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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, on behalf of my party, all the groups mentioned by the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, and potentially millions of women and girls in this country, I briefly express my…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am very grateful for the Minister’s comments. This is the crux of my confusion: I am not entirely sure why it is necessary for the victim to appear in court. In intimate image…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillOn the various protections already within that original amendment, if it went to court, why would the person who had sent the image get prosecuted if he or she had a good reason…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in this group. However, what I have to say on my own amendments will take up enough time without straying on to the territory of others. I…06 Jul 2023HANSARDUnregistered SchoolsMy Lords, like the noble Baronesses, Lady Blackstone and Lady Whitaker, one of my big concerns about the delay in dealing with these schools is the toll it is taking on the…05 Jul 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, I wonder whether we are not looking at this subject from the wrong end of telescope, because by the time the violence has occurred, in a sense, it is already too late:…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords, while government guidance is very welcome, does the Minister accept that the only way to close the ethnicity pay gap is to make reporting mandatory for businesses and…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDisposable and Reusable NappiesMy Lords, in researching this Question I asked an expert—my daughter, who has four children and has used both types of nappies. In comparing the impact of reusable versus…28 Jun 2023HANSARDInternational Widows DayMy Lords, we know that widows are some of the poorest and least economically empowered people in the world, particularly in developing countries. What effect has the cut in the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Refuge SpacesMy Lords, despite the incredible work that refuges do to keep abused women and children safe from their abusers, they face severe shortfalls in the funding that they need to do…21 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, a grave injustice, which should have been rectified years ago but continues to this day, is the failure to end imprisonment of the nearly 3,000 IPP prisoners. Following…14 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportMy Lords, on a slightly less serious note, the Beatles sang “All You Need Is Love”, but does the Minister agree that while love matters, we need more than that to achieve the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDBaby-changing FacilitiesMy Lords, fathers change babies too, and yet baby-changing facilities are often situated in ladies toilets. Does the Minister think that we should have an inclusive place where…06 Jun 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection Action PlanMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on securing this debate. The Government’s response and action plan are “as shoddy a response as I have ever seen to a Select…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 270 in the name of my noble friend Lady Featherstone, who I regret to tell the House is still indisposed, and to support Amendments 269 and 271…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what proportion of Parole Board recommendations for prisoners to be transferred to open conditions were accepted by the Secretary of State for…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, it is an old saying in Parliament, “Never ask a question of a Minister unless you know the answer already”, and I read with interest the Minister’s response to the noble…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is an honour to follow some very knowledgeable speakers, whose knowledge is much greater than mine. Nevertheless, I feel the importance of this debate above and…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this is my first contribution to the Bill, and I feel I need to apologise in advance for my lack of knowledge and expertise in this whole field. In her initial remarks,…09 May 2023HANSARDHate CrimeMy Lords, we await the Second Reading of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill, a Private Member’s Bill that, if it passes, will create an offence of causing…24 Apr 2023