in applauding the Minister and the Government on their vaccination energy and foresight, and for being leaders in the world, frankly. Given the…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VariantMy Lords, at the Downing Street press conference of 5 January, we were told that people had protection from the new variant if they had already been infected. What is the…13 Jan 2021HANSARDDivorceMy Lords, Resolution urges early support for separating couples to mitigate the pain of divorce and consequential mental ill health they and their children very frequently…06 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I have often spoken in this House about the need for a more comprehensive and nuanced approach to domestic violence that is evidence-led, responds as effectively as…05 Jan 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the report recognises the importance of good family and other relationships in stabilising the inherently unstable IPP situation. It particularly mentions how meaningful…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, we should keep at the forefront of our thinking that universal credit was designed not to trap people in benefits dependency but to give them every help and incentive to…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, just 10 days ago, Professor David Eyre of the University of Oxford reported that, for most people, being infected with Covid-19 protects against reinfection for at least…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid 19: Winter PlanMy Lords, at great personal cost, as well as social and financial cost to the country, millions have now had Covid and therefore have antibodies. I am indeed one of them.…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCross-Government Policy to Strengthen FamiliesI thank the Minister for her Answer and for its clarity. Our high levels of family breakdown require a strategic approach to strengthening families and therefore cross-government…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCross-Government Policy to Strengthen FamiliesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a Cabinet-level minister has been appointed to coordinate cross-Government policy to strengthen families; and if so, (1) who is that…18 Nov 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, Ministry of Justice research has found that prisoners who receive family visits are 39% less likely to reoffend, and it is implementing all the recommendations of my two…09 Nov 2020HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, blunt-instrument measures that force the shielding of the old and vulnerable, instead of allowing them to choose to shield themselves, are devastating areas of the…15 Oct 2020