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HANSARDOnline Safety BillThere are a lot of phrases here—best endeavour, proportionate, appropriate steps—that are rather subjective. The concern of a number of noble Lords is that we want to address this…27 Apr 2023HANSARDYemen and South Sudan: Humanitarian CrisesMy Lords, it is important that we look at how we can intervene in many ways, and the Minister has mentioned the role of international organisations. Given that South Sudan has…20 Apr 2023HANSARDJurors: Mental Health ImpactMy Lords, following the question from the noble Lord opposite, would counselling also be offered?28 Mar 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy noble friend the Minister will be aware that in many cases the freeholder is a local authority. Can she advise us on what conversations her department has had with local…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStroke Rehabilitation and Community ServicesMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, mentioned the importance of arts therapy for rehabilitation and for other issues. I add to her question by asking about the importance of…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Workforce StrategyFollowing the question from the noble Lord opposite about recruitment from overseas, I thank the Government for acknowledging that we will need immigration to fill some of the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDCan my noble friend the Minister, having gone through that extensive list, say whether the department has made any estimate of how many people do not have any of the forms of…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Industry SupportMy Lords—16 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsI am sure that my noble friend the Minister will be aware that in many areas there are privately owned sports facilities, either private clubs or sometimes public schools. What…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringCan my noble friend the Minister tell us what the Government are doing to encourage more use of landfill gas for domestic and commercial energy?09 Mar 2023HANSARDNuclear Weapons: Failsafe ReviewI am sure many noble Lords understand my noble friend the Minister’s reluctance to share any detailed information but, in general terms, given that the United States has…06 Mar 2023HANSARDMedicines Manufacturing IndustryMy Lords, one of my frustrations when I was briefly one of the Ministers for life science was that we would have meetings on life sciences between two or three departments, when…27 Feb 2023HANSARDEmergency PlanningThe noble Lord opposite talked about the website for resilience. For the benefit of noble Lords who are not yet aware of this website, can my noble friend the Minister share the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDCivil Service: Digital SkillsMy noble friend the Minister is absolutely right to say that countries such as Estonia and Latvia were able to leap-frog—they did not have the encumbrance of legacy technologies.…20 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: British Council StaffWill my noble friend the Minister make clear what the criteria are for Afghans coming to the UK? I share with him the example of one of my former academic colleagues who wrote to…09 Feb 2023HANSARDWashable PPEDid the trials find that, as well as being good for the environment, the washable PPE garments might be able to save the NHS money, which could be reinvested into health and care…08 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionMy Lords, as my noble friend knows, a number of commercial children’s channels are already available. What concerns does his department have about those, and what criteria are…02 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the House of Lords Library and various organisations for their briefings on the Bill. One of the ways I want to approach this discussion is to talk…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, sometimes one of the unintended consequences of sanctions is that they affect opposition movements and civil society in-country. Is my noble friend the Minister aware of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister say what analysis the FCDO has done of the Taliban’s emerging or nascent and evolving foreign policy, if any, to be able to identify…26 Jan 2023