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HANSARDInternational 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 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, in one of the reports to which the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, referred, the Women and Equalities Committee in the other place recommends “a Gender Beneficiary…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for tabling the amendment, to which I was delighted to attach my name. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I beg to move my Amendment 123 and speak also to Amendment 124. They are quite large amendments, and I would say significant proposals, and I have cut down what I shall…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, not just because she highlighted the role of the Greens in pushing country-by-country reporting at the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond. He is, without a doubt, the House’s expert, and indeed enthusiast, on all these issues. In this large…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 108, 109 and 110 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Hodgson Ashley Abbotts and Lord Knight of Weymouth. I broadly agree with…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. He focused on the positive impacts of the financial sector and, when he came to addressing negative impacts, he talked a lot about…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and to agree with her. The point she made—that competition can be a security issue as well as a trust…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I will not ask the Minister whether he has read Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez—or the medical chapter at least—but, if he has not, I would recommend it. One of…09 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Democracy MovementMy Lords, I declare my position as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. The noble Lord, Lord Carrington, just referred to business leaders. My question…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I was very pleased to be able to attach my name to Amendments 10, 68 and 69 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, also signed by the noble…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I speak against Amendment 2 as I did against the comparable amendment in Committee. I also express my opposition to the inclusion of alienating behaviour in the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDAnti-slavery Projects: CommonwealthMy Lords, I go to the typically excellent House of Lords Library briefing for the estimate that 40% of the total number of victims of modern slavery live in the Commonwealth. Not…04 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, I am indeed here. I have one minute and two points. First, on recruitment and training, the World Health Organization reports that there are 28 million nurses worldwide…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and I very much agree with his view on freeports. These are entirely the wrong direction of travel, opening up…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, particularly those who have supported Amendment 55. I particularly thank the right reverend Prelate the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 55, which appears in my name and has attracted the most welcome support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans. I thank all noble…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill03 Mar 2021