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HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, I would like to take the noble Lord back to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. He said that reconstituting the Burns committee was a matter for the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, this is an excellent report and its stark conclusions are as relevant today as when it was first published. Social care is severely underfunded, with the most deprived…28 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very glad to welcome Amendments 189 and 54. As the noble Lord, Lord Russell, has said, there are parallels with my earlier Amendment 23 about the effective use of…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I strongly support Amendments 37 and 38. I like the idea of the commissioner establishing an advisory board. I am sure it will be helpful, although it is puzzling why…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the contribution just made by the noble Lord, Lord Randall, was very interesting. He stressed the importance of independence but then implied, or said directly, that…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I cannot repeat my noble friend Lord Rooker’s admirable brevity, but I welcome this group of amendments. I particularly support Amendment 24, which seeks to add a list…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to move Amendment 23. I will speak also to Amendments 28 and 62, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. I am glad to say that she…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate. I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and to the Minister for her sympathetic response. I think we are all seeking the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am delighted to have added my name to my noble friend’s amendment, to add my support to that of my noble friend Lady Crawley. When my noble friend Lady Armstrong spoke…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, first, I declare an interest, as my wife is an adviser on the Prevent programme in the further education sector. The importance of this amendment was driven home…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in what has been an important and fascinating debate. The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, backed up by the noble and…26 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Burt, for a series of amendments throughout the Bill in relation to the work of the commissioner. This…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am glad to have put my name to these amendments and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for outlining the complex and troubling relationship between alcohol and…25 Jan 2021HANSARDXinjiang: Forced LabourMy Lords, I welcome the Statement. I have been particularly concerned about the horrific practice of enforced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in Xinjiang and other…19 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth: Brain TumoursMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that positive response. Can he assure me that, in addition to seeking ways of being able to spend up to the £40 million research…19 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth: Brain TumoursTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage research into (1) the causes, and (2) the treatment, of brain tumours.19 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill14 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI very much agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, that this afternoon we have given a powerful signal to the Government. Certainly, from these Benches, we very much support…14 Jan 2021