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HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Prashar. We are not often afforded the opportunity to look at asylum policy forensically and dispassionately, so I…09 Dec 2022HANSARDManston UpdateI do not think the Minister answered the last question, because the whole point is that a humanitarian visa would be a new safe and legal route and it is one for which many of us…29 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingHow will His Majesty’s Government ensure that Manston will now remain a 24-hour facility only, in a way that can be scaled up if necessary, and that no children are detained there…09 Nov 2022HANSARDIran: Women ProtestersTo follow up on that, it was reported earlier this week that the lives of two British-Iranian journalists were at risk due to lethal threats from Iran following their coverage of…09 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I begin by commending the report and thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for introducing this debate. I also commend the work of my right reverend friend the Bishop of…08 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectI thank the Minister for her reply. The Children’s Commissioner’s excellent report reveals a strong correlation between close familial relationships formed through shared…07 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this seems a classic example of the people we want to protect not getting a voice. Five years’ worth of children have been damaged because of the lack of this. Please…07 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by Children’s Commissioner for England Family and its protective effect: Part 1 of the Independent…07 Nov 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, as it happens, I was confirming in His Majesty’s Prison Holme House on Monday. One of the people I confirmed was an IPP prisoner. We talked about the desperate impact on…27 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy Lords, I do not come at this from any party-political angle. The question in my mind is this. Even if all the justifications are correct—and there are big questions about…27 Oct 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…26 Oct 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.26 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I congratulate my friend of more than 40 years, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Birmingham, on his valedictory speech. I thank him for his contributions to this…10 Oct 2022HANSARDFamily-strengthening PoliciesMy Lords, one of the most interesting discoveries in the report, for which the Children’s Commissioner for England is to be commended—it is a really good report—is that…10 Oct 2022HANSARDSocial Security Payments: UpratingMy Lords, I take the Minister back again to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. This morning, the Legatum Institute made it very clear that the number of people…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I begin by paying tribute to Her Majesty the Queen for all that she gave to us and thanking those noble Lords who have already made tributes. The noble Lord, Lord True,…09 Sept 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Energy CostsMy Lords, I was going to ask a very similar question; the Minister did not answer the specific question about the Secretary of State’s proposal that she may move people from…08 Sept 2022HANSARDGCSE and A-level Results: Attainment GapMy Lords, I begin by expressing, on behalf of these Benches, our concern for Her Majesty, and the assurance of our thoughts and prayers for her and the Royal Family. I am grateful…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke in favour of similar amendments in Committee and will do so again. I will ask the noble Baronesses, Lady Chapman and Lady Wilcox, the same question as last time,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Storey, that there are many maintained and voluntary-aided stand-alone schools that have turned themselves around incredibly well…12 Jul 2022