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HANSARDSchools: ResourcesMy Lords, in reply to my noble friend Lord Watson, the Minister said that schools were going to have to suffer because the economy had been trashed by the Conservative Government.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the Minister will have seen reports that, when she was foreign secretary, Liz Truss’s telephone was hacked by the Russians, including her conversations with other world…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresIt is not working.01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Viscount, although, however tempted I am, I am not going to go down the avenue that he opened up. Instead, I want to pay tribute to my…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister—notwithstanding the fact that he is a lawyer—because he went to a Scottish university, so he must be okay. However, he must appreciate that in…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEstonia: UK Troop LevelsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on her well-deserved reappointment as Minister of State in the defence department—even though she is very good at putting me in my…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHousing: Manifesto CommitmentMy Lords—26 Oct 2022HANSARDHousing: Manifesto CommitmentMy Lords, the manifesto promise was to build 300,000 new homes each year. How many were built in the last available year?26 Oct 2022HANSARDDirect Tax and National Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, could the Minister tell us what specifically is being done to stop people taking up residence or setting up companies in the overseas territories and Crown dependencies?25 Oct 2022HANSARDDoncaster Sheffield AirportMy Lords, as Members of this House may know, I very seldom, if ever, praise the Scottish Government. However, in the case of Prestwick Airport they have done the right thing and…25 Oct 2022HANSARDGreat British RailwaysMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young, made some very good suggestions today—although he is one of the guilty men responsible for the privatisation of the railways, which has…25 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsMy Lords, is it not even more important to get people to stop using their cars as much as possible, whether they are electric, diesel or petrol, and go on the train? Is not that…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, the Minister said that the triple lock is guaranteed. At the Conservative party conference, the Prime Minister said it was guaranteed. On Monday, the Chancellor said…19 Oct 2022HANSARDOlder Persons Commissioner for EnglandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the appointment of an Older Persons Commissioner for England.19 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, that is a very helpful answer but if that is the case—and it is—why does the chair have to say “Content” or “Not Content”? Does it not make this House look even more…19 Oct 2022HANSARDWorkforce: Trades Union CongressMy Lords, is the Minister aware that one of the problems facing workers is ageism? This could be properly dealt with if we had an older people’s commissioner.19 Oct 2022HANSARDOlder Persons Commissioner for EnglandThe Minister is right; I am really disappointed. I heard Heléna Herklots, the Welsh commissioner, speak to the National Pensioners Convention about how she seeks out ageism,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPlurilingual and Intercultural EducationMy Lords, I congratulate the Prime Minister on attending in person the first meeting of the European Political Community, in Prague, which discussed security and energy. Will the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHousing: Leasehold PropertiesIs the Minister aware that, notwithstanding the appalling situation of housing in England, there is one part of the United Kingdom where it is even worse? The First Minister of…17 Oct 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022My Lords, should the noble Lord not have sought the leave of the House when taking two together?17 Oct 2022