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Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) We talk about universal rights. - Speech Link
2: Lord Houghton of Richmond (XB - Life peer) I credit the Government with some very good strategic thinking about the world. - Speech Link
3: Lord Adonis (Lab - Life peer) If that is the Ukrainian assessment, there is no reason why we should defy it. - Speech Link
4: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) credit and charitable support. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Tue 14 Nov 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Butler of Brockwell (XB - Life peer) I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Foster, its indefatigable chairman, who can take a lot of the credit - Speech Link
2: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) the mounting evidence contradicting its sums shows why the Chancellor should announce an independent assessment - Speech Link
3: Baroness Morgan of Huyton (Lab - Life peer) pharma and biotech beyond the golden triangle, increasing, as we heard earlier, in the north-east; and a universal - Speech Link
4: Viscount Hanworth (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) The newcleo reactor, which can be described as a lead-cooled fast reactor, has this capability. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Mon 13 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sheehan (LD - Life peer) What assessment have the Government made of our requirements for oil and gas in 2050? - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bshp - Bishops) The implementation of the two-child limit, the benefit cap and low levels of universal credit continue - Speech Link
3: Lord Ravensdale (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The UK is uniquely placed to develop a capability that can meet our fuel needs as well as those of other - Speech Link
4: Lord Desai (XB - Life peer) credit—you want to increase universal credit by £1? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 13 Nov 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) The work capability assessment is a functional assessment based on how a person’s condition affects them - Speech Link
2: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) I am not in a position to set out the outcome of recent work capability assessment consultation, but - Speech Link
3: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) capability assessment consultation. - Speech Link
4: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) We have gone out to consultation on the work capability assessment. - Speech Link
5: Mims Davies (Con - Mid Sussex) The DWP continues to work to identify universal credit claimants who are members of the armed forces - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Building an NHS Fit for the Future - Mon 13 Nov 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Caroline Dinenage (Con - Gosport) The Committee’s work in this area, alongside the work of the all-party parliamentary group on acquired - Speech Link
2: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South) mental healthcare is vital to the creation of a healthy society.Let me take this opportunity to give credit - Speech Link
3: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) Our top priority will be to ensure that everyone who can work does work. - Speech Link
4: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Of course, we have just concluded our work capability assessment consultation, in which we are looking - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Thu 09 Nov 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) That is why we have launched a consultation to change the work capacity assessment to come into force - Speech Link
2: Lord Allan of Hallam (LD - Life peer) We gave them credit and thanks for it then and should continue to reiterate that today. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Donaghy (Lab - Life peer) A universal fracture liaison service would reduce re-fracture levels by up to 40% and improve the chances - Speech Link
4: Baroness Blower (Lab - Life peer) A key way to improve children’s capacity to learn would be to legislate for universal free school meals - Speech Link
5: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The Centre for Financial Capability has made the same points in its report this month on financial literacy - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity - Wed 08 Nov 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) capability assessment. - Speech Link
2: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) credit to see people through. - Speech Link
3: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab - Lewisham, Deptford) Its most significant proposal is the scrapping of the work capability assessments, which has left many - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
2nd reading - Mon 23 Oct 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) For those on universal credit and housing benefit, the problem is that the local housing allowance does - Speech Link
2: Craig Whittaker (Con - Calder Valley) Also, any outstanding universal credit payments that the tenant is due to receive are not to be included - Speech Link
3: Robert Syms (Con - Poole) Have the Government done a proper assessment? Are we confident that the system will work? - Speech Link
4: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) While there are some protections for universal credit payments, there are no protections where the arrears - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Mon 23 Oct 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: None The Government undertake robust impact assessment processes when introducing any new policy. - Speech Link
2: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) To help parents on universal credit who are moving into work or increasing their hours, the Government - Speech Link
3: None I recognise and respect the long-standing work the noble Lord has put into this area. - Speech Link
4: None another boost to resources, we are also undertaking a programme, with funding, to build capacity and capability - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ukraine - Thu 21 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) In its latest joint assessment, the World Bank calculated its total recovery and reconstruction needs - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (LAB - Life peer) approach were taken, it could send an even stronger message to Putin that this support is unwavering and universal - Speech Link
3: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB - Life peer) fundamentals remain as true today as they were then, and the Government and opposition parties deserve credit - Speech Link
4: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (LAB - Life peer) The assessment and independent reviewing of those trials are also important—having a presence in the - Speech Link
5: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LDEM - Life peer) Public opinion polls matter, and I therefore ask what assessment the Government have made of support - Speech Link