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HANSARDEnvironment Bill: Royal AssentMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to a species abundance target. I regard this as even more important than tackling climate change, since the loss of species is…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, my 13 year-old son is a chorister at Truro Cathedral, where they have composed a song, “Gee Seven”, which 25,000 children across this country and others will sing online…08 Jun 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19Given that the number of tenants in arrears on low incomes who have been impacted by Covid has more than doubled, have the Government conducted an impact assessment of the change…20 May 2021HANSARDElectricity Supplies from EuropeOver the last year there have been significant issues with electricity supply, not least because a number of power stations have either been down or under repair, and we have not…18 May 2021HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingThe Minister says that it is beyond the Government’s control, but, of course, safety is a matter for building regulations set by government and inspected by building regulators.…12 May 2021HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, Cornwall is in complete shock. Until last year, we were regarded as one of the poorest places in the whole country, with incomes 25% below the national average and 17…18 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportI refer noble Lords to my interests in relation to sustainable development and low-carbon heat. Does the Minister agree that the switch from coal to gas was successful primarily…16 Mar 2021HANSARDUnemployment: Over-50sMy Lords, as has been indicated, over-50s are twice as likely as the rest of the population to stay unemployed, once unemployed, for more than two years. The truth is, of course,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, given the undoubted success in the UK of the rollout of the vaccination programme, on which all involved are to be congratulated, our attention must turn, as my noble…04 Mar 2021HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, we should not be too self-congratulatory about what has happened, bearing in mind that the number of people sleeping rough on our streets is still more than 50% higher…02 Mar 2021HANSARDUber: Supreme Court RulingMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that Uber has made statements suggesting that it believes that the ruling is limited only to a handful of individuals and that subsequent…01 Mar 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, it is certainly welcome that the Government have taken action on properties over 18 metres, but the great majority of tenants are in properties under that height. I…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, while the Act may have long existed, its attachment to mis-filling out forms certainly has not. It is hard to imagine that at any stage Parliament intended that filling…11 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish SectorAs the Minister will be aware, the new rules also require export hygiene certificates. These would be a considerable cost to fishermen, but Cornwall Council is using Defra funding…10 Feb 2021HANSARDHotel Quarantine for TravellersMy Lords, given the significant community transmission of the South African variant, how confident is the Minister that we have in place today sufficient measures to stop the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, we can probably all agree that sending pupils back to school on the Monday and keeping them home from Tuesday was not a wonderful situation to put schools, pupils and…28 Jan 2021HANSARDSmall Business: EU ExportsI am sure the noble Baroness will understand that you cannot export what you cannot manufacture. I chair a manufacturing business in renewable heat, and we have critical parts…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Working Parents and School ClosuresMy Lords, I have a suspicion that among Members of the House of Lords there are not many single parents who are home educating their young children. I am one of those, however,…18 Jan 2021HANSARDExtreme PovertyMy Lords, we clearly face a completely unprecedented shock to the system, in which families who have been hard working and supporting themselves are being plunged into poverty and…15 Dec 2020HANSARDGreen Economic RecoveryMy Lords, first, I draw attention to my registered interests in renewable heat and sustainable development. Will the Minister acknowledge that the present taxation system fails to…14 Dec 2020