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HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, my noble friend raises a very good point. I can assure Tammie and Hollie Squire that it is not a question of trust. It is, I am afraid, a question of law. The DWP…25 Mar 2021HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, the advisory group has been meeting not only organisations in the third sector such as Mencap but the financial providers. We have looked at a number of legal and…25 Mar 2021HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. We have looked at the legislative options. Amending primary legislation is not likely to be quick or easy. However, I must emphasise…25 Mar 2021HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right that fundamentally this is about safeguarding the interests of the young person. On the Court of Protection, staff have been coming into the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for referring to Mr Justice Hayden, with whom I have met and who I know is personally committed to resolving this. It is fair to say that…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I first apologise on behalf of my noble friend Lady Williams of Trafford, who is unable to be present today. The Home Secretary has asked my noble friend to deputise for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the comments of the noble Baroness. Of course, this Government oppose violence in all forms, especially violence against women. As to the publicity…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I see the time and I hope the House will not think me discourteous if I respond very briefly. I am very grateful for the kind words of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. He…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I hope noble Lords will permit me to say a few words to mark the completion of the passage of the Bill through this House. I say, with some hesitation, that this is one…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThat the Bill do now pass.24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, the position on money is that prisoners are released with a discharge grant. There can also be an extra payment to an accommodation provider, together with an…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Review of Administrative Law UpdateMy Lords, on the first point, the words used by the Lord Chancellor are straightforward; I do not think they need any glossing from me. On the second point and as to trust in the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Review of Administrative Law UpdateMy Lords, on the first point, I respectfully disagree with the comments of Sir Jonathan, whom I respect very much. In conclusion 7, particularly the first two sentences of that…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, we look at a broad range of research, including the study to which the noble Lord referred. We drew on that study when designing the new-build prisons to ensure that the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, the mental health point is critical. We continue to work with our partners in the NHS on mental health and have put in place a number of additional provisions to this…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, I assure the House that everything that can be done within the appropriate prison regimes, given the prevalence of the pandemic, will be done. Releases are a different…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, I do not want to repeat what has been said, but on vaccinations we are following the approach of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which we consider…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, first, I pay tribute to the work the chaplaincy organisation does. Chaplains from all faiths do important work in our prisons. They have been there during the pandemic,…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemMy Lords, protecting prisoners and their mental health and well-being has been our priority throughout the pandemic. We know that necessary health measures have come at a cost to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Review of Administrative Law UpdateI am grateful to both noble Lords for their questions and comments. I am sure that this is a matter which we will be debating on a number of occasions in this House, so this…22 Mar 2021