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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Jun 2020
Covid-19: Child Poverty

"My Lords, others have referred to the troubling consequence of child poverty on children’s diets. The Minister says nothing more can be done, but the free school meal vouchers system ends in July, whereas the prolonged lockdown is now turning into the prolonged holiday. We need provision of free school …..."
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Written Question
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Wednesday 20th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for future relationships post-Brexit between (1) UK public agencies, and (2) UK industry, and the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work.

Answered by Baroness Buscombe

No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's agencies and bodies after leaving the EU. We are seeking a deep and special partnership with the European Union. Our relationship with the European Union's agencies and bodies, including the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, will be evaluated on this basis upon exit.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Poverty

"My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and the House because I had to dash to get here from chairing a Select Committee upstairs and I left my notes upstairs. I am by no means as good an extemporary speaker as the noble Lord, who did have …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2014
Pensions Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2014
Pensions Bill

"My Lords, with Clause 24 and Schedule 14 we deal with the impact of the ending of contracting out on existing occupational, or work-based, pension schemes. The impact is pretty severe, being up to 5% of the income of those schemes. The Government have provided some measures in Schedule 14 …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2014
Pensions Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. There is quite a lot in there which has cheered me up slightly—not everything, but bits of it. I am grateful for this update on the LGA position. We will watch this space. I am interested to see that there are other …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 20 Jan 2014
Pensions Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 20 Jan 2014
Pensions Bill

"My Lords, in a Bill of extreme complexity, with a large number of amendments that are equally complex, this must be the simplest amendment on the Marshalled List before the Committee. Therefore, I assume it is one which the Government could easily accept or, alternatively, make a slightly different proposition …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 20 Jan 2014
Pensions Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, at least for his quote from the consultation of the Pensions Regulator, which recognises that growth may well not be considered in the same way by certain non-profit organisations, including charities. However, I find the Minister’s conclusion from that to be slightly …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 13 Jan 2014
Pensions Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving in his opening remarks a reply wider than the amendment before us merits. I have no particular objection to the amendment, in so far as I understand it, but a few issues were raised in the debate last week that …..."
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