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HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 and Civil SocietyI thank the Minister for his Answer, but people now accept that civil society has a very important role to play. The location of Madrid was agreed at the last minute, but the fact…15 Jan 2020HANSARDUK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive ProgrammesMy Lords, without good nutrition at key points in a child’s growth, it is impossible for them to develop a healthy immune system, and, nowadays, malnutrition is the number one…13 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren: Rights and Well-beingMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of Feeding Britain. We recently saw new and disturbing academic research. Children in Britain who are on free school meals are…09 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord and his 12 very good and challenging points. I want to make some points about the principles we must abide by if we want to…09 Jan 2020HANSARDExtinction RebellionMy Lords, we invented the combustion engine, but I take the Minister’s point about emissions from China. But this is a climate emergency, as the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, said. Why…31 Oct 2019 Bills sponsored (2)