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HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a recent former trustee of UNICEF UK. I start by congratulating the noble Baroness,…14 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportMy Lords, on Tuesday, we marked the sad milestone of the anniversary of the first lockdown by remembering all those who have died from Covid in the United Kingdom. We know that…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic and the Coronavirus Act 2020My Lords, I start by thanking the experts in the broadcasting unit for getting us up and running again after that technical problem. They do a wonderful, but invisible, job and I…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic and the Coronavirus Act 2020That this House expresses its sorrow at the 126,000 deaths in the UK caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; regrets that Her Majesty’s Government failed to learn the lessons from the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, from these Benches I also thank the noble Lord for the Statement given in the Commons last Thursday and thank and congratulate everyone involved in the creation and…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021My Lords, from these Benches I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, on her maiden speech and welcome her to this House. Once again, we are debating these measures, which…22 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 73, to which my name is added. I also support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Strasburger. I too extend my deepest…15 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am sorry, it muted itself. I have not quite finished. My noble friend Lord McNally spoke of the Corston review and how progress is slow. Covid has raced through our prisons and…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I declare my interest as a recent trustee of UNICEF. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, I also made my maiden speech in this debate 10 years ago. She and I have had…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsMy Lords, the inevitable public inquiry will eventually set out the truth of what has happened with contracts during the Covid pandemic. In the meantime, given that the Urgent…11 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayMy Lords, last year, at the height of the first lockdown, we on these Benches argued that all NHS and social care staff should receive a one-off payment from the Government as…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, the warm words in this Statement regarding women’s health inequalities are certainly a start, but there is so much to do. Many of us in your Lordships’ House have been…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Health Organization: PandemicsMy Lords, the World Health Organization recommends regular handwashing as a critical preventive measure against Covid-19, but 3 billion people worldwide lack access to soap and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, for tabling these amendments, and am grateful for the earlier work done by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. I will…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group seek once again to put parental alienation both in capitals and in the Bill. The noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, has again outlined her reasons…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Burt and the noble Baronesses, Lady Newlove, Lady Meacher and Lady Watkins, for their careful and thoughtful introduction to, and support…08 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, the Government must tackle the long-term underlying problems of training clinical and associated healthcare staff in a sustained and future-proofed way. We had serious…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, from these Benches we, too, congratulate everyone involved in the vaccination process, including our brilliant teams of scientists, both in this country and abroad, who…04 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, here we are again, discussing legislation that was presented to Parliament on 28 January and came into force the following day. Only a month later are we now debating…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid Contracts: Judicial ReviewMy Lords, the Prime Minister said last Monday in the House of Commons that “the contracts are there on the record for everybody to see.”—[ Official Report , Commons, 22/2/21; col…01 Mar 2021