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HANSARDSocial Care: AdultsMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that what these figures show is that local authorities with insufficient resources are introducing rationing of services to some of the most…22 Jun 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeBefore my noble friend sits down, can I say how grateful I am to him for changing the language that referred to the Lord Speaker, rather than “he or she”, as “they”? However, I am…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesMy Lords, if a private company could produce its product only with a six-month wait, competition would move in to take over its market. Has my noble friend any plans to ensure…21 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyMy Lords, could my noble friend help those of us who are struggling to understand what exactly media literacy means? Is it about the truthfulness of content or about how to access…20 Jun 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Senior Deputy Speaker for taking the two Motions standing in his name on the Order Paper separately. I very much welcome the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationDeclare your interest.16 Jun 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteePerhaps I can just read my noble friend something on improvements to Hansard online: “Hansard enhancement work is scheduled for the end of this year and includes adding a feature…16 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveMy Lords, if we can spend a whole day on 5 July discussing our sitting hours, could we not spend that day bringing forward a Bill that could complete all its stages instead?14 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords, on the subject of ministerial responsibility and competence, my noble friend answered a Written Question yesterday indicating that the Government had decided that they…08 Jun 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for giving us such advance notice. For years we have asked for that, and now we have got it, people are carping about it. He is to be…26 May 2022HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, could my noble friend help me by explaining something? During the Covid lockdown, when there was the furlough scheme and many employers kept people in employment, the…26 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I shall be very brief. First, I thank the chairman of the committee for having listened to the House and for having made these amendments—but I do have one query.…24 May 2022HANSARDSenior Citizens: Means-tested BenefitsMy Lords, further to the answer my noble friend gave earlier, when will the triple lock be restored?23 May 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam Sector: CoalMy Lords, I declare my interests as the president of the Steam Boat Association, an owner of a steamboat and a customer of the Welsh mine which the noble Lord has just mentioned.…18 May 2022HANSARDSocial Security System: Rising Cost of LivingMy Lords, would my noble friend help me with a problem I have? Could she explain why it was appropriate to increase universal credit by £20 a week during the Covid epidemic but…17 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the location of the House of Lords Chamber during the restoration and renewal programme.16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechCould my noble friend tell the House how much extra revenue the Government are receiving in taxation as a result of the increases in oil and petrol prices?16 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberI am most grateful to my noble friend, so can we take it that Mr Gove was off doing his own thing at the weekend when he wrote to the Speaker on Friday evening to indicate that…16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in view of the limited time to discuss the economy, I shall concentrate on inflation and, in particular, the role that the Bank of England has played in unleashing…16 May 2022