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HANSARDPension Funds: Investments and Tax ReliefWhat legal authority do the Government have to attempt to create a de facto sovereign wealth fund by manipulating our pension assets? Unlike countries such as Norway, we do not…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDisposable and Reusable NappiesCan the Minister tell us the estimated cotton content of the various nappies? If there is a figure, who has done the checking to make sure that none of that cotton comes from…28 Jun 2023HANSARDFarm Animal WelfareGiven that the hundreds of millions of food production animals that we eat have to be slaughtered first, should not the public be entitled to know what the method of slaughter is?26 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationHow many of, say, the top councils with the largest numbers been called in by Ministers to have a chat? In 2003, in the system invented and supervised by the noble Baroness, Lady…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023Anyone can look at what has been happening this week. It has been misleading. The fact is that we are in a democracy and we are an unelected House. Our job is very simple: we just…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, I do not propose to address the public order issues. It is a fairly simple issue, really. It is not the role, and can never be the role, of the unelected House to seek…13 Jun 2023HANSARDHousing: Modular ConstructionTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to improve the rates of home ownership by the use of modular construction techniques.08 Jun 2023HANSARDHousing: Modular ConstructionI thank the Minister for her Answer. Does she agree that modern methods of construction are safer for employees, create less waste and avoid the corner-cutting of Friday…08 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Referral TargetsHaving gone through treatment myself in the last few years—successfully so far—I want to ask the Minister whether anybody is measuring the growth of mental illness among people…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I start where the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, finished. Some asylum seekers clearly are non-religious. It is worth repeating that, of the so-called safe countries in the…10 May 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy Lords, I appreciate the difficult position that the Minister is in, but can she set out a list of all those people who are eligible for a proxy vote organised up until 5 pm…03 May 2023HANSARDLife Expectancy: Pensions, Health and InsuranceTo ask His Majesty’s Government how changes in life expectancy as measured by the Office for National Statistics have affected planning for pensions, health and insurance.26 Apr 2023HANSARDLife Expectancy: Pensions, Health and InsuranceI thank the Minister, but is he aware that Office for National Statistics figures show that life expectancy, which is a key indicator of national health, has stalled in the UK…26 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Companies: LicencesCan the Minister please explain how competition in the water industry is of direct benefit to the public?24 Apr 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesWould the Minister care to reanswer his noble friend who asked the question about the role of the IOPC? It sounds as though it is checking a couple of dozen cases, and that is not…27 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI beg your pardon. If the Minister is not aware, the FSA is a non-ministerial department, which answers to Parliament through the Department of Health, not through Defra. That is…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDefra is the producer’s department; who is looking after the consumers? That was part of the problem: Defra will look after the producers and will be lobbied by the producers;…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Krebs. I agree with every point he has made; I want to be complementary, not repetitive. Amendment 38 gives a short list…23 Feb 2023HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1988To ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce a decision following the consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations 1988 which closed on 23 November 2022.07 Feb 2023HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1988I have to say that is the first time the Minister has answered one of my Questions on this, and I am very grateful to him. He gave some positive dates, which we can hold him…07 Feb 2023