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HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, the UK Food Security Report , published on 11 December, identified extreme weather events as major threat to good food production, and therefore a risk to our own…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformMy Lords, I am grateful to His Majesty’s Government for trying to get cross-party agreement on this really important issue; it is important that it does not get lost in party…07 Jan 2025HANSARDRural EconomyI thank the Minister for her very comprehensive reply. As the noble Baroness, Lady Shephard, said, we understand the difficulties that Defra has and that, as the noble Lord, Lord…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesMy Lords, with reports of deaths on the pavements from e-bikes and e-scooters, there is a lot of worry about safety, particularly for those who are disabled or partially sighted.…19 Dec 2024HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have signed up to speak in this debate on growing the rural economy, not least because of the breadth of experience and knowledge that is…19 Dec 2024HANSARDRural EconomyThat this House takes note of the importance of growing the rural economy.19 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, can the Minister tell us what steps her department is taking to ensure that enough of the homes being built under the PDR are affordable for local people in rural areas?18 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentMy Lords, we are all aware how complicated it is trying both to maintain our defence and security and to continue to trade. At the same time, there are some profound human rights…17 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding TargetsMy Lords, if the potential of rural exception sites were to be fully realised, it would make a transformative change for small rural communities, not least in providing the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm of Owlpen, for securing this debate and pay tribute to her work in this House. This is such a fundamental, important area…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformMy Lords, I welcome many of the announcements from the Government today in the NPPF, especially on flooding-risk policy. However, I am concerned about the protection of…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, I congratulate His Majesty’s Government on the laudable aim of increasing the number of police and others in front-line services. As I travel around Beds and Herts, I…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, for securing this important debate. I declare my interests as president of the Rural Coalition and…05 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm BertMy Lords, I ask the Minister to return to our farming communities. We know that this is a complex problem and we rely on our farmers to work very collaboratively with all sorts of…26 Nov 2024HANSARDFarming FamiliesMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, on securing this debate. I declare my interests as president of the Rural Coalition and a vice-president of the…21 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: HealthcareCan the noble Baroness help us understand the huge impact this is having on the hospice movement, which is an extraordinary sector? We get an incredible service from it but,…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingMy Lords, in a diocese such as mine, which covers Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, where many people look outside the county for services—for example, many people in Bedfordshire…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Arts, Heritage and Cultural OrganisationsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sater, for securing this debate. A number of elements of the recent Budget are to be welcomed, such as the continuation of Museums…14 Nov 2024HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, there is a tension here between having an independent BBC, which we are all grateful for—indeed, that is part of its integrity—and it being part of our strategic soft…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHealth-related Benefit ClaimsMy Lords, I pick up the Minister’s reference to mental health. Some estimates suggest that up to two-thirds of those claiming incapacity benefits are doing so on the basis of…05 Nov 2024