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HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the Chancellor’s claim that the Budget will support business and build our future economy seems somewhat fanciful with the raising of corporation tax, the collapse of…12 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s amendments, but I am not yet convinced they go far enough. As the Minister explained, Part 4 places a duty on local authorities in England to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I want to ask the Minister a couple of quick questions. The first relates to the additional money she mentioned today and in Committee that is going to local authorities…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I warmly commend the sterling efforts of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, to see the introduction of new offences of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation. The noble…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the assumption set out in the NHS Long Term Plan Implementation Framework , published in June 2019, of a 2.1 per cent pay rise for…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayMy Lords, the Government say that they cannot afford to give nurses a decent pay rise, yet they have managed to squander billions of pounds on management consultants, fly-by-night…09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, although I will speak to Amendment 15, I should say this on Amendment 44: who could not be moved by the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove? In many ways the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, and to support her in her wish to include carers within the scope of the Bill. As she said, this set…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very glad that the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, has brought this matter back to the attention of your Lordships on Report. Clearly, the idea of an advisory board is…08 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the GMC board. The NHS has responded magnificently to Covid but its underlying problems still exist. As the Health Foundation’s…04 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: Sodium ValproateMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, concluded in her report that the system still did not know how to minimise the risk of future babies being damaged, despite 27,000…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Brazilian VariantMy Lords, to come back to my noble friend Lady Thornton’s Question, the Minister will know that, at the SAGE meeting on 21 January, there were warnings that geographically…02 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, the Minister has argued persuasively this afternoon that we need to ensure that infected individuals, and their close contacts, self-isolate. He was also persuasive…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, in speaking to my amendments, I very much welcome the Minister’s announcement, as well as his willingness to talk to noble Lords on numerous occasions over the last four…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapMy Lords, could I come back to a question asked by my noble friend Lady Smith? At the SAGE meeting on 4 February, it was identified that people who work in occupations which…23 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillWith respect, we do not have to take the privileges committee report tonight. This is a Second Reading debate and I am afraid that advisory guidance on a Second Reading debate is…22 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I too support the intent of the Bill and certainly wish the Attorney-General well. As other noble Lords have said, it is disappointing that the Bill provides for only a…22 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillThank you very much—I do not usually get this support. After 23 years here it makes quite an unusual change.22 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillI will carry on. This is a Second Reading debate. We do not have time limits.22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I want to follow up on that question. The SAGE minutes of 21 January make clear that “reactive, geographically targeted travel bans cannot be relied upon to stop…11 Feb 2021