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HANSARDColombia: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, during the 2021 protests, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights received over 60 reports of sexual violations allegedly perpetrated by the Colombian police, many in…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages. I am…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I especially offer my thanks to the Minister and warmly welcome his decision to commission a full independent inquiry…12 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I want to draw attention to the damaging and disproportionate impact which some of the measures in the Bill would have on refugee women, particularly those who are…05 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsMy Lords, when Russia annexed Crimea, there were reports that we would have been better able to anticipate and track events if there had been more Russian speakers in the Foreign…08 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, I return to the issue posed by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. The WTO’s waiver—the TRIPS waiver—was activated for antiretroviral drugs at the height of the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s Question refers to people who have applied to the compensation scheme, but what proactive action will the Government take to reach out and contact…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI can answer that only by saying I would have to consult the national register and chartered institute to find out how quickly they respond now and how that compares to the MoJ…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds, the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, and my noble friend Lord Pannick for adding their names…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed reply and all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate and supported the principle, if not every detail, of the amendment.…22 Nov 2021HANSARDInitial Teacher TrainingJust before the noble Baroness sits down, could she undertake to write to me with answers to my questions on bursaries, SKE funding and scholarships for MFL trainees?18 Nov 2021HANSARDInitial Teacher TrainingMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Clancarty is right that the proposed reforms call for a subject-by-subject analysis, as well as looking at the overall context of ITT. I will focus…18 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Food ShortagesMy Lords, will the Minister agree to revisit the list of ODA cuts to NGOs that are running programmes of volunteering within Afghanistan to do with health, education and food…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMy Lords, can the Minister clarify whether Afghan nationals who were employed directly by or under contract to the British Council would qualify under the citizens resettlement…28 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaMy Lords, Latin America accounts for 8.2% of global population but has experienced a disproportionate 20% of Covid infections and a third of global deaths. The response to Covid…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaTo ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.20 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaBefore the noble Lord sits down, will he undertake to write to me with answers to the few questions I asked that he has not been able to cover in his reply?20 Oct 2021HANSARDIranMy Lords, as if the continued detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is not shocking enough, I want to draw attention also to the harassment, death threats, arrests and detention…19 Oct 2021