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HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: Private EquityMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. The problem, however, is that the current mixed economy in the children’s care market is completely broken. Private equity…30 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: Private EquityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what regulation they are planning in response to the findings of a recent investigation by the Observer that private equity firms’ investments in…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCitizens’ Rights (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Anelay, and I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, for his excellent speech. I also want to say what a pleasure…11 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Eatwell for this debate and for his excellent opening speech, which I agree with almost every word of. It is also a privilege to follow the…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareI also thank my noble friend Lord Watson for this debate and for giving us a chance to refocus our attention on one of the most vital reviews commissioned by any recent…08 Dec 2022HANSARDLow-Income Families: Energy Cost SupportMy Lords, the incoming Prime Minister spent the summer repeatedly pledging income tax cuts, yet 43% of adults, including those in the greatest need, pay no income tax and would…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLow-Income Families: Energy Cost SupportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what further support they plan to provide for low-income families who do not pay income tax, to help meet their rising energy costs.06 Sept 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the causes of food insecurity in England.07 Jun 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandI thank the noble Lord for that answer. The recent Food Foundation report on food insecurity was truly alarming. Over seven million adults, over 2.6 million children and nearly…07 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. I will make some remarks on the macroeconomic aspects of the economic challenge that we face. Of course, we all…16 May 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken within both the Department of Health and the Treasury to account for the £8.7 billion spent on unusable PPE in the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice. I remind the House of my interests as a director of the Good Law Project.02 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. Global inflation was clearly part of this, but of the extraordinary 72% of PPE spend that has now been written down, £670 million…02 Feb 2022HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, it is a pleasure to congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford on her excellent maiden speech and to welcome her to this House. She brings an…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, the Health Foundation has calculated that, over the next three years, the funding required just to meet current social care demand is bigger than the extra money going…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the new Health and Social Care Levy will be allocated to the provision of social care.27 Oct 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (EUC Report)My Lords, as a member of both the former EU Committee of this House and the current European Affairs Committee, I want to start by thanking not just my noble friend Lord Kinnoull,…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUK and EU RelationsMy Lords, the Minister wears two hats. The first is that of chief negotiator, wherein he rightly calls for trust, pragmatism and compromise. This is the hat of a relationship…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Meetings of BodiesMy Lords, when the Minister resumes partnership meetings with the EU, presumably the Northern Ireland protocol will be at the top of the agenda. Can he tell us what his response…27 May 2021HANSARDHigher Education: New and Returning StudentsMy Lords, surveys suggest that over a fifth of university students say they would need extra teaching over the summer—which I believe many of them are being offered—to catch up on…15 Apr 2021