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HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)My Lords, I should declare my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission and as a visiting professor of resilience at Cranfield University. I start by paying…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)Excuse me, but the noble Baroness used the phrase “the civil contingencies risk”. That is contained throughout the new framework. Can she explain what exactly that excludes, and…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)Has that been announced?12 Jan 2023HANSARDDentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has effectively declared my interest for me. However, just for the record, I declare that I am chair of the General Dental Council and have…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Appointments in PCC OfficesMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register regarding policing. This is one of the very rare situations where we have created someone who has a singular series of powers—on…21 Dec 2022HANSARDPlastics: Health ResearchMy Lords, the Minister has said several times that there is no credible evidence that this is harmful. I just ask him to contemplate whether it really can be good for the human…19 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, my noble friend has asked a reasonable question. Perhaps the Minister could give the House the courtesy of a reply?13 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, in her response to my noble friend, the Minister did not answer the key question. She told us the criteria that the department used for its use of data, but this was…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, can the noble Baroness expand on this third-party provider who changed their business model? How many contracts does that third party have with government in respect of…12 Dec 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of their own activities in respect of that particular football match—for example, the very late decision, pressed on everybody…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, it is five years since the Manchester Arena bombing and Figen Murray has campaigned tirelessly following the death of her son. Had there been a Protect duty in place at…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawI refer to my interest in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.23 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the letter from senior police officers to the Prime Minister on 21 November calling for the introduction of “Martyn’s Law”, when they…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, I am sorry to come back to the Minister, but the question just asked by his noble friend highlights that there is a lot of guidance there. The whole point of this…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesMy Lords, is it not the case that if the national minimum wage has gone up, therefore affecting the social care sector, it will also have gone up affecting those who stack shelves…21 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I listened with great interest to the Minister’s reply to the Committee’s discussion on this. Could he explain why, rather than trying to define all these…16 Nov 2022HANSARDAbuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsMy Lords, following on from the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, until 2015 I chaired the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody. As she said, the largest number of deaths…09 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the Minister obviously has a very difficult brief to bring before your Lordships’ House. He has barely opened his folder of notes during the course of this Question…07 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Pornography: Digital Economy Act 2017My Lords, the Minister said that the Government are focusing on the protection of children, but although he listed the reasons why the Digital Economy Act is not perfect and does…26 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, the Minister has given us a very interesting answer. Basically, he said that it came as a big shock to the Home Office that this equipment had expired. Can he tell us…24 Oct 2022