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HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, further to the reply the Minister gave a few moments ago, why does the carer’s allowance, unlike other benefits, have a so-called cliff edge, where if you earn £1 over…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 167 and 171 in the names of my noble friend Lord Kamall and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. They seek a carve-out from the ban on…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, this debate got off to a fine start with an excellent speech from my noble friend. It is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Noakes, and I agree with what…13 Nov 2025HANSARDAccidental Prison ReleasesThe Minister answered the second of my noble friend Lord Hayward’s questions, but he did not answer the first: when did officials first know?10 Nov 2025HANSARDLondon Boroughs: Financial SupportMy Lords, further to the reply given to my noble friend about transitional relief, if, as is widely forecast, there will be substantial losses in the London boroughs, can the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on this group of amendments, first on Amendment 143 from the noble Lord, Lord Rennard. I was the first Health Minister to propose the health warning…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I agree with Amendment 12 moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, but I want to speak to Amendment 192, which proposes the introduction of a levy on tobacco…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillHoudini would be jealous of the way the Minister ingeniously escaped the trap I set for her earlier, as she tried to reconcile her previous position with what she is now saying.…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to this group of amendments. Amendment 16 is about age. My noble friend Lord Moylan said that young people are sensible. I agree with that. I…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe noble Baroness destroys her own argument by saying that nightclubs are premises where young people go for recreation and then saying that they might use the vaping machines…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I want to add a brief footnote to the excellent speeches from my noble friends Lord Bourne and Lord Bethell. This group of amendments is probably the most important one…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, Amendment 193 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Northover and Lady Grey-Thompson, covers much of the same territory as Amendment 199. It would require…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, Amendment 9, tabled in my name, would create an offence of selling tobacco products online. This is a probing amendment. If the generational ban policy is to be…27 Oct 2025HANSARDOpen Access Rail ServicesFurther to the question by the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, can the Minister confirm that train operators offer choice for travellers, jobs for those in the railway industry and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Homes TargetTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards their target of building 1.5 million new homes.21 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Homes TargetMy Lords, 1.5 million is exactly what the country needs, but few outside government believe that this target is achievable. One in four of those homes would have to be built in…21 Oct 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation of this substantial SI. Although the formula on page 15 may have deterred the casual reader, I found the Explanatory…15 Oct 2025HANSARDUnpaid CarersMy Lords, there are over 1 million young carers in this country, many of whom are still at school. There are 15,000 school- children giving care for more than 50 hours a week,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025In programme.15 Oct 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I was explaining that the publication of the remediation portfolio dashboard showed that thousands of people are still trapped in unsellable homes with unsafe cladding,…15 Oct 2025