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HANSARDSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023My Lords, I declare an interest as a long-suffering passenger in South Yorkshire. I live in Sheffield, and I am well aware of the area and of the request of the former mayor and…13 Dec 2022HANSARDSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023The Minister has a difficult job in defending this in terms of accountability. People understood the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, and councils were accountable…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting this set of regulations in such a clear, concise and understandable way to try to make sense of the existing situation post the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIran: Execution of ProtestersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Iranian regime is carrying out executions against anti-government protestors.12 Dec 2022HANSARDIran: Execution of ProtestersI thank the Minister for that Answer, but two brave 23 year-old Iranians, standing up for democracy and women’s rights, have been brutally murdered on jumped-up charges by those…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawFor the record, the Minister has just said from the Dispatch Box that the problem arose because the company changed to a different business model. Is it not correct that the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, the next scandal brewing is the use of facial recognition technology in schools and the department’s lack of a grip on this issue. Despite repeated requests from the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthMy Lords, I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Goddard on this important and timely debate. We are not asking for a lot for the sixth largest economy in the world and the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthBefore the Minister sits down, and for the record, she said that the change to the Sheffield to Manchester Airport service was due to the work undertaken by the Manchester…05 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Does the Minister agree, despite the new package that has just come forward, with the…01 Dec 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will also support Amendment 113 in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Fox, which I have put my name to. Imagine this House’s response to a public sector…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My question was: is it the Government’s intention to use the debarment list for these types of companies, or is it still going to be down to guidance?30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Just before the Minister sits down, so we understand, because some may want to press this to a Division, I ask: what would the Government’s intent be if this Bill was to pass with…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, which is a continuation of what we have spoken about in Committee and on Report. It is about ensuring that,…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Like most noble Lords, probably, I have listened to what has just been said and am more confused now than when the Minister started. I ask a very simple question: if the Bill…28 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, the extra money is to be welcomed, but two years’ extra funding is not a viable and sustainable response to the problems facing the social care system. Does the Minister…24 Nov 2022HANSARDGulf States: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, I am sorry that we are having to have this debate, but it is clear that it is needed. Let me start by calling out the issue often thrown at those of us who wish to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in so doing, I draw the attention of the House to my interests in the register.24 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2021–22 ,…24 Nov 2022