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HANSARDAmbulance DelaysMy Lords, as the Minister has already suggested, part of the problem is unnecessary call-outs to ambulance services for people who do not need admission to hospital. Care homes…09 Nov 2022HANSARDBereavement SupportMy Lords, I lost my father at the age of three and lost my mother just before I was 17. At that point, my schoolfriends did not know what to say, my teachers’ concern was confined…09 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, this morning, this month’s Chancellor reversed nearly all last month’s Chancellor’s tax changes. Meanwhile, increasing levels of childhood obesity are adding…17 Oct 2022HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [HL]My Lords, the provisions in this Bill were debated during the passage of the Elections Act earlier this year, and the principles behind it have our strong support. As the noble…15 Jul 2022HANSARDThe Politics of Polling (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, for his tenacity in trying to insist on statistical accuracy. It was a pleasure to serve as one of two Liberal Democrat…19 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, this is a Government who have devalued many of the democratic principles that underpin our constitution. The claim that “Her Majesty’s Government will ensure the…12 May 2022HANSARDElections BillAt end insert “and do propose Amendment 86B in lieu—27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI speak to Motion B1. We have already agreed in this House that compulsory photo ID at polling stations is not necessary. At no stage in any of our debates have the Government…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I beg to move.27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, elections and donations are about choice. People who have non-dom status choose not to pay their tax here and, while they have this status, they live abroad for more…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, after a long debate on a substantive issue, this will probably be a rather shorter, more technical debate. First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury, from…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for those warm words and his reassurance, and for his engagement and that of his officials on this important issue of election law. We have…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this House can spend a great deal of time discussing the meaning of a single word. Words such as “may” or “must” have great significance in law, and today we are…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, of course has a very interesting family history on this subject. I might perhaps suggest that his view is not quite correct. I think…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillTwo votes.06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, a couple of minutes after I thought I might have to rise to move the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, and others, I rise to support it. With…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillIt is so often said that PR was defeated in 2011. The simple fact is that PR was not on the ballot paper. We must not repeat that falsehood about our electoral systems. That was,…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, there is a problem with permanent postal votes, and it is a problem for which I am partly responsible. It is the issue of matching the signatures on the applications to…06 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, if I understood the Minister correctly in his introductory remarks, he was saying that the Government’s case against the amendment is that they do not want to consult on…05 Apr 2022