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HANSARDNuclear Test VeteransTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support nuclear test veterans.18 Jul 2023HANSARDNuclear Test VeteransI thank the Minister for the great progress being made, but I raise the issue of veterans who have been given conflicting statements on the availability of blood and urine sample…18 Jul 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportMy Lords, it is over 20 years since the coroner recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease in the case of England striker and West Bromwich Albion legend Jeff Astle. That…03 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeMy Lords, just last week we heard that the Met Police may be failing to identify serial killers, in the wake of the appalling case of Stephen Port. The report identified five key…02 May 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe Tolley report into the former Deputy Prime Minister spends a lot of time listing the sources he used to define “bullying”, but concludes that his role “is not to determine as…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSecurity of Government DevicesMy Lords, I understand the Minister’s argument for proportionality with regard to this Statement. Does she have any advice for her non-ministerial colleagues in Parliament—those…21 Mar 2023HANSARDWhatsApp: Ministerial CommunicationsMinisters expect civil servants to give impartial and candid advice, and, in return, there should be a reasonable expectation of privacy. This has clearly not happened in the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, once again and I congratulate the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, on securing this debate at a…07 Mar 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Water PollutionMy Lords, we consume twice as much water per capita as we did 50 years ago. There is an increasing frequency in sewage discharges as a result of extreme weather events, all of…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, is it an appropriate use of CCTV facial recognition technology to identify children entitled to free school meals in our schools?02 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, the Minister said that there were no other deaths, but independent marine experts claim that there have been deaths of bivalve shellfish, octopuses, barnacles and algae…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect rivers and beaches from pollution.30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesI thank the Minister for that Answer, but in the light of increasing public alarm, Thames Water now provides live information on pollution caused by combined sewage overflow…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022I feel grateful to the Minister for giving me one last roll of the dice. Could I make my offer to him again? I am absolutely convinced that he is across this, but I am prepared to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022I am absolutely certain that this Minister knows more about the oceans than I do, and I am grateful for his patience in allowing a new Member to intervene in a way that I…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Residual Waste) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I hope that I am conducting myself in a way that is considered normal, if I can describe it as that. It is back to mineral extraction for the Minister. He said that the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, of the three instruments that we have discussed today, this is the one that gives me the most concern, for many of the reasons just outlined by the noble Baroness, Lady…24 Jan 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022I am a new Member of this House, and this is my first time on an SI in Grand Committee. I apologise to the Minister if I am intervening on him inadvertently, but I am looking for…23 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, some years ago I was privileged to meet Susan Pollack OBE. After the German invasion of Hungary in 1944, Susan was first sent to the Vac ghetto, from where she was sent…19 Jan 2023HANSARDCross-government Cost-cuttingMy Lords, I have a vivid memory of preparing for a Lords Select Committee when I was, briefly, the Minister for Civil Contingencies at the Cabinet Office. The lead official handed…21 Dec 2022