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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeThe noble Lady’s argument is very London-centric, if she does not mind my saying so. You cannot have an outside interest in Newcastle, Stoke, Scotland or anywhere else and…05 Jul 2022HANSARDWorking from HomeMy Lords, further to the question of the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, is it not true in so many respects that the people who cannot work from home are the people on whom society…04 Jul 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCThe Minister said that the dispute is between the trade union and the employers, and it is nothing whatever to do with the Government. In answer to my noble friend Lord Foulkes,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDInsurance Industry: Travel PremiumsDid I understand the Minister to say in response to my noble friend Lord Blunkett that basically, it is nothing to do with the Government—“We can’t do anything; it’s up to someone…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDiabetic Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, further to my noble friend Lord Brooke’s Question about the drop-out rate and his suggestion of an independent review, what mechanism is there for assessing courses that…23 Jun 2022HANSARDHousing: Private RentersAgreeing as I certainly do with the thrust of the previous four questions, I ask whether the Minister can confirm that in the last 20 years, the proportion of households living in…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened to this debate carefully, and it has been extremely sensitively presented, but it has raised a lot of questions. I shall certainly not talk about home…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, there are some splendid amendments in this group. I very much liked what the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, had to say. I will speak briefly to the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the specific question my noble friend Lady Chapman asked was about a quite common procedure in this House: if very substantial changes are proposed between Committee and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, to my mind, the various assurances the Minister has given present a further complication. If she is able to give reassurance to the noble Duke about a particular type of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot resist making one general observation about the whole debate on these amendments. In winding up the previous debate, the Minister said that the strength of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am itching to say something, because what I am hearing my noble friend describe is that the best system we can envisage for the management of our schools is for them to be…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the fact that we are discussing admissions policy. It is not the principal object of the comments that I want to make but it is certainly at the heart of the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, unusually for me—and, I think, for most Members—I came here simply to listen, not to speak. Most of us tend to be the other way around, I think. Really, it is not…08 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesMy Lords, the Minister has been talking about an energy profits levy, which she says will raise about £5 billion a year. We have been talking, as she knows, about a windfall tax,…07 Jun 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, as this is a bicameral Parliament, will the Chief Whip say whether these recess dates coincide with those in the Commons, and if not, why not?26 May 2022HANSARDSocial Homes for RentIs the Minister aware of the Select Committee’s unanimous report Meeting Housing Demand , which said: “Those living in the private rented sector are more likely to live in poor…26 May 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam Sector: CoalMy Lords, I think that the Minister appreciates that we are talking about very small amounts—relatively speaking—of coal towards a heritage sector that simply cannot function…18 May 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, on Monday, at Questions, the Minister gave a clear indication that there might be. He said that because of the number of government defeats in the Lords there might well…18 May 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to reform the current system of appointments to the House of Lords.18 May 2022