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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am also pleased to express support for Amendments 68A, 68B and 68C, which collectively strengthen ministerial and parliamentary oversight of the powers exercised under…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendment 63A addresses the important issue of those who facilitate fraud by providing information, advice or support. It proposes that such individuals could be subject…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendments 61C and 61D in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, seek to ensure that liable persons receive clear written…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, raise important considerations about procedural fairness and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom Jobs MarketMy Lords, could the Minister actually answer the Question, which is about the assessment of jobs that will be available? He has spoken about various things that are in flow, but…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThat matter is not in this group.11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome Amendment 68D, which proposes a comprehensive and rigorous approach to fraud risk management for public authorities overseeing significant spending…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support these amendments, which, once again, seek to enhance the independence, transparency and accountability of the Public Sector Fraud Authority. By…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I have a rearguard action on this amendment, because it seems strange to me—and it may seem strange to anybody among the public—that we can have a Bill called the Public…11 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy Lords, this surely must be the Government of unintended consequences. When this policy was first mooted, I asked the Minister whether there would be any financial gain from it…10 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillCould the noble Baroness explain again why a garnishee order—the collection of debt from a third party—is not mentioned in the legislation at all?09 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThis is a popular set of amendments. I agree entirely that there should be an independent review. That is something that somehow has to be in the Bill. What worries me about the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I see the first amendment in this group as a purely probing amendment to try to clarify matters; I trust and have every hope that, in the debates on the Bill, they will…09 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy name appears on these amendments because I and my party are worried about powers being given to Ministers rather than to the courts. This puts the power in the courts because…09 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak because, in a sense, this is a continuation of previous amendments. I want to put in a word for this amendment, which recognises that there…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Browning, Lady Ritchie and Lady Coffey, for adding flesh to what we are discussing here today in these…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates to the role of collective bargaining and particular proposals concerning a social care negotiating body. At this late hour, I do not…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, whom I have known for many years, mainly through aspects of the railways. There was a programme on television a little…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I apologise; to some extent I moved onto what sounded more like a Second Reading speech, but it comes out of the comments that the noble Lord made. Not just central…04 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, there is really not a lot to say at this stage. We support the purposes of the Bill. Obviously, it is not meant to be a contentious Bill, but the interesting thing is…04 Jun 2025