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HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]I will come to that specific point, but he described the promoters of the Bill as misguided and I was making the point that he includes among those misguided people a very wide…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate, starting with the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, whose long-standing commitment to the campaign to reduce the harm done by…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin with a declaration of interest. In last month’s by-election, referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, my cousin, Thoby Young, alias Lord Kennet, stood…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.03 Dec 2021HANSARDEarly Years InterventionsHas my noble friend had time to read your Lordships’ Public Services Committee’s report on vulnerable children, published a fortnight ago, finding that many fall through the…01 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, it was a real pleasure for me to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, reversing the pattern of some 40 years in the other place when he had to sit and listen in…30 Nov 2021HANSARDOperation Warm WelcomeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Afghan refugees accepted under Operation Warm Welcome are currently living in hotels.25 Nov 2021HANSARDOperation Warm WelcomeMy Lords, following the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Government deserve praise for evacuating some 15,000 people to safety in the UK and for then launching what…25 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, first, I will say a brief word on Amendment 292J, proposed by noble Lords on the Public Services Committee, on which I and my noble friend Lady Wyld also serve. It backs…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWas the former Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, speaking on behalf of the Government when he said that the Vagrancy Act should be repealed?24 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoke-free PavementsMy Lords, all previous legislation to reduce the harm done by smoking has been on a national basis, such as the ban on smoking on public transport and the ban on smoking in public…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lords, I welcome the improvements my noble friend has referred to in getting the decision right first time. However, she will be aware that there have been delays in the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: CostsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for what I know he was doing behind the scenes to sort this. Can he confirm that when his Secretary of State was given his new job, he…18 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling Up White PaperTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their white paper on levelling up.15 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling Up White PaperMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to levelling up and to reducing some of the inequalities in our country. But if levelling up is to be more than a slogan, does it…15 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Cash NetworkMy Lords, is there not a levelling-up issue behind my noble friend’s Question, in that areas that are left behind have more people without bank accounts and fewer ATMs? Will this…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTemporary Cycle Lanes in LondonBut, my Lords, did not the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea jump the lights by removing so precipitately the successful and popular bicycle lane in Kensington High Street,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Safety Remediation CostsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, for his choice of subject for this debate, which I hope will come up with some helpful suggestions for resolving the crisis facing…04 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Health Grant to Local AuthoritiesHas my noble friend seen analysis by the University of York showing that expenditure on public health is three to four times more effective in terms of health outcomes than…02 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityMy Lords, I too welcome this debate, so forcefully introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Bird, whose work to help the homeless in the 30 years that I have known him I commend, in…28 Oct 2021