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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want first to thank my noble friend the Minister, who has put an inordinate amount of effort into discussing concerns about this Bill with those of us who have them. I…07 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Eaton. I listened very carefully to what my noble friend the Minister said about protections…05 Apr 2022HANSARDThe Future of the Northern Ireland AssemblyMy Lords, with most of Northern Ireland’s economic laws being made in Brussels without any democratic input, and with unpopular decisions in the Assembly with which the Government…30 Mar 2022HANSARDThe Future of the Northern Ireland AssemblyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 24 March (HCWS716) in which he stated his willingness “if…30 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian Nationals: Visitor VisasTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have made for Ukrainian nationals who lawfully arrived in the United Kingdom on visitor visas before the war broke out and…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian Nationals: Visitor VisasMy Lords, can my noble friend give an assurance that the Government will consider extending the right to stay to three years, to put these people on the same footing as Ukrainian…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Releasing Women into Safe and Secure HousingMy Lords, as my noble friend has just illustrated, there are wide discrepancies in the ways in which homelessness is measured for women leaving prison between the Prison Service…21 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords who have spoken, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, Lady Walmsley and Lady…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, pancreatic cancer is a terrible disease, as noble Lords know: 10,500 people in the UK a year are diagnosed with it, 9,000 people a year die from it and five-year…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPayments to Train Operating CompaniesMy Lords, does my noble friend have a view on the level of unionisation on the railways and what are the consequences of it for the cost of staff and pay?15 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Imprisonment for Public Protection SentencesMy Lords, on 15 December last year the Minister referred to his ministry’s “successful action plan dedicated to the rehabilitation and risk reduction of IPP offenders”,—[ Official…08 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Imprisonment for Public Protection SentencesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish an action plan in respect of prisoners serving indefinite sentences for public protection; and if so, when.08 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 148, I will also speak to Amendments 150 and 152 in my name. There are a number of interesting amendments in this group but I intend to stick to my…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, especially at this time of night, it is very taxing to try to summarise what is a complex debate raging across a number of issues, and in particular to thank everyone…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly only to Amendment 108, which I understand the Government are likely to resist when my noble friend the Minister comes to speak. I say simply, very…03 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillPerhaps I, too, should declare that I am both British and Irish since birth. I understand the difficulties locally that potentially arise and have been so well illustrated by the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I apologise for detaining the Committee, given the lateness of the hour. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, the noble Baroness, Lady Lister…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill10 Feb 2022