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Lords Chamber
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
2nd reading: Part 1 - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Caine (CON - Life peer) referred to as the Troubles in Northern Ireland has left a terrible legacy and an indelible mark on society - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (LAB - Life peer) information recovery … is human rights compliant; and is balanced, proportionate, transparent, fair and equitable - Speech Link
3: Lord Eames (CB - Life peer) Society was not ready to look at its legacy. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) It will replace, and perhaps even streamline, the current options of fresh inquests, civil suits and compensation - Speech Link
5: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (CON - Life peer) this new independent commission is to be effective and to have public confidence, we need every single assurance - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Levelling Up Rural Britain - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Selaine Saxby (CON - North Devon) The fabric of our society cannot survive with no one available to work because there is nowhere for them - Speech Link
2: Bernard Jenkin (CON - Harwich and North Essex) see all too clearly how our system of government tends to focus on the problems and needs of urban society - Speech Link
3: Flick Drummond (CON - Meon Valley) I would like to give an assurance to my constituents well before any further move is made to switch off - Speech Link
4: Greg Smith (CON - Buckingham) There was no compensation—nothing whatever. W. G. - Speech Link
5: Simon Hoare (CON - North Dorset) from urban and giving it to rural areas; it was a cri de coeur for potentially more money or a more equitable - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report) - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Gilbert of Panteg (CON - Life peer) recommendation for an Australian-style mandatory bargaining code to ensure that publishers receive fair compensation - Speech Link
2: Viscount Colville of Culross (CB - Excepted Hereditary) imposition of a contract has changed the dynamic in the market enough to bring the platforms to agree an equitable - Speech Link
3: Baroness Featherstone (LDEM - Life peer) It is the foundation of a democratic, open society. - Speech Link
4: Lord Kamall (CON - Life peer) Does it feel like a Big Brother society or is it useful to society? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
Report stage: Part 1 - Mon 18 Jul 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Baker of Dorking (CON - Life peer) They are there for a pay rise for five weeks and compensation for loss of office—a loss of office which - Speech Link
2: Lord Wei (CON - Life peer) This is a teacher saying that a child will not do anything good in their life, basically. - Speech Link
3: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (LAB - Life peer) debate, and I am very grateful for the amendments that have been tabled, which are aimed at providing assurance - Speech Link
4: Baroness Whitaker (LAB - Life peer) We are a diverse society. - Speech Link
5: None on the specific characteristics of their pupils, to ensure that the education delivered will be more equitable - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
2nd reading: Part one - Mon 23 May 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (CON - Life peer) establish their own trusts.To build a genuine level playing field for children, we need to ensure an equitable - Speech Link
2: Lord Storey (LDEM - Life peer) It can also use public money to pay out compensation claims and non-disclosure agreements, all hidden - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops - Bishops) My Lords, I declare my specific interest as chair of the National Society. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GRN - Life peer) As a result, society sees better outcomes from its public services. - Speech Link
5: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops) We note the Government’s assurance to protect governance in MATs, where the majority of schools were - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 18 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (CON - Life peer) Putin’s war challenges us to find a model for international partnerships that is more cogent and more equitable - Speech Link
2: Baroness Blackstone (LAB - Life peer) Of course, any money going into climate finance is extremely welcome, but can the Minister give an assurance - Speech Link
3: Lord Mendelsohn (LAB - Life peer) May I seek the assurance of the Minister that the agreement ensures that our vital security and strategic - Speech Link
4: Lord Sentamu (CB - Life peer) The life cycle of lethal autonomous weapon systems raises outstanding technological concerns. - Speech Link
5: Lord Skidelsky (CB - Life peer) Third is acceptance of the transfer of Crimea to Russia in return for compensation. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Tue 17 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of London (Bishops - Bishops) named in the levelling-up White Paper, meaning that we are at least two generations away from a more equitable - Speech Link
2: Baroness Cumberlege (CON - Life peer) This is not compensation. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (CB - Life peer) However, we need assurance from Her Majesty’s Government that, when the Act is reformed, the rights and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Health and Care Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Mike Penning (CON - Hemel Hempstead) The Minister accepted some of what it said but not in relation to Primodos, especially in the area of compensation - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) Yes; the organisation Right to Life, which is the secretariat to the all-party parliamentary pro-life - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) Friend an assurance that we expect that to be the case. - Speech Link
4: Peter Aldous (CON - Waveney) They are less equitable to those with moderate assets, including those living with dementia and working-age - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Building Safety Bill
Lords Hansard - Part 2 - Tue 29 Mar 2022
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: None Without such an assurance, this Bill simply will not live up to its name. - Speech Link
2: None disincentive to further perpetuation of careless practice and passing the devastating outcomes on to wider society - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) I am very happy to accept the Minister’s assurance on this if we can have a meeting to follow up. - Speech Link
4: Lord Young of Cookham (CON - Life peer) One contributor told us they had invested in flats using compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation - Speech Link
5: None In commercial life there is little or nothing anyone can do to stop aggrieved parties litigating, so - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
Report stage - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB - Life peer) that the determination of age should be conducted in a way that is robust, certain in application, equitable - Speech Link
2: None public authority in connection with an investigation or criminal proceedings;(c) the person is seeking compensation - Speech Link
3: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) This appears to be a form of”backdoor“taxation rather than compensation for negligence.”Through these - Speech Link
4: Lord Sandhurst (CON - Excepted Hereditary) That was a shameful episode; many people suffered badly and we are now paying large sums of compensation - Speech Link