Baroness Twycross: I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this important debate on the recent report from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett, for the first module of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, which examines the resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom from 2009 to early 2020. As the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, said, the National Covid Memorial Wall sits just over...
Stephen Kinnock: I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this debate on this critical issue. As she rightly stated, it touches the lives of millions of people across our country, and I agree that it requires our full attention. I want to start by paying tribute to our unpaid carers and young carers, who play such an important role in our communities. They give so much to...
Stephen Kinnock: I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this debate on this critical issue. As she rightly stated, it touches the lives of millions of people across our country, and I agree that it requires our full attention. I want to start by paying tribute to our unpaid carers and young carers, who play such an important role in our communities. They give so much to...
Lisa Smart: I rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Hazel Grove constituency. It relates to the proposed closure of High Line post office. I should also mention the related petition with over 600 signatures collected by the staff from the post office—Anita, Natalie and Georgia—and the online petition on my website, which has over 800 signatures. The petitioners request that the...
Lisa Smart: I rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Hazel Grove constituency. It relates to the proposed closure of High Line post office. I should also mention the related petition with over 600 signatures collected by the staff from the post office—Anita, Natalie and Georgia—and the online petition on my website, which has over 800 signatures. The petitioners request that the...
Helen Whately: .... I have heard the arguments of Government Members and the Secretary of State in support of the Bill, but I remain unconvinced and unreassured. We agree that rail needs reform, but we disagree on how to do that. I thought we agreed that passengers were the priority, but it seems that we disagree on that too, because Government Members have just voted against a simple amendment that would...
Helen Whately: .... I have heard the arguments of Government Members and the Secretary of State in support of the Bill, but I remain unconvinced and unreassured. We agree that rail needs reform, but we disagree on how to do that. I thought we agreed that passengers were the priority, but it seems that we disagree on that too, because Government Members have just voted against a simple amendment that would...
Simon Lightwood: ...and smoothly despite the challenging timescales and circumstances, which have included financial failure and poor operator performance. We have also made it clear that we will transfer services on a phased basis as existing contracts expire over the next few years. This is a measured, responsible approach that will further de-risk the process. The Bill does not alter the ORR’s role in...
Simon Lightwood: ...and smoothly despite the challenging timescales and circumstances, which have included financial failure and poor operator performance. We have also made it clear that we will transfer services on a phased basis as existing contracts expire over the next few years. This is a measured, responsible approach that will further de-risk the process. The Bill does not alter the ORR’s role in...
Mary Creagh: What a pleasure it is to be back and serving under your esteemed chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank all honourable colleagues for their kind words on my return to the House after my short enforced sabbatical. Can I say how thrilled I am to respond to this debate? As an Environment Minister, I know that everyone’s environment starts outside their own front door. It is clear from the passion in...
Jenny Gilruth: I am pleased to update Parliament on the Scottish Government’s new guidance on mobile phones in schools and on our joint action plan on relationships and behaviour in schools with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. I know that the topic is of great interest to colleagues from across the chamber and to their constituents. When we debated the topic back in March, I said...
the Bishop of Southwark: ...them to justice. I also applaud the strong and positive signal that this sends: protest cannot extend to violence and abuse. I am grateful that Members of the House have spoken so powerfully on the evil of anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and racist incidents, which the Minister rightly addressed as criminality. In addition to the measures announced, are His Majesty’s Government seeking to...
Fiona Hyslop: ...to make this statement. Unfortunately, the pre-election restrictions for the United Kingdom Government election meant that this was the earliest opportunity for me to address members in the chamber on these important issues, and there have been significant developments over the summer period. The update covers a wide range of issues relating to the support for, and provision of,...
Catherine McKinnell: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) on securing a debate on this incredibly important subject. She is right—three such debates are scheduled for this week, which shows how important and pressing the matter is. The hon. Lady has a keen interest in special educational needs and disabilities,...
Jenni Minto: I am pleased to have the opportunity to provide a further update in person to the Parliament on this work. I will start by speaking directly to trans and non-binary young people in Scotland. I know that waiting times to access the specialist services that provide support for gender dysphoria, alongside the on-going changes to how those services are provided, are worrying for you...
the Bishop of Gloucester: ...been said, the illegal settler outposts, including the abhorrent attack and subsequent dispossession of the Kissieh family of Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem. Will the Government take action on this as well as on the issue of arms licences?
Baroness Chapman of Darlington: My Lords, the Answer is as follows: “I am grateful to the right honourable Member for asking his Urgent Question on a matter that is so critical. As the House is well aware, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a significant threat to Euro-Atlantic security and has struck at the heart of the international rules-based system on which our security and prosperity depend. UK support for...
A Bill to make provision for a statutory objective requiring public bodies to contribute to delivery of targets set under the Environment Act 2021 and Climate Change Act 2008; to place a duty on public bodies to meet this objective in the exercise of their functions; and for connected purposes. The Bill was introduced by Lord Krebs, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on complications from abortions in England; and for connected purposes. The Bill was introduced by Lord Moylan, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Richard Foord: ...able to broker a deal and get a compromise. When we are dealing with absolutes such as international justice and the crime of aggression, there is no room for that sort of grubby compromise, because on the line are the deaths of the 11,000 civilians that we have heard about this afternoon. The hon. Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns) talked about the rewriting of history by...
