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HANSARDDevolution: EnglandMy Lords, in 1996, the CPC national policy group on the constitution, of which I was a member, argued that local government should live up to its name, with power driven as far…28 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: RelocationMy Lords, moving the House of Lords to York will not bring Parliament closer to the people. Could my noble friend answer my noble friend Lord Young’s question? Has Civil Service…14 Jul 2020HANSARDMedicinal CannabisMy Lords, the report of NHS England and NHS Improvement, commissioned by the Secretary of State, was published last year. Very little appears to have been done to implement its…06 Jul 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as professor of government at the University of Hull. I want to make three quick points. First, it is vital to stress the value of higher education…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UniversitiesMy Lords, I declare an interest as an academic at the University of Hull and as chair of the Higher Education Commission, which produced a report on the value to the United…30 Jun 2020 Bills sponsored (3)