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HANSARDCensus (England and Wales) Order 2020My Lords, as the Minister has said, this census is intended to be the most inclusive ever. Question 18 asks: “What is your main language?” But people underreport their use of…12 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceMy Lords, what advice and information on Covid-19 is available in languages other than English, in what format and in which languages? How is it made accessible to people needing…06 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeMy Lords, will the Government consider setting up a dedicated interim hardship fund to provide immediate cash support to people who could be waiting until June for their payments…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People Living in PovertyMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline. One concern is council tax. Even before Covid-19, 30% of callers…30 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote ProceedingsMy Lords, is the Senior Deputy Speaker aware that the Foreign Office language school has used Zoom to deliver its language classes since the lockdown began? As one of its language…21 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, will the Minister tell the House whether specific briefings will be held for the public service interpreters who work in the NHS and whether advice and information to…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceMy Lords, I am relieved by and pleased to hear that Answer, although I find it odd that if residency and nationality for five years are no longer a barrier to security clearance,…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 22 October 2019 (HL19), whether the review of security clearance policies for Afghan…25 Feb 2020HANSARDViolence Against JournalistsMy Lords, does the Minister accept that there is an equally strong case for additional and specific protection for interpreters working alongside journalists, particularly in…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, this is a very slimmed down amendment compared to what we debated in Committee last week. Nevertheless, it provides some degree of certainty that Erasmus would at least…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to Amendment 38. Last week, after the vote in the House of Commons to reject a similar amendment, I was semi-encouraged by the statement issued…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Minister put a lot of emphasis on the Government’s wish to see the offer to students be much broader than just European and to encourage students to go worldwide as well. Does…16 Jan 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee ReportMy Lords, I am sure the report may well be sensitive but, as I understand it from the exchanges in this House yesterday, all the relevant security agencies have already given…05 Nov 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Arms Export LicencesMy Lords, I too warmly welcome today’s Statement. As the noble Earl will know, the report on Yemen by the International Relations Committee of this House, of which I was then a…26 Sept 2019HANSARDBanking: Standards and ReformMy Lords, I too thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans and congratulate him on securing this debate. I declare my interest as president of the Money Advice…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEbola in the Democratic Republic of CongoMy Lords, can the Minister assure the House that all the prevention and treatment programmes funded directly or indirectly by DfID are being delivered not in English and French,…16 Jul 2019HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will modify and expedite the necessary security clearance for Afghan interpreters formerly employed by UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan…17 Jun 2019HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.17 Jun 2019HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceMy Lords, surely the loyalty and trustworthiness of these Afghan interpreters has already been tested beyond doubt. The benefit of relocation to the UK under what I agree is a…17 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, as a member of the International Relations Committee I was privileged to be part of this ambitious inquiry. I pay tribute to the excellent support we had from our clerks…21 May 2019