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HANSARDSmall Businesses: VAT ThresholdMy Lords, are the Government concerned about what seems to be the growth of cash-only businesses? They are not there for the customers’ benefit but, in some cases, for the…05 Mar 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerMy Lords, is there any evidence whatever that appointment of a commissioner will necessarily improve a service? It seems to me that the NHS has lots of problems and if we start…04 Mar 2026HANSARDV-levelsDoes the Minister agree that it is not the recent tax increases that have damaged the economy but the cost of Brexit, which cost £100 billion? That is another mess that has been…23 Feb 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and National SecurityMy Lords, how will the Government’s strategy deal with the problem of pollution by farmers in our rivers?23 Feb 2026HANSARDChanging Weather Patterns and FloodsMy Lords, given that we should hold the water companies to account for the problems they cause, is it not time that we froze pay and dividends to water companies until they fix…12 Feb 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationMy Lords, the housing crisis has been caused—11 Feb 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationIt is nice to see that my fan club is still here. Has not the present crisis been caused by the Tory Government selling off social housing? This has led to a shortage of housing…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsMy Lords, while I am not particularly worried about the way this contract was awarded, it does raise the issue of single companies being given large defence contracts without…11 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Start Longitudinal ProgrammesMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that we would have had much healthier children if the previous Government had not shut down all the Sure Start centres and caused the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I think the whole House will welcome the Leader’s Statement and the measured way in which she has delivered it. However, there are still scandals here. It is not just…10 Feb 2026HANSARDLife Sciences: BeaglesMy Lords, while I agree with the Government’s strategy to phase this out, are any other countries doing something similar? Can lessons be learned from experiences in other…09 Feb 2026HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords—05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords, I welcome the comprehensive Statement from the Leader of the House, but may I raise just one issue? There seem to be some questions to be answered about the role of the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDJobs MarketFollowing the previous question, which set out a strategy for dealing with youth unemployment, may I remind people that it was under the free market antics that we have just heard…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords—05 Feb 2026HANSARDLand Covenants: Supermarket ChainsMy Lords, like most regulators, this one is failing the general public. Do we not need to review all our regulators to make sure that they are doing the job that they are supposed…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingMy Lords, is not the only way to address this to require all think tanks to publish annual reports on where their sources of funding are coming from? It is clear that many have a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that it is ridiculous to expect, after the ruinous privatisation of our rail system and 13 years of neglect by the Tory Government, that…02 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Companies: FinesMy Lords, is it not the case that this is a monopoly, and monopolies have no accountability? Until, as a previous speaker said, we get some direct accountability from chief…29 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness RatesMy Lords, is it not the case that the previous Government wrecked the economy and gave us Brexit, which reduced our ability to pay for public services? The Opposition now seem to…29 Jan 2026