🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, if no one else wants to follow the noble Lord, I will add my support to the case that he is making. Like him, I raised this at Second Reading, and I agree with every word he has said, so I do not want my noble friend the Minister to think that this a one-man show of someone who has specific views on gambling. We have to be aware of the significant pressure felt by those who get...
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Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee: The Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator – Baroness Taylor of Bolton. Debate
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My Lords, I am tempted to follow what the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, was saying, but not quite in the way he suggested; I am tempted to follow up what he said about referees, particularly in the Scottish context, not least because my Scottish team of Motherwell bore the brunt of some of the difficult decisions that were made. He also mentioned the difficulty that footballers seem to have in...
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My Lords, I know nothing of the detail of what was said, the circumstances or whatever, but, as someone who has attended football matches in many stadia over many years, I know that some very unpleasant things happen and we need the ability to have football banning orders where appropriate. Virtually all noble Lords have welcomed the Bill, as I do. It is necessary that we have as much power...
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I think the noble Lord is barking up the wrong tree. On this occasion, there were no strikes involved in those disruptions.
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I have thought of raising this with our noble friend Lord Hendy, who seems to be on top of all those issues. I will point out one other anomaly, despite the time. Literally the biggest game in English women’s football—the Women’s Cup Final—was held at Wembley last week and there was no service to Wembley on the Lioness Line. How ironic is that? I welcome this Bill and its proposals....
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My Lords, how to follow that? It is not often that a Member of this House is heard in such silence and with such reverence. It is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, and we are all delighted to see him back in his place. We regret that he is leaving. We congratulate him on his appointment to the Order of the Garter. It is rather daunting to try to pay tribute to the...
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Industry and Regulators Committee: 'Power struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s electricity grid infrastructure' – Baroness Taylor of Bolton. Debate
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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The Government is committed to supporting Chagossian British citizens as they settle in the UK. While individuals are expected to arrange accommodation before arrival, we recognise that in some circumstances, exceptional pressures may arise locally. Hillingdon Council has received additional funding to assist in such cases, and we continue to keep support for all councils under review. ...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the age-related exemption for National Insurance contributions.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual cost of the age-related exemption to the payment of National Insurance contributions.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how much was spent on the inspection of independent schools by Ofsted in the five financial years prior to 5 July 2024.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many deprivation orders have been issued in cases of conviction for revenge porn offences.
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To ask His Majesty's Government why the HM Passport Office General Register Office Death Certificate Application Form (for events registered overseas) asks a question about marital status "if deceased is female", but the same question is not asked in relation to males.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficiency and effectiveness of their Tell Us Once service.
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As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement on November 21st, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act contains a small number of specific but serious flaws. Given the nature of the flaws, no review into the performance of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is needed.
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