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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will be brief. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, on the important Amendment 44. I wish to speak in particular to Amendment 15 in this group,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, and to add my name to her important and transformative amendment, alongside the noble Baronesses, Lady…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Redfern. I support the important Amendments 137 and 138, particularly Amendment 137, in the names of the noble…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I wish to support in particular Amendment 154 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Meacher, my noble friend Lady Wilcox of Newport and the right…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the wisdom and experience of my noble friend Lady Armstrong and to be in the company of my noble friend Lord Hunt in adding my name and…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I welcome the work of the Minister in campaigning against domestic violence. While it is understandable that the Government have been distracted this last year, it is…05 Jan 2021HANSARDWar Widows PensionsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the War Widows’ Association.10 Dec 2020HANSARDWar Widows PensionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in resolving the issues faced by those war widows who were required to surrender their War Widows Pension due to…10 Dec 2020HANSARDWar Widows PensionsI thank the noble Baroness for her Answer, but I am very disappointed. I am sure that she herself is tired of having to repeat it. It is shameful that 200 war widows are still…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyMy Lords, non-fatal strangulation is often part of the pattern of abuse leading up to attempts on women’s lives. Can the Minister say whether an amendment to the Domestic Abuse…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, and the noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz, and commend their excellent contributions today. This Bill comes to us with a…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister. While I will support the measure, as I supported my noble friend Lady Thornton, I want to ask the noble Lord a few questions about why we are where…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation of this SI. I want to make a couple of points. The restrictions imposed by this statutory instrument can protect the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, government spokesmen have said all this week that we need to disapply aspects of the withdrawal agreement, which we signed, in case of no deal. However, does the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ AffairsMy Lords, when does the Minister envisage a full service returning to the Veterans UK helpline, which is offering only limited information to veterans over the phone at the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have a couple of questions arising from these regulations. In asking the Minister, I acknowledge the work that he is undertaking personally in these very challenging…03 Sept 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseCan the Minister inform the House of what recent discussions the Government have had with the CPS to prioritise domestic violence cases during the Covid-19 outbreak? Also, the…24 Jul 2020HANSARDStudent LoansMy Lords, it must be reassuring to students that the website that is the subject of this Question has now been amended, but does the Minister accept that, in the wake of the…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Infection RateMy Lords, could early street-level data sharing with local directors of public health be the way forward for local lockdowns in the event of future spikes in infection? Will the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition and Markets AuthorityMy Lords, given the unprecedented pressures on consumers from both Covid-19 and the prospect of leaving EU markets at the end of the transition period, will the Government…25 Jun 2020