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Health and Care Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion B ( 5 Apr 2022)

Lord Kamall: ...in time. I just hope I have impressed noble Lords with our lean operation—although sometimes the leaner the operation, the more brittle it is. The amendments in this group all relate to questions of accountability. Amendment 29 addresses the question of workforce projections. I draw noble Lords’ attention to the sustained disagreement of the other place to this amendment. The...

Scottish Parliament: Keeping the Promise Implementation Plan (30 Mar 2022)

Willie Rennie: ...that that progress is not fast enough. It has been two years. The announcements that the minister just described were made quite recently; we need much more speed. When it comes to the national care service, it is also disappointing that children’s services seem to have been an afterthought. They were not a core part of the initial independent review, and there seems to be a lack of...

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons and Amendments: Motion on Amendments 1 and 2 (24 Mar 2022)

Baroness Barran: My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 and 2 en bloc. I will speak also to Amendments 3 to 6, 15 and 16 and associated Motions. I am delighted to be back in the Chamber to discuss the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. It is the Government’s belief—which I know is shared by your Lordships—that the skills...

Elections Bill - Committee (5th Day) (Continued): Amendment 141 (23 Mar 2022)

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle: Moved by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle 141: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—“Automatic voter registration(1) Registration officers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that all persons eligible to register to vote in elections in the United Kingdom are so registered.(2) The Secretary of State must by regulations require public...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Period Products (Free Provision) Bill: Further Consideration Stage (15 Mar 2022)

Diane Dodds: I rise to support the general principles of the Bill. As I have said on many occasions in the House, the thrust of the Bill was already in the pilot projects that were instigated by the Department for the Economy in further and higher education and by the Minister in the Department of Education. It is an important Bill that deals with social inclusion, poverty and ensuring that no girl is...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Adoption and Children Bill: Final Stage (15 Mar 2022)

Robin Swann: I take great pleasure from moving the Final Stage of the Adoption and Children Bill. Born out of the Adopting the Future draft strategy in 2006, the Bill has been long-awaited by all those who are involved in the adoption process and children's social care. Indeed, the fact that Michael McGimpsey was the first Minister to try to secure these changes is indicative of just how long the wait has...

Electoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note (11 Mar 2022)

Lord True: ...I should take up a point made by the noble Lord opposite—about whom I would reciprocate his kind personal remarks—on the Elections Bill, which is obviously not the business directly before us. Of course, as I have said on that Bill, my intention is to meet and listen to as many people as I can. That process is ongoing. Indeed, after this debate I fear that I am not going for a plate of...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Period Products (Free Provision) Bill: Consideration Stage ( 8 Mar 2022)

Pat Catney: I begin by thanking the staff in the Bill Office and the Committee staff, who have provided invaluable help and assistance throughout the process. I can say for sure that I would not have got to this stage without their help and guidance. I also thank the Business Office, the Speaker's Office and, indeed, you, Mr Speaker, for progressing the Bill to this stage, particularly when time in the...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Schools: Coronavirus ( 7 Mar 2022)

Robin Walker: Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing and long-term development. School attendance is mandatory and parents have a duty, under section 7 of the Education Act 1996 to ensure that their child of compulsory age receives an efficient full-time education either by attendance at school or otherwise. No targets for school attendance are set by government, but...

Welsh Affairs ( 3 Mar 2022)

Gerald Jones: I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) for securing and leading this debate. His recent announcement that he would be standing down at the next election took some of us by surprise, and I hope he knows that his wisdom, his counsel and his huge contribution will be missed in this place. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and I thank all...

Scottish Parliament: International Women’s Day 2022 ( 3 Mar 2022)

Pam Gosal: I thank the member for bringing forward such an important motion for members’ business, celebrating international women’s day. I, too, hold in my thoughts the women and girls of Ukraine while I make this speech. I am honoured to be opening today for the Scottish Conservatives, as the subject is close to my heart. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my father’s death. As a teenager and female...

Scottish Parliament: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill ( 3 Mar 2022)

Shona Robison: ...Scotland statistics show increases in hate crimes with a transgender aggravator. As a society, and a Parliament, we have a responsibility to protect and support minority groups that are at risk of harm. Under the Equality Act 2010, we have a legal duty to address discrimination against people with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment and Scotland must have a system of gender...

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill: Clause 2 - Offence of conduct relating to marriage of persons under 18 (25 Feb 2022)

Darren Henry: I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for introducing the Bill and allowing me to be part of this debate. The Bill seeks to bring laws on marriage into the 21st century. As my hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Mr French) pointed out, this is an issue that overwhelmingly affects women and girls, with 80% of under-age marriages in 2018 being...

Backbench Business: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] (24 Feb 2022)

Marion Fellows: I beg to move, That this House has considered the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for the opportunity to raise these matters. Around the world, 1 billion people live with a disability. According to World Vision 20% of the world’s poorest live with a...

Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Education: Higher Education Update (24 Feb 2022)

Michelle Donelan: Today I am announcing the Government’s proposed plans to reform the Higher Education sector through the launch of two linked consultations on Higher Education Reform and the Lifelong Loan Entitlement. The Secretary of State for Education will make an Oral Statement to the House of Commons later today. Our university sector is a great success story – home to world-leading universities that...

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]: New Clause 12 - Office for Students: publication and protection from defamation (21 Feb 2022)

Eleanor Laing: ...1—Apprenticeships for prisoners— “Notwithstanding any other statutory provision, prisoners in English prisons may participate in approved English apprenticeships, as defined by section A1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.” The aim of this new clause is to ensure that prisoners can start Apprenticeships while they are serving their sentence. New clause...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill: Consideration Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Deirdre Hargey: First, I thank the Committee for Communities, the Chair and the Deputy Chair for their assistance in progressing this much awaited Bill to Consideration Stage. Of course, I thank all of the Committee's staff team and the teams in my Department for their work to get the Bill to this point. The scrutiny has obviously been robust and diligent. We have the two amendments that I am moving and the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Adoption and Children Bill: Consideration Stage (14 Feb 2022)

Nicola Brogan: ...in wishing the Minister and his family well. I wish him a speedy recovery from COVID. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate today. The Adoption and Children Bill is an important piece of legislation. I commend all of those who have worked really hard to bring it to Consideration Stage. I also commend and thank the children and young people who shared their experiences and...

Building Safety Bill - Second Reading ( 2 Feb 2022)

the Bishop of Manchester: My Lords, I count it a great privilege to speak following the valedictory speech of my right reverend friend the Bishop of Winchester. He has indeed been a powerful advocate, both in your Lordships’ House and in the Church, for our nation’s further and higher education sector. In that capacity, he has also been a great personal supporter and encouragement for me, in my own rather modest...

Social Prescribing: England ( 1 Feb 2022)

Alexander Stafford: ...did as Minister for loneliness to address this important issue, which she continues to drive forward, including in all-party groups. She is exactly right: link workers are vital. Indeed, a big part of my speech is about them, because it is so important to give them the support they need and thank them for their great work to improve the health of our nation. Demand for GP appointments has...


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