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HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableMy Lords, one of the other necessities mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, is food. Nationally and globally, we waste a third of all food. When 1.7 million…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 11, in the name of my right reverend friend the Bishop of Gloucester, with her permission, as she is sadly unable to be here today. I declare…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry—I thought very carefully about whether I should intervene. I was genuinely so taken aback by the Minister’s reference to prisoners being included that I nearly leapt up…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe Minister and I live in the same region, where masses of new building is going up. I have had only a quick read of the document —we have not had time for anything other than…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester was in his place earlier but has had to go elsewhere for the evening. He has asked me to speak on his behalf on the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewI thank the Minister for her response, and for how she engages with us regularly on this, but ever since the two-child limit was introduced, successive DWP Secretaries of State…19 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Nuffield Foundation’s review Changing patterns of poverty in early childhood , published on 14 September; and…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, have the Government looked closely at the “polluter pays” principle as a way of recouping funds for remediation of building safety defects from those who were initially…18 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for securing this debate, and am pleased to follow on from the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. I, too, look forward to the maiden…14 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMay I inquire about the child poverty reduction strategy, which I asked about?14 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, when I read the title of the Bill I thought, “Good: we will have before us a measure that covers the wide issues of the uprating of the wide range of social security…13 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, sometimes very unexpected conversations occur. On my journey down from the north-east this morning, I found myself spending two hours talking with someone who had done…07 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, in its 2014 report Sense & Instability , City & Guilds made a wryly humorous and powerful case for much greater coherence, greater focus on building on success and…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington. I knew I could rely on him to pull out the specifics around special educational needs and the reasons for the need for long-term…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds observed at Second Reading, colleges play a vital role in providing for students with specific learning difficulties…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply and thank all colleagues for their comments on all three of the amendments in this group. I am very grateful for all the insights that…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the support of the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley. On these Benches, we welcome the Bill as the first step…21 Jul 2021HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, I declare an interest as a regular LNER user. I have a lot of sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord Beith. I recognise that connections from Darlington, Durham and…15 Jul 2021