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HANSARDHousing: Accessibility StandardsMy noble friend surely is aware that for care homes and similar establishments, it is absolutely vital that these new changes be implemented. I recognise that she has been in her…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Servants: Working from HomeI am most grateful to my noble friend for that Answer but are we not a trading nation? If we are, should we not support our industry, commerce and individual entrepreneurs? How…01 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Servants: Working from HomeTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to review the effect on public services of civil servants working from home.01 Feb 2024HANSARDSmokingMy Lords—25 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokingMy Lords, why are His Majesty’s Government ignoring the experience of New Zealand? That country has found the idea behind this Bill—it had a similar one—to be totally unworkable.…25 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesIs my noble friend aware that, at this point in time, the very successful mutual movement—in other words, building societies, friendly societies, et cetera—is facing difficulties…22 Jan 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, how is this to be communicated to all those Members of your Lordships’ House who are not present this morning?18 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS: Drug ShortagesMy Lords, “may” is the wrong word; there is a shortage at this point in time, certainly from the inquiries I have made. Is it not time that we had another look at the existing…17 Jan 2024HANSARDBBC: Royal CharterIn his consultations, will my noble friend urgently take up the position on free-to-air, particularly regarding the test match series in India between England and India, which…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapIs my noble friend in a position to tell us when there will be a move forward on the advanced small modular reactors? My understanding of the background is that Rolls-Royce has…15 Jan 2024HANSARDLong-term Plan for HousingMy Lords, as the National Planning Policy Framework’s primary purpose is more homes, is it not strange that His Majesty’s Government have yet to make any statement about a new…11 Jan 2024HANSARDHMRC: Tax ReturnsMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that, having seen the Question on the Order Paper, I contacted a number of professional accountancy firms to ask them whether the returns from…10 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessDoes my noble friend realise that it is just over 50 years since the last new town was designated: Milton Keynes? Part of the concept of new towns was to relieve inner-city…18 Dec 2023HANSARDHomelessnessDoes my noble friend—18 Dec 2023HANSARDHydrogen Production Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2023My Lords, I very much welcome this statutory instrument and congratulate His Majesty’s Government on bringing it forward so speedily. I just wonder whether my noble friend has any…18 Dec 2023HANSARDFire Safety Regulations and GuidanceMy Lords, I say a sincere thank you to the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, for his timely debate today. Indeed, we were even reminded at COP that 10,000 wildfires throughout the world…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLimiting Global Temperature IncreaseWill my noble friend reflect that it is not just carte blanche? There will be situations where an oil company finds a new field, perhaps like the one 200 miles north of the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDHydrogen HeatingIs it not extraordinary that Germany appears to have decided that all its heating for domestic should be in a hydrogen/gas mix, and there are apparently at least four or five…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLatin AmericaMy Lords, the House is truly indebted to my noble friend. There is nobody that I am aware of, in either House, who has the depth of knowledge that she has—and not just the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDHome-ownership RatesI thank my noble friend for the Answer but, frankly, it is not working, is it? If home ownership is so fundamental to this age group, surely we should be more generous. First, we…06 Dec 2023