Contributions
530 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Walker of Broxton. He has a huge amount of practical advice but, as he said, we cannot keep kicking the can down the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDReforming the Child Maintenance Service (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for her leadership in what was an important and complex inquiry. I also thank her for what she said just now,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I want to thank the Minister for introducing this third round of ping-pong and for her willingness to listen to alternative points of view and effect numerous changes to…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, there have been four very powerful speeches on the agent of change principle. I support the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering. If she…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillLeave out from “House” to the end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 36, 90 and 155, and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 155A to 155F and 155H.”27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall add some comments on rural affairs, but first, I am grateful for the Government’s movement on the appointment processes for commissioners. At Second Reading, in…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s statement a moment ago. We have debated this issue several times. I still believe that the case I have been making, with colleagues,…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, my name has not been attached to either of these issues to date, but I give our support to both of them. They are both extremely important and I find myself convinced,…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMoved by Leave out from “House” to the end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 36, 90 and 155 and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 155A to 155F to the words so…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Motion E1. It has been a very helpful debate. Indeed, each time we have debated this issue it has been very helpful. At the end of it, the issue is a…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, to be clear, Amendment 5 removes a reference to a clause and a schedule that were removed from the Bill on Report on Monday. It is a consequential amendment, which I beg…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I extend the thanks of these Benches to the Minister, all her staff and the Bill office. She was right to point to the amount of work that has gone into getting the Bill…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, there were an awful lot of questions there for the Minister to answer. It would be better for the House if she responds to them, in particular to the nub of the question…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Pinnock for making most of the points that I would have liked to make myself, so, given the need to move on, I will try to be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI shall speak also to Amendment 212 in my name. I should say at the outset that, unless the Minister can give a very convincing response about the rights of a local authority and…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lord, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply and for reminding the House that the Government have agreed that three councils— Sheffield, Bristol and the Isle of Wight—can…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI want to say one thing in response to this group and will try not to repeat anything that anybody has said. I am very puzzled by the Conservative Party’s stance on our first past…13 Apr 2026