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HANSARDNHS Staff: Food BanksMy Lords, are the means of improving the conditions and welfare of all aspects of our much-valued NHS workforce forming a central part of the discussions that are continuing in an…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Misconduct CasesMy Lords, is it not astonishing and deeply disturbing that in Cleveland, a legally qualified chair whose name is unknown to the public is holding up a gross misconduct hearing,…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Misconduct CasesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of legally qualified chairs in police misconduct cases.06 Feb 2023HANSARDChildren: Bereavement Support in SchoolsAre the improvements to training to which my noble friend referred being overseen by officials at the highest level, with just the right kind of approach to these deeply sensitive…06 Feb 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: CriminalityMy Lords, are we not agreed across the House that urgent action is needed to enable Sir Mark Rowley, the courageous Metropolitan Police Commissioner, to boot out the many…01 Feb 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: CriminalityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent of criminality within the Metropolitan Police.01 Feb 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareMy Lords, when I was young long ago, it was considered right and courteous for motorists to dip their headlights for the benefit of others on the road. Is this practice still…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners: Accountability ArrangementsMy Lords, a disgraced policeman, Mike Veale, has featured quite often in Oral Questions in your Lordships’ House. A few years ago he deliberately smeared the reputation of Sir…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureMy Lords, my noble friend was right, was he not, to remind us of the context in which those decisions were taken three years ago? There was an overwhelming sense of crisis, to…25 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingHow frequently are checks made on the hotels, and by whom?23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationWhat are the implications for Northern Ireland? Is it receiving its fair and proper share of the funding? Will it be spent in Belfast and throughout the Province for the benefit…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRape: Operation SoteriaDoes all this not underline the need for urgency in sorting out the deep-seated problems which are constantly coming back from the Metropolitan Police? My noble friend referred…23 Jan 2023HANSARDOsteoporosis: Early DetectionMy Lords, following on from the question from the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, is it not the case that, while the Government accept that everyone over 50 should have equal access to…19 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, the amendment is Amendment 227B.16 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionMy Lords, as my noble friend Lord Baker of Dorking pointed out, the key to greater social mobility must lie in education reform. By a happy coincidence, this House is about to…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Employment and DisciplineMy Lords, is it not imperative to enable the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to sort out the terrible problems, about which he has spoken so fully, as soon as possible? No…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Appointments in PCC OfficesMy Lords, what kind of system is it that permits a disgraced policeman awaiting a serious misconduct hearing to oversee the work of a police chief constable with an unspotted…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillThe compliments of the season from the Woolsack to all those present in the Chamber, and to all those who may be watching our proceedings on the television.21 Dec 2022HANSARDPolice: Appointments in PCC OfficesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to prevent police officers facing serious misconduct proceedings being appointed to senior posts in…21 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration 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 2022