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HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate following the clear and informative introduction from the noble Baroness, Lady Blower, and the noble Lord, Lord Young of…19 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy Lords, this week I had great pleasure in joining Mary Robinson, chair of The Elders, and Nick Merriman of the Horniman Museum, at an event with the UK Committee of the…19 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for this Motion, but I begin my two minutes by regretting that it is only a Motion to Regret. This House should be acting like an…18 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Greaves. His metaphor is tragically apt. I join others in welcoming the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, to the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-MaktoumMy Lords, building on the questions of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and the noble Lord, Lord Collins, I refer to the 80% of the UAE population who are low-paid migrant…17 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I can only begin speaking on this amendment by taking a moment to think of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings and their families. It is very early to understand…17 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. I shall speak briefly to this group because my focus is solely on the final provision, which is that Clause…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and for pointing out how the Committee has taken a neatly circular route, almost like a circular economy, in getting back to more…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, we started this day, the final day of Committee on the National Security and Investment Bill, with an advantage that we have not previously enjoyed: access, finally, to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have attached my name to Amendment 82 in this group, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, and signed by the noble Lord, Lord Fox. It is perhaps…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, outlined very clearly what this group is about. She may not be entirely surprised that I am coming from the opposite angle, although we…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, as we approached the start of Report, I looked at the progress made in the Government adopting a significant numbers of amendments proposed in Committee and at the…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, who added powerful examples to the already clear and strong examples from the noble Baroness,…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer and everyone who has participated in this debate. I share the feeling of the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, about the need to draw a very…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and to build on her points. In the hugely powerful debate on the previous amendment, the noble Baroness, Lady…15 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementI declare my position as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I welcome our tranche of maiden speakers and start with three other welcomes. First, my noble friend…12 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I gave the Minister advance notice that I will speak about the need for a feminist UK foreign policy. She may be expecting me to major on the cutting of foreign aid…11 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Population GrowthMy Lords, I have to agree with and commend the Minister’s comments just now. However, given the announcement from the Biden Administration that their intention is to protect and…11 Mar 2021