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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
Social Housing

"My Lords, will the Minister accept that the Government’s commitment to raising standards in education rings hollow when so many families with small children live in temporary accommodation? I refer to my own experience as chair of education in Lancashire. These children cannot settle and have the good early years …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
Brexit: Food Prices

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
Brexit: Food Prices

"My Lords, will the Minister accept that his words stating that the Government are aware of the impact of rising food prices on the poorest people in the country have a hollow ring? To be aware of the problem and pursue policies that worsen the situation is a very evil …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Nov 2017
Road Safety: Hand-held Devices

"My Lords, will the Minister join me in condemning local Conservative associations such as Kensington and Chelsea, which has written to ask me to sign a petition condemning the attempt of the police authority to live within its budget by reducing a service to local people? Does she agree that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Deaths in Police Custody

"My Lords, will the Minister please confirm that, when there are incidents involving public services, people are expected to be open and honest? Often, throughout this system people are told by insurers, “You may not say anything now”. Will the Government look carefully at where the insurance industry, by stopping …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Oct 2017
Disabled Children: Online and Verbal Abuse

"My Lords, does the Minister share my disgust that many police services are now categorising what they believe to be the most important crimes to pursue, and that among those being put lower down are hate crime investigations? It is no good having things on Twitter, Facebook and the Government’s …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
Islamophobia

"My Lords, will the Minister give the House an undertaking that, given some statements by police authorities that they are unable to cover the following-up of hate crimes because of cuts in their staffing levels and budgets, the Government will act immediately to ensure that police budgets are made up …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Sep 2017
Roads: Congestion

"My Lords, would the Minister care to reply to the question put by my noble friend Lord Rosser? If he is unable to do so now, will he please write to him with a proper answer and put a copy of it in the Library?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Jul 2017
Free Childcare Hours

"My Lords, will the Minister, who often repeats his acclaim for high-quality education, encourage his colleagues in the Government to stop using “childcare” as an alternative expression for “nursery and early childhood education”? It is not the same. The experience is that good-quality nursery education provides a much better start …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jul 2017
Schools Update

"My Lords, the answer from the Minister to the question about whether local authorities will get more money for embarking on this project was, in short, no. They will not get more money but will have to find the money though doing things more efficiently, according to the Minister. Will …..."
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