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HANSARDGlobal IT OutageMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that reply. It highlights the vulnerability of all the systems on which the public and the private sectors rely, and how much they…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGlobal IT OutageMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name, I refer to my interests as an adviser to Performanta and as chair of the National Preparedness Commission.25 Jul 2024HANSARDGlobal IT OutageTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent global IT outage.25 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Dentists: Amalgam FillingsMy Lords, I refer to my interest, as listed in the register, as chair of the General Dental Council. Can the Minister express a view, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, on the…22 Jul 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessIn the timetable that my noble friend the Government Chief Whip has just set out, would it be possible for the House to have a proper day’s debate on the Covid inquiry report,…18 Jul 2024HANSARDHome InsulationMy Lords, what assessment has the Minister made of the report placed by his department on the government website last month saying that there were major problems with the supply…14 May 2024HANSARDPublic Bus CollisionsMy Lords, the Minister says that it is a matter of the police enforcing them. Will he tell us how exactly they are expected to do that, given their current level of resourcing and…13 May 2024HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, the Minister is impressive in her attempts to explain away the huge fiscal holes that this Government are digging for themselves and for future Governments. Can she…29 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy Lords, can the Minister comment on the take-up of grants for the protection of religious premises from attacks? Is he aware of some of the concerns that the processes that his…25 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationMy Lords, I declare a former interest in that I used to chair National Trading Standards. The Minister will be aware that the department already funds an estate agents and letting…18 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. I am grateful to the Lord Privy Seal for the comments that he has made. He has praised the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy…15 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his introduction to the order. I assume that one of the objectives it to try to bring some rationality to the different range of…15 Apr 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationMy Lords, is it not the case that, two years ago, the Government undertook to close the loophole which enabled P&O Ferries to pay way below the minimum wage? Has the Minister seen…21 Mar 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Lockdown Costs and BenefitsMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. I am grateful to the Minister for how much she wants to take note of whatever emerges from the inquiry of the noble and learned…13 Mar 2024HANSARDMinisters: Legal CostsMy Lords, will the Minister just explain how all of that works if this was a post on X at midnight?12 Mar 2024HANSARDRegulator of Community Interest CompaniesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the powers and resources of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.11 Mar 2024HANSARDRegulator of Community Interest CompaniesMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I refer to my interests in the register as chair of the Fundraising Regulator, which…11 Mar 2024HANSARDRegulator of Community Interest CompaniesThe very phrase “community interest company” generates a warm feeling among the public. It makes the organisations concerned sound like charities. But charities are subject to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDRegulator of Community Interest CompaniesMy Lords, I hesitate to prolong this, but the Inside Success Union is not the only example of a community interest company that has decided that it does not wish to be subject to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDCriminal JurorsMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord opposite raised the question of accommodation for jurors in circumstances in which they operate within the courts. What consideration is being…06 Mar 2024