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HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, with over 100 speakers down, the Bill has had a good airing. I supported the Bill on its previous outings and do so again today. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trades Union Congress RIDDOR, Covid and underreporting , published on 23 May; and what steps…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesMy Lords, RIDDOR should play an important role in collecting data on work-related injury and death as well as dangerous occurrences. It is not an optional arrangement. The…05 Jul 2021HANSARDG7 Global Tax AgreementMy Lords, the global tax agreement is to be welcomed, despite inevitably leaving some unanswered questions. As we know, the agreement was struck among the G7—generally the most…08 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 Global Tax AgreementI am sorry. The question is: so far as further implementation is concerned, what support will be given by the sophisticated economies to the less sophisticated, which might…08 Jun 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Lister on her introduction to this debate. There can be no one better placed to make the case, as we have heard earlier today, for a…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAudit and Corporate GovernanceMy Lords, from what we have read in the Sunday papers, this is a timely topic for debate and reporting on a long line of corporate failures, going back to Polly Peck, BCCI,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I start by offering my congratulations to all those who have made maiden speeches today. The pandemic has caused the most comprehensive and sustained economic shock that…12 Mar 2021HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for her clear introduction to this order. As we have heard, it deals with the statutory requirement placed on the Secretary of State to review the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, as usual, this annual debate on the uprating of mesothelioma and pneumoconiosis regs invokes passionate memories of our industrial heritage and a different time for…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I have been sitting here working out what on earth I could say that would add meaningfully to this fantastic debate. I particularly commend my noble friend Lady Lister,…27 Jan 2021HANSARDTax: Church Action for Tax Justice ReportsMy Lords, we are asked to join a big conversation on tax, focusing on the unfairness of much of our current system. We have heard about some of that, including some of the…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTax: Church Action for Tax Justice ReportsI am sorry. I will leave it there.21 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, it is hard to celebrate legislation which will lead to our country becoming poorer. It is also difficult to accept that Boris Johnson has just “got Brexit done” when so…08 Jan 2021HANSARDArcadia Pension FundMy Lords, we have just heard about the Pension Schemes Bill and its provisions. When will the new routes to contribution notices, new criminal offences and new…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords—[ Inaudible . ]12 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilI will; I am sorry. China’s dismissal of four members of the Legislative Council underlined the worst fears about the national security law and its impact on freedoms of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Political SituationMy Lords, the introduction and implementation of the national security law by China has rightly been described as a watershed moment for human rights and academic and press…29 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart SchemeMy Lords, for those employers whose individual job needs do not amount to 30, arrangements can be put in place, as we have heard, by intermediaries. What is the process for this?…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Self-isolation Payment SchemeMy Lords, support for the most vulnerable in undertaking self-isolation should not just, as suggested, be a matter of financial support, important though that is. It should…02 Sept 2020