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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy amendment was of a probing nature. I am grateful to the Minister for giving more detail. As we go forward with the Bill, I shall be particularly interested to see how…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI speak to exactly the same issue as did my noble friend. Mine is a simpler amendment. I work on the basis that the Bill will pass in some form or another and if one does a…20 Mar 2024HANSARDUNICEF: Child Poverty RankingsMy Lords, the figures are truly devastating and very worrying. Can the Minister tell the House whether the Government have related those child poverty figures to the mental health…28 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords—27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the noble Viscount. The Minister and other noble Lords have spoken about getting humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. That is the first thing that needs to be done. How…27 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. It is warming to see the Government taking things seriously. I will not raise many more questions as to what they are doing…21 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in the Jewish community, as required in the register. It is sad to have to start by deploring the name of the Bill. “Economic Activity of Public…20 Feb 2024HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for his clarification of the papers, which is very welcome—as usual. This is a statutory instrument with a more than usually snappy title,…13 Feb 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, if I felt nervous at being a Jew, I feel doubly nervous after the worthy comments from the noble Lord, Lord Reid, which are very pertinent. I must first declare some of…02 Feb 2024HANSARDHousehold Support FundMy Lords, the term “impact assessment” has been used by other speakers. I am sure that the Government have carried out impact assessments of what will happen if this fund is…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for their comments. I agree entirely with all that they said. We on these Benches support the Bill in…16 Jan 2024HANSARDEngineered Stone and SilicosisMy Lords, I am not very reassured by the Minister’s comments on British health and safety precautions and enforcement. Can he explain in greater detail what we are doing, rather…15 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords—10 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, following on from what the Minister said, could he explain the role of the audit committees, at any level, and the National Audit Office? Where were they in this…10 Jan 2024HANSARDChild Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for his overview of the whole system. He eventually got to the regulations in front of us, but he gave us a good idea of the various things that the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDChild Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Can that be changed without it coming back? It cannot, can it? The Government are missing an opportunity. The Minister said £7 per week. Is that what he meant?18 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, one group ignored by the Government in the Autumn Statement is unpaid carers. The Chancellor’s speech in the other place failed to mention the estimated 10.6 million…07 Dec 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensions: AIMy Lords, as the Minister said, the Government are rolling out massively complex new systems, with significant risk to claimants because they have not got their original systems…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsMy Lords, the Government made a commitment not to reduce the standards of workers’ rights when EU law was retained. If new EU law improved the standards of workers, what would the…23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of the Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel. I am delighted to see the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, still on the Bench there, and long may he…15 Nov 2023