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HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby on her excellent maiden speech, and thank the most reverend Primate for all his work in support of this…06 May 2020HANSARDBudget: Economic and Fiscal OutlookMy Lords, eight weeks ago, several important announcements were made in the Budget about infrastructure investment. There was to be a significant rise in borrowing to fund this,…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, for enabling us to hold this debate. I will concentrate on: emergency planning and procurement; the overall impact of…23 Apr 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Tyler of Enfield for enabling us to have this debate. Most people tend to think of well-being in terms of having a secure home, a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDContinuity Agreement: Kingdom of MoroccoMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for tabling this regret Motion. He has raised some very important issues about the process for considering…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, the Government seem very dependent on people using NHS 111 telephone lines, NHS 24 in Scotland, or NHS Direct Wales. I seek the Minister’s confirmation that the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I was not able to speak at Second Reading but I have listened carefully to the debate on this group of amendments. I hope that, when the Minister replies, a number of…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemMy Lords, will the changes being made result in good-quality fruit and vegetables rotting in the ground because they cannot be picked? What assessment have the Government made of…25 Feb 2020HANSARDIndustrial and Mining TownsMy Lords, Governments cannot do everything, but if the Government are to re-engineer their criteria for investing in infrastructure to support the older industrial areas, might…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy Lords, I can find no mention in the Statement regarding HS2 and the north-east of England. Can the Minister confirm that there is no change in the plan in relation to that?…11 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: Social Homes for RentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of social homes for rent.11 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: Social Homes for RentMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, but I point out that social rented housebuilding has decreased over the last year, and only 6,287 new social rented homes were…11 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: Social Homes for RentMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and remind the House of my registered interest with the Local Government Association.11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019My Lords, I remind the Committee that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. This is an appropriate measure for all the reasons the Minister set out. Indeed,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, the Written Statement defines a huge number of areas for negotiation. Can the Minister confirm that the Government have sufficient civil servants across all departments…03 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, much has been promised by the new Government to level up Britain. That levelling up seems to prioritise infrastructure investment, but it must surely also include…29 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, this has been a constructive debate. Some very important points have been made, particularly on appraisal methodologies, governance, cost, what speeds are necessary, the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy question was whether, if someone who is currently working and then retires, receives the UK state pension outside the European Union after 1 February but then moves to an EU…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillCan the Minister clarify something that I think he said? He referred to UK citizens who are not yet of retirement age but become entitled to a UK state pension and then move to…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I strongly support the amendment. Around 1.2 million British pensioners live abroad. Just over half have annual uprating of their pensions as they would if they still…16 Jan 2020