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HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, I compliment the Minister for summarising the situation, because no one has done so yet. The question seems to be, as has been so ably put by so many people, the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for introducing questions on the Statement. She quite rightly talks about missed opportunities of not only the current…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy congratulations to everybody. I shall speak also to Amendment 127 in my name. These amendments seek to delay any payments being taken from carers whom the Government believe…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 123, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, and others, which would bring the test for recovery of universal credit overpayments…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendment 122D, tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, and moved and spoken to so fully by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, would permit banks to recover…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendments 125A and 129A relate to the prevention of fraud against public authorities, specifically by seeking to make it an explicit offence to facilitate fraud through…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendment 126 would require a thorough assessment of the impact of the Bill on people facing financial exclusion. While the Bill’s intent to safeguard public money and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I will briefly address Amendment 124A, which seeks “to secure fair administrative processes and meaningful human oversight”— that is the point— “for benefits recipients…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAs the Minister said, financial exclusion—people not having access to financial matters—can be dreadful, and that is what the amendment is meant to deal with. In answer to the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, that was a very detailed debate, and a challenging one in some ways. I say to the Minister, from my time in local government, going round to people who were in council…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will address Amendments 310, 311, 312 and 319, which collectively seek greater transparency on the economic consequences of this legislation. Although I am afraid that…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in speaking to this group of amendments I note the sorry absence of my noble friend Lord Fox, whose contributions on these matters have always been thoughtful and…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillOn behalf of my noble friend Lord Fox, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for his support, which was so eloquently put. I also thank the Minister for his detailed reply. When the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 323E, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, is a curious but important proposal, addressing a very real challenge in the evolving world of work. The noble…24 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as we consider Amendments 92 and 93 from the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, on his behalf, it is important to reflect on the balance between…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as we turn to government Amendments 94 to 97, I wonder, as I always do when there are lots of government amendments to their own Bill, whether enough thought has gone…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as we consider Amendments 99A, 99B and 99C, spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, it is clear that these proposals are focused on the mechanisms of independent…18 Jun 2025