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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, if the Committee will forgive me, slid into an earlier part of the Minister’s response was a reference to some glowing statements about the progress within Rwanda on…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sorry: those were not domestic figures but general violence against women and girls figures.12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sorry—the phrase “for a European world” makes me wonder whether the noble Baroness believes that internationally agreed human rights should apply around the world and not…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, acutely aware of the hour, I will be extremely brief and restrain myself. I offer Green support for Amendments 9, 10 and 13 and I will simply say about Amendment 9—I…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise with some hesitancy, in the middle of a rather technical debate, but I would like to make a couple of points on this group. The Committee has already heard from…12 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened as we all have to many brave and important speeches today, so I join in humbly to offer my strongest possible support for the directions and intention of…09 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hussein-Ece. A stock-take: more than 27,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. Many hundreds of those have been killed since the…08 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths. Like him, I find myself largely in agreement with many of the contributions from the Conservative Benches,…08 Feb 2024HANSARDBuy Now, Pay Later: RegulationMy Lords, a study last year by the Centre for Financial Capability found that a quarter of buy now, pay later users had been hit by late payment fees. That figure rose to 34% for…07 Feb 2024HANSARDElectoral Commission Strategy and Policy StatementMy Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to briefly follow the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, and that extremely powerful and important speech. It is important in this debate that the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly on Amendment 133 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, to which the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and I have attached our…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThis is of great concern to many consumer groups, so it is important to publish and make it publicly available so that people are able to examine, think about and get legal advice…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateI begin by referring to the first sentence of this Statement: “Freedom of navigation has been a cornerstone of civilisation since time immemorial”. This is a principle that was…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateMy Lords, given that the Statement refers to the £88 million in humanitarian support provided to the people of Yemen this year, it is a bit of a pity that the noble Lord, Lord…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will make two extremely brief points. First, I will address Amendments 80 and 107, affecting individuals facing domestic abuse who have an immigration status of “no…05 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the powerful contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, and join the universal thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for securing this…01 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive FormationI rise to reflect the views of the Green Party in Northern Ireland and join everyone here in welcoming the end of limbo, but I stress that a return to the current form of devolved…01 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes; I agree with the intent if not exactly the detail of his amendment—I will come back to that. It is also a great…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I want to pick up the point made by the Minister about victim services going into the code rather than into the Bill. I feel I should apologise that although I have…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down, I come back to his response to Amendment 109 about not meeting our net-zero targets. I can probably paraphrase what he said as, “It’s all…31 Jan 2024