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HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI do not normally have any difficulty in making myself heard, and I did indeed put that second question.20 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, I inform the House that if this amendment is agreed to, I will be unable to call the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, by reason of…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillMy Lords, it is great to have among us another unionist from Northern Ireland—a man who addressed us so well in his maiden speech and brings, as we have heard, a fine record of…05 Dec 2022HANSARDInitial Teacher Training ProvidersTo what do the Government attribute their inability to meet teacher training targets? Could school-based training play a larger role?05 Dec 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Crime and MisconductMy Lords, the Question which is the subject of this short debate refers to an important interview given by the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to the Times…01 Dec 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Crime and MisconductTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the commitments made by the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on 18 November to tackle crime and misconduct…01 Dec 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalWould it be possible for the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, to undergo some rigorous training as a steward, with specific responsibility for discouraging the consumption of alcohol at…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the education system.30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemMy Lords, I remind noble Lords of the important report published by the Times Education Commission in June, which has attracted widespread support—not least in this House, as a…30 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsAre my noble friend and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland receiving regular and detailed reports from Northern Ireland civil servants about energy supply issues there in…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMidlands Rail HubDoes my noble friend happen to have any figures to hand which would show the extent of the Government’s investment in the railways to which she referred earlier?15 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: BacklogsMy Lords, what has become of the great hospital building programme that Mr Boris Johnson promised in the 2019 Conservative election manifesto?09 Nov 2022HANSARDBereavement SupportMy Lords, for centuries, people at times of bereavement have turned to their priests, pastors and other spiritual leaders. Should not the Churches, and the Church of England in…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesWill my noble friend ask the Treasury to bear in mind that, since the Second World War, the proportion of national wealth devoted to education has risen by a comparatively small…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIn Clause 15, Amendment 24, just for a change, Lord Purvis of Tweed. Clause 15: Changes to, and exceptions from, excluded provision Amendment 2402 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, should not the police and crime panel in Leicestershire be urged to pass a vote of censure on the irresponsible PCC Mr Rupert Matthews for paying some £100,000 per year…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersWhat do the Government plan to do to prevent serious misconduct hearings being indefinitely delayed, as has happened in Cleveland? What will the Government do to get clear answers…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I have two objectives. The first is to draw together and reiterate a number of concerns which I have raised in speeches and in Oral Questions and Written Questions over…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the powers and functions of police and crime commissioners.31 Oct 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: MisconductMy Lords, does not this report make the most painful reading? It is painful for the Government, who have done little to bear down on police misconduct; painful for fine and…19 Oct 2022