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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, will the Minister please accept that while there may be good reason for the Government to ratchet up further the social distancing restrictions, it is surely…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, I feel sure that the Minister shares my concern about the reports of very young people carrying knives, even on their way to school, because they feel afraid and may…21 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Residential CareMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply, but he will know that, nowadays, residential care homes are provided not by local authorities but by thousands of…07 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Residential CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks made by the Chief Executive of NHS England on 5 July, what measures they plan to put in place to assist independent…07 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Return of StudentsMy Lords, I am sure that it will be very good news if all our schools are fully open in September. I have a growing concern for those young people who just will not appear in…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCare Homes: Covid-19 TestingMy Lords, will the Minister assure us that the department accepts that residential care homes exist for those who suffer from multiple and serious health problems? That being so,…14 May 2020HANSARDPublic Services: UpdateMy Lords, the Minister brings a vast range of experience to this subject, so he will recall that after the banking crisis of 2008 there followed 10 years of austerity and during…29 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsI know that the well-respected Minister recognises that his department is the department not only of health but of social care. Does he agree that there has been an almost total…22 Apr 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is most unfortunate, to say the least, that many of the staff who are caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDDisability Employment GapMy Lords, in following up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, about information for employers, does the Minister agree that often we are not asking for something…12 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren in CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent children in care being placed in unregistered accommodation far away from their home local authority.03 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister. I know that he shares my concern about the increased number of children who are being taken into public care, and the effect that…03 Feb 2020HANSARDAsylum Claims: Child TraffickingMy Lords, will the Minister do all she can to persuade police forces to restore the specialist child protection teams, many of which have been withdrawn and seen their work handed…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs GangsMy Lords, the Minister has already indicated that here we are talking about some of the most vulnerable children in our society, some of whom are in the care of local authorities.…08 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren in Public Care: Unregistered AccommodationMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.04 Nov 2019HANSARDChildren in Public Care: Unregistered AccommodationMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that encouraging response. I am sure he will agree that, when a local authority takes a vulnerable child into public care, it has…04 Nov 2019HANSARDChildren in Public Care: Unregistered AccommodationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is to be taken in response to the report of children in public care being placed in unregistered accommodation often long distant from…04 Nov 2019HANSARDPolicy-making: Future GenerationsIn the absence of my noble friend Lord Bird, who cannot be here, I ask the Question in his name on the Order Paper.01 Oct 2019HANSARDPolicy-making: Future GenerationsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister, who has vast experience in this area. But I ask whether the Government recognise that the budgetary cuts year on year on year have…01 Oct 2019HANSARDPolice: Additional OfficersMy Lords, does the noble Earl accept that one of the real concerns about the reduction in the number of police officers has been that many police forces have given up their…30 Sept 2019