"My Lords, given the announcement in the comprehensive spending review of £39 billion in grant funding to boost social and affordable housing, can my noble friend the Minister assure me that all councils will be required to ensure that all new housing stock is built to meet the highest standards …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that introducing digital identity cards could make a real difference to tackling illegal working? This is very often connected with human trafficking and even modern slavery. Can she assure me that the Government are looking seriously at this and that work …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, would my noble friend the Minister also consider assessing productivity gains from basing civil servants in the regions rather than in London? In my view, as an ex-regional Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, that would be an effective way of ensuring that the Government were focused on …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister mentioned research. Is she aware that the White Rose Cancer Report from Yorkshire Cancer Research showed big regional inequalities in diagnosis and research investment? Can she confirm that the national cancer plan will look at the recommendations from that report and at how …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that because the ECHR is committed to upholding the right to free and fair elections, those who advocate leaving the convention should understand that it would send a strong negative signal about the UK’s commitment to strengthening democracy and would undermine …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, noble Lords have referred to intelligence sharing and co-operation between government departments, but many aspects of the resilience plan will rely on international co-operation. Certainly, for example, on cyber intelligence sharing. At the annual meeting of the OSCE last week, there was wide discussion on how to make …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, in the foreword to the strategy, the Prime Minister talked about strength on the international stage, which other noble Lords have raised. I make a plea to my noble friend that, as well as their strong support for NATO set out in the document, the Government should be …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, what discussions are being held with private sector care companies to require them, in exchange for the often considerable amount of money they receive from the public purse, to work with education institutions to provide high-quality training for social care staff in their local area?..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Booth, on securing this debate, on his very personal account of what he went through and on sharing with us his experiences and what we can learn from them.