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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I was patron of Martin House in York, which is one of the amazing hospices that care for children and their parents. I was invited by the parents of a nine year-old, who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I was not going to speak, but I am driven to respond to what I have just heard. I first declare an interest as chair of Christian Aid, which works in some 29 countries,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesMy Lords, I thought the Question from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham was about the value of the benefits received by families with children, which is where the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on his maiden speech. It is maiden because it is his first in the House, otherwise he is illegal and should not be speaking. I congratulate…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I was not going to speak on this, but I listened to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and that encouraged me to stand up and speak, together with other noble Lords who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I do not want to detain the House long. The noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, told us that this is not to open the debate in favour of or against assisted dying but, as the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillNoble Lords might say that it was a long time ago, but it was debated. It is not as if this has never been debated properly. It went through all the processes and unfortunately…16 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I share the sentiment of what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has just said. The noble Lord, Lord Collins, is right to seek clarification of what “encouraged” means.…15 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was not here for Second Reading. I went down with a very bad cold and I wrote to the Convener’s office to say that I could not be here, so I…14 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was not present during Committee. When I was a student, a young person doing A-levels in Uganda, there was a question: “How are the people of the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, asks whether the sun has risen. Yes, it is still up there, but for those who lived in the Mexican desert during the testing of the atomic…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended that this be amended. There must be good reasons for explaining why the Government do not want it amended and I have not heard…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I want to give practical expression to what those who have spoken, including the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, have said, and to the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am giving an example of why Article 31, without the amendment, does not work.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I have been sitting on my hands because whenever you tell a personal story, it looks as though you are not pleading what the noble Lord talked about—law. We arrived in…08 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, I first declare an interest: I used to be the convenor of One Yorkshire. At the last general election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats committed themselves to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. I will tell a true story of a teetotal preacher who harangued his congregation that nobody should be drinking because it is dangerous, damages…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I also stand to support Amendments 265 and 282. I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Hunt, Lord Ribeiro and Lord Alton, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Northover and…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sorry to disturb the Minister in mid-flow. He described this amendment as prescriptive. Seat belts became prescriptive, and most people now wear their seatbelt. There was no…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Living WageIn asking this Question, I declare my interests. I chair the Living Wage Commission and led a debate in your Lordships’ House on 5 May 2020, when 52 Members of the House asked the…17 Jan 2022