"My Lords, councils spent £2.8 billion on temporary accommodation last year, while it is estimated that restoring the local housing allowance would cost around £2 billion a year by the end of the decade. Did the Government weigh the cost of the freeze to councils against its savings to DWP?..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, by the Government’s own admission, some 500,000 people will take longer to get indefinite leave to remain. Those are 500,000 people who will be living with uncertainty, in many cases for a very long period: up to 30 years. Can the Minister reassure us that the impact assessment …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, the holiday activities and food programme is a shining example of the approach described by the noble Lord, Lord Addington. It offers a proven way of linking up children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wide range of enriching activities during the school holidays. However, the current eligibility criteria …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, for securing this debate, and it is an honour to follow him. I thank him sincerely for his sustained work over a number of decades to show how medical partnerships with low-income and middle-income countries bring benefits both to those …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, the best causally identified route of the rise of populist parties and extremist groups in this country is poverty, alongside deindustrialisation, austerity and perceived community decline. Does the Minister agree that the duty of a Government to protect their citizens includes protecting them from internal threats as well …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, democracy is of course about a lot more than simply voter participation. What are the Government currently doing to enable civic participation at this time, particularly by minoritised groups, which will aid in safeguarding our democracy?..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for securing this debate. I also express my gratitude to Alan Milburn and his team for firmly putting the number of young people out of education, employment and training on the political agenda. I think there is real …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, I have spoken before in this House about the poverty-shame nexus: the deep relationship between financial hardship and the psychological and social experience of shame. Can the Minister tell us what the Government are doing to address not only material financial hardship through social security but the psychological …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for initiating this debate. It is good to have the opportunity to contribute to thinking about the future affordability and quality of higher education. I do so as the Bishop of Leicester, but also with a close interest …..." Lord Bishop of Leicester - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness very much. I am not used to having quite such a dramatic effect when I speak—I did not realise that what I was saying was quite so inflammatory.