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HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, some of my family benefited financially from the introduction of the national minimum wage in 1998 and have done so since, so I support this statutory instrument today,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDViolence Against WomenSchool interventions are more difficult and more complex with those communities that are more self-reliant and where that reliance is underpinned by religious observation. Does…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, the question is, what does being in control mean? This amendment gets into the choices available to the country and to the Government when it comes to Brexit. Are we to…24 Jun 2020HANSARDSchools: Return of StudentsWill all secondary schools be required in September to provide details of which pupils have disappeared from their rolls? Will those figures be provided to government?23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test and Trace AppWhat about the pensioners? Half of Germans say they are not going to use the new app and the German system is underpinned by local health boards ringing up people to trace and…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord McConnell, speaks with great knowledge and wisdom on the pressures brought by the Scottish fishing industry, and of course, with over 98% of it owned by…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesAcademic research from New Orleans after its flooding disaster shows that entrepreneurs were the key to regenerating a very damaged economy. What support are the Government giving…18 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, you should be able to see me. I thank the Minister for and congratulate her on the clear way in which she introduced this statutory instrument. I have three questions.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, are there any implications in these regulations for how terrorist attacks—either on the ground, and necessitating assistance from a military power abroad such as France,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, it seems that there are different rationales for why amendments can be put forward and supported. It is often because of the poor drafting of legislation; sometimes, of…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeMy Lords, will the Minister ensure that no additional taxpayers’ money finds its way into the pockets of commercial landlords who hold their entities offshore to avoid paying UK…15 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, we all need to be respectful of each other’s views. Those of us who support the Government tonight have no deficiency in our morality, nor do we have any lesser ethics…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: MasksI do not intend to tell the Government what they should be doing, but I hope that they are following the science. In Germany, Berlin is not mandating or requiring the use of face…11 Jun 2020HANSARDHorizon: Sub-postmaster ConvictionsBeing experienced, knowledgeable and of impeccable character, and having no vested interest, were seen to be the appropriate qualities required for the person to chair this…11 Jun 2020HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa: Water and SanitationCan the Minister be absolutely clear: will we be spending more on this in sub-Saharan Africa in the next 12 months?10 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, in any major economic crisis—and this is part of the current world crisis—there will be winners and losers. I was quite amused but not surprised to hear that the hot tub…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, many families are spread across the United Kingdom. Does the Minister agree that, when it comes to the opportunity for families to reunite in person, the more integrated…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresWhat discussions have Ministers had with their German counterparts about the success of the German test and trace system?09 Jun 2020HANSARDWater Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith, to his position. Having been in another place for the last seven years, he cannot be held to account for anything that has…08 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, the Government have a great opportunity because the public mood, as I judge it, is that the time for some coherent change is now. I think that the public would be…08 Jun 2020