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HANSARDCovid-19: Supply ChainsI thank the Minister for her reply. As she will know, migrant workers making garments and other goods for the western market are a particularly vulnerable group. Most have lost…22 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Summer Food FundI very much welcome the Government’s U-turn on this issue but, as the Minister will recognise, producing seven meals a week on £15 is extremely difficult. I am pretty certain that…17 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for the simple reason that it is fundamental to the devolution settlement that we respect the…15 Jun 2020HANSARDExercise CygnusThe Secretary of State for Health, Mr Hancock, said on 7 May that he had consulted officials and had been assured that all the recommendations had been implemented. However,…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, I do not believe that the economic lessons to be learned from this distressing time can be separated from wider social and moral issues. The economic health of the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesDoes the Minister not agree that the great social value of television has been revealed dramatically during this period, particularly of course for vulnerable older people? Would…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, I shall say something from the standpoint of smaller galleries and museums in my role as patron of the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham. There is a good story to tell…21 May 2020HANSARDHousing for the HomelessMy Lords, I warmly welcome the Government’s initiatives in this area—both the £3.2 million allocated recently to councils as a special response to the virus and the previous money…14 May 2020HANSARDCensus (England and Wales) Order 2020My Lords, this census form is extensive and will provide valuable information for formulating social policies in the future. However, this extensive list poses a problem: there…12 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, I pay tribute to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York, who has always been courageously committed to the subject of this debate. As he retires as Archbishop,…06 May 2020HANSARDTax AvoidanceI am sure the Minister is aware that 80% of the population believes that registering a company abroad in a tax haven to avoid paying full UK tax is wrong. At a time of…29 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824Following on from the question from the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, if Scotland can abolish this without any harmful effects, surely we can do the same in this country. Bearing in…23 Apr 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I would suggest that there are two issues behind the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord McColl, and I am not sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Shackleton, and the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]Everyone here recognises that there is a problem, and the most experienced lawyers among us have emphasised that. My question is simply: if we have been aware of this problem for…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 13. It seeks simply to ensure that important information is available for divorcing couples so that they have the chance to think again about…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My amendment says that this information should be on the website of the Courts & Tribunals Service, so that would not be too late; it would be when they were still exploring the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his response, but he clearly does not share my concern that many people are worried about the Bill. Although I do not think it undermines the institution…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his assurances. I think the House would welcome it if, at Third Reading, he was able to spell out a bit more the kind of work that is being done…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I firmly support this Bill, but I can well understand the fears of those who worry that it will undermine the institution of marriage. I suspect that those fears are…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]Even if it is the case that the wording of the amendment is not quite right, would the noble and learned Baroness in principle support this amendment? It seems to deal precisely…17 Mar 2020