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HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, does my noble friend not think that perhaps the time has come for us to have a UK-wide plan for education, employment, housing and welfare that will enable us to live…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as president of the Steam Boat Association I know a bit about boilers. They are potential bombs and have the capacity to blow a vessel to smithereens. By law, they must…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being here at the start of this Committee. I had to chair the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords to which the Governor of the Bank of…13 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that if you break it, you should pay for it? Do the Government not have an absolute moral duty to compensate and support viable businesses…07 Oct 2020HANSARDStudents’ Return to UniversitiesMy Lords, Scottish students and those from other EU countries attending Scottish universities pay no tuition fees, and it is now reported that they are being offered discounted…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, I agree with everything that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, had to say about parliamentary involvement, but in defence of Cromwell, it was not Cromwell who…28 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020My Lords, this time last week when we were debating other regulations under this legislation, I talked about the strange death of parliamentary democracy in our country, and…25 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are witnessing the strange death of parliamentary democracy in this country. There is no other way to describe the charade in which we are involved today. Many of…18 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, can my noble friend tell me what the Government have identified in English children under 12, including babies, that makes them, to use his phrase, “a vector of…14 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI am very happy to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I am not sure he is right about me not being supportive of the Government. I am very supportive of the Government, but it…10 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart SchemeMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on this excellent scheme and the speed with which she has put it in place. I understand why it has been necessary to focus on people who…07 Sept 2020HANSARDJobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019My Lords, I agree with every word just uttered by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted. She is a formidable member of the committee and has referred to our unanimous…03 Sept 2020HANSARDIndependent Residential CareMy Lords, does my noble friend think it reasonable that, 12 months after the Economic Affairs Committee produced the report Social Care Funding : Time t o End a National Scandal ,…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I am speaking to the House virtually, using equipment manufactured by a company which is central to the Communist Party of China’s surveillance state, and, as such, to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Two-metre RuleDo the Government accept that each day’s delay in reducing the two-metre rule will result in needless redundancies, that many of these jobs will go in the next few days and will…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. As I have only two minutes, I will not develop the many points on which I agree with what she had to say. In the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDUnemploymentMy Lords, can the Minister indicate what assessment the Government have made of the number of people who will lose their jobs as a direct result of the two-metre rule? If no such…11 Jun 2020HANSARDQuarantine: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, could my noble friend tell me what assessment the Government carried out on the impact of imposing a travel quarantine now on unemployment, tax revenues and the…10 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent press reports, whether they are considering proposals for reform of the House of Lords based on the exclusion of those over…05 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipWith respect and admiration for my noble friend the Minister, I ask: as this Question is about the future of this House, why is the Leader of the House not answering it? What have…05 May 2020