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HANSARDRural Post OfficesMy Lords, the Post Office recently announced that it is closing and franchising a further 74 Crown post offices, leaving up to 700 jobs at risk. This means that, since 2013, 224…09 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, every speaker in tonight’s debate has touched on the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Howell, and the letter that he sent to the Prime Minister in June. In preparing…08 Jul 2019HANSARDApprenticeshipsMy Lords, as a newbie just completing my first year in your Lordships’ House, this feels a little like my apprenticeship, especially under the watchful eye of my noble friend Lord…04 Jul 2019HANSARDMusic LicensingMy Lords, I am sure this House will agree that artists, especially the less well-known ones, should be paid fairly if their music is played in public. What, if any, are the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHomelessnessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address increases in homelessness.21 May 2019HANSARDHomelessnessI thank the Minister for his Answer. Can he confirm the number of children living without a home in temporary accommodation? My understanding is that it is around 120,000. If that…21 May 2019HANSARDDisabled Students’ AllowanceMy Lords, I speak as a parent who has benefited greatly from the British Dyslexia Association’s programme and its analysis of my child’s dyslexia, which we were able to use in…08 May 2019HANSARDClimate EmergencyMy Lords, on the Minister’s final point, it is vital that the Government take all necessary steps to avoid the impending climate catastrophe. This includes, as he touched on,…07 May 2019HANSARDEmployment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these SIs. Many of the points that I intended to make have already been made by the noble Baronesses, Lady Burt and Lady…28 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, briefly, we on this side support the amendment and are pleased the Government are committed to protecting equalities legislation. However, I would like to see the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, has outlined the reasoning for and detail of the amendment. I intend, therefore, to be brief as we have a number of amendments of greater…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUnpaid InternshipsMy Lords, on this side of the House our preference would be a ban on the use of illegal unpaid internships. The 2017 Taylor review said: “The Government should ensure that…12 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Protection for WorkersMy Lords, I first thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made in the other place and especially for his kind words about Lord Bhattacharyya. The crux of the Government’s…07 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited States: Trade DealDoes the Minister accept that, with the primary US negotiating objective being to, “Secure comprehensive duty-free market access”, for the US, the UK will be forced to concede on…06 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Small BusinessesMy Lords, we are 584 hours away from Brexit and we are discussing business preparedness, or the lack of it. Labour has repeatedly urged the Government to take no deal off the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018It would be helpful to know with which organisations intellectual property was discussed.04 Mar 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Well, my next point is on lack of consultation. The Minister touched on this because, again, he obviously saw this coming down the line. There was no detail in the statement about…04 Mar 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. We broadly accept the position of the department. However, as the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord, Lord…04 Mar 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018On the consultation, the Minister helpfully outlined a number of organisations. Were the SI and the issues around intellectual property that we are discussing today discussed as…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is the other way around.13 Feb 2019