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HANSARDAmbulance PressuresI want to ask the Minister about an issue that was raised in the Health Secretary’s response at Questions yesterday. He mentioned a sprint review of delayed discharges, which have…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, does the Minister remain committed to the assertion by the former Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove MP, that levelling up may be more difficult in a time of economic…18 Jul 2022HANSARDPolioMy Lords, does the Minister recognise the stark difference at the moment in the quality of vaccine records’ availability? I declare an interest in that a consultancy of which I am…23 Jun 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandFurther to that, what are the Government doing to increase the number of people from the UK who are potentially available to work? Welfare-to-work schemes to bring people off…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, 13 month-old Poppi Worthington died 10 years ago in Barrow, probably at the hands of her father after being sexually abused. Of the myriad ways in which she was failed,…24 May 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, does not the evidence that a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is using the massacre and torture of civilians as a considered military strategy…04 Apr 2022HANSARDPayments to Train Operating CompaniesDoes the reduction in passengers, which the Minister says may well be structural, not further endanger the investment case for HS2?15 Mar 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that the reliability of the charging points, particularly on the motorway network, is a real problem? Has she had a chance to consider the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton. Russia should surely now be expelled from the Council of Europe, as the noble Lord,…25 Feb 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasThe Government agree—do they not?—that the actions of President Putin show that the whole of the West needs to increase the priority it gives to energy security. New nuclear must…10 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”I thank the Minister for that Answer. We have been talking about the principle that the polluter must pay. Does he agree with the assessment from environmentalists that, should…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with international partners about the condition of the oil tanker FSO Safer moored in the Red Sea north of the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, the House will understand when the Minister says that it is not in the Government’s gift alone to remove Russia from the SWIFT financial system, but he can say, can he…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentIs it not a real problem that the Treasury has not yet set the budget for Health Education England, given that there are fewer than three months before the new financial year and…27 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsIt is good that the Minister acknowledges the problem of reliability, which is a particular issue on the motorway network. Does the suite of her responses include increasing fines…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what further (1) military, and (2) non-military, support they will offer to the government of Ukraine to deter the threat of an invasion by Russian…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportI thank the Minister for that Answer. The Prime Minister has rightly signalled today that UK forces will be part of NATO’s defence of its borders, but surely the focus must…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the Health Secretary claimed in the media this morning that the Government are actively considering removing the mandatory isolation period at some point in the near…20 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I fear that I am not going to make myself hugely popular by putting a note of dissent into this debate. I know that, given what has been said, noble Lords will do me the…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, surprisingly, my remarks will overlap substantially with the noble Baroness’s speech, although they come from a somewhat different perspective. I thought that the…12 Jan 2022