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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am a signatory to Amendment 128C, and I again declare my former role as an Immigration Minister in this country. I cannot really see, and I hope I am right, that my…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Services: Huntington’s DiseaseI declare an interest as a former Mental Health Act commissioner. Mental health seems to be very much the poor relative when it comes to resources and definitions in our health…12 Jun 2023HANSARDBaby-changing FacilitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to oblige cafés, restaurants and other businesses serving food and drink to provide adequate baby-changing facilities.06 Jun 2023HANSARDBaby-changing FacilitiesI much appreciate those remarks from my noble friend. However, as many parents and guardians of infants find it inconvenient, if not embarrassing, when in restaurants and other…06 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sorry, my Lords. I want to indicate that I think all of us in this Chamber wish, as the Government put it, to stop the boats. We all want to stop the suffering of people who…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—24 May 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Customer BillsMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. I want to ask my noble a bit more about Ofwat. The Government are getting criticised a lot in relation to water bills, but am I…23 May 2023HANSARDArmy Foundation College: Welfare Inspection RegimeMy Lords, I must admit that we in Harrogate are very proud of the work of this foundation college in training thousands of young men and women to serve their country in the…11 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, “Stop the boats” is a worthy aim, and the Prime Minister is right to consider it a priority of the Government, but the Bill as currently written will not achieve it. Let…10 May 2023HANSARDSchools: “Ghost Children”My Lords, I want to pursue the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Storey. Home education has been growing dramatically in this country and following on from the Ofsted…02 May 2023HANSARDBanks: Closures and Shared Banking HubsMy Lords, my noble friend will recollect, no doubt, an earlier Question asked by my noble friend Lord Holmes about the nature of the facilities provided by ATMs and banks,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDYoung Female Racing DriversMy Lords, I declare an interest as a driver of a fast car, but I suggest that the game is up as far as your Lordships are concerned. The truth of the matter is that statistic…18 Apr 2023HANSARDWilliam Hill: Breaches of Player ProtectionMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former Minister for the gambling industry. I have great concern as we approach the White Paper. Many of us regularly hear concerns from people…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds and the European Agricultural Guarantee FundI thank my noble friend for that partial reassurance, but I ask her to consider very carefully two elements. One is the farmers and members of agricultural communities, who are…21 Mar 2023HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds and the European Agricultural Guarantee FundTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have matched the funding previously provided by the European Union to the United Kingdom for the European Structural and Investment…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Industry SupportMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, raised the question of the bus industry. This is an opportunity for us to congratulate the bus manufacturers of this country—whether…16 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rise for a moment to support the amendments from my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lady Noakes. I spent much of my political career in Brussels, where I used to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland and Great Britain: Regional ConnectivityMy Lords, I want to take my noble friend back to the question of slots. There is a lot of concern that when an airline fails the slots are often sold off at an enormous price,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI follow up the inquiry of my noble friend Lord Attlee about statistics—whether parliamentarians have actually fallen foul—and take it one stage further. With regard to the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have just realised that my noble friend referred a moment ago to this Parliament’s lack of involvement in EU matters or legislation. He and others here are always putting…06 Mar 2023