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HANSARDLocal Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022From the officials.28 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveMy Lords, further to the deeply committed remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, how can we, as a nation, more generously and more widely acknowledge the magnificent…14 Jun 2022HANSARDConstitutional CommissionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for his deeply committed introduction to this debate. I acknowledge his long-standing campaigning for devolved government in the…09 Jun 2022HANSARDProbation and Court Services: WorkloadDoes the Minister acknowledge that any magistrate would tell him that the family court is central to the work of the Bench? Does he know that family courts in particular care…09 Jun 2022HANSARDMale Victims of Crime: SupportMy Lords, does the Minister’s department have any interface with Victim Support across the country? What help, advice and collaboration is there between the organisation Victim…09 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her heartfelt introduction to our debate on the gracious Speech and acknowledge the committed remarks of my noble friend Lady Wilcox, a…17 May 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main LineWill the Minister acknowledge the great importance to the Welsh economy of the Holyhead to London Euston route, acknowledging that there are not many highly skilled or well-paid…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnglish Football: Independent RegulatorMy Lords, the running of the football league includes Welsh clubs. Under the new auspices, what do the Government intend regarding, for example, Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her helpful and informative introduction to a welcome order of importance to our national economy and, indeed, to our future. I also acknowledge…25 Apr 2022HANSARDPublic Procurement: British Standard 95009My Lords, will the Minister define what Her Majesty’s Government perceive as levelling up? Is it possible for her to indicate some principal areas that they intend to level up?05 Apr 2022HANSARDBoiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) Regulations 2022My Lords, so much detail, so much complexity. I thank the Minister for his introduction to these historic regulations. They presage building operations in pretty well every…04 Apr 2022HANSARDExports: Support for BusinessesMy Lords, does the Minister acknowledge the huge contribution made by the British aerospace industry, still a great reservoir of skills and success and perhaps edging beyond £8…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022Shall there be an answer to the specific question on numbers, on which I gave a quote?28 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her cogent exposition and acknowledge the expertise of my noble friend Lord Davies. I will be very brief. The Explanatory Note refers, in…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022My Lords, it is good to follow an informed speech. The uninitiated may find, as I do, these many details in so many pages difficult to follow. One finds on page 34 of the order,…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022So as to avoid trouble, would the Minister undertake to write as best she might on the points that I have raised, having put on the record not only points about devolution?09 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, it is always instructive to follow my noble friend Lord Sikka. I thank my noble friend Lord Whitty for his choice of debate. I know of his union life, when he devilled…03 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for his informed and helpful introduction, coming as he does from the cockpit of European politics of yesteryear. I also acknowledge my noble friend…19 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My noble friend might recollect that the midwife of the National Health Service was a Welshman: Aneurin Bevan.19 Jan 2022HANSARDCare Workers: Professional RegisterMy Lords, can the Minister tell us how many care workers there are at work on a given day? Does he agree that it would be a good idea to have a considered, perpetual publicity…10 Jan 2022