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HANSARDDivorce: Financial ProvisionMy Lords, I fear that the noble Baroness, Lady Shackleton, and I were misled when, three years ago, we were guaranteed a review of the financial elements of divorce. Relying on…08 Mar 2023HANSARDDivorce: Financial ProvisionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with their three-year review of the law governing financial provision on divorce since the commitment made by the then…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleMy Lords, what happened to the Government’s national disability strategy, which was declared illegal by the Court of Appeal a while ago? It does not seem to have been renewed.…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, there cannot be anyone in this House who has not been affected by, and thought about, tipping. We all face the question of how much, and whether an amount added…03 Mar 2023HANSARDBritish-Iranian RelationsMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Alton is our moral compass in international affairs, and how fitting is his choice of subject today. This is a regime that has rewarded the attacker…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme BoardMy Lords, I remember when we moved from the old governance system to the new one. Without any disrespect to the Members mentioned today, I am not at all confident that we have the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDGlobal Health PoliciesMy Lords, does the Minister feel at all inhibited in calls for his international leadership by the fact that our own health system is failing in so many ways? In particular, we…30 Jan 2023HANSARDUniversal Credit: Benefit Cap and Two Child LimitMy Lords, research has shown that the majority of children of single parents would be lifted above the poverty line if the absent fathers paid what they owe. For decades, the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, around the world there are over 300—some say thousands—of Holocaust memorials, and in the UK at least six. All the while, anti-Semitism is growing rapidly and fearfully,…19 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, is the Minister fully aware of the damaging effect of data protection law on universities? It has been used, rightly or wrongly, to prevent universities getting in touch…12 Dec 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, clearly, I know next to nothing about construction, albeit that I oversaw from a distance the construction of two new buildings at my college. So to prepare myself for…13 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I declare interests, first as the first holder of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, dealing with student complaints, and secondly as former…28 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is my firm belief that arguments about devolution are being used to disguise the fact that we are actually talking about human rights. The European Court of Human…21 Jun 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: The Impact on Disabled People: Follow-Up Report (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all those who have joined this debate. The absence of certain members of our committee who are disabled is really rather poignant and illustrates just how…21 Jun 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: The Impact on Disabled People: Follow-Up Report (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I have had the privilege of being involved with disabled people’s rights since 2015. I say privilege in a personal sense, because albeit that there are 14.6 million…21 Jun 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: The Impact on Disabled People: Follow-Up Report (Liaison Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Liaison Committee The Equality Act 2010: the impact on disabled people: Follow-up report (2nd Report, Session 2021–22,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDElections: Multiple VotingMy Lords, I feel quite envious when I hear of people who have two votes. By what logic do noble Lords here in the House of Lords have no vote at all?14 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsDoes the Minister agree that a contributing cause of domestic abuse is the teaching of some religions and cultures that women are inferior, and that it is time for us to focus on…08 Jun 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaMy Lords, it is sad but not surprising that the general opinion piles in to find that Israel is guilty before any investigation is carried out. Will the Minister encourage the…17 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the Queen’s Speech quite rightly declared: “Her Majesty’s Government will ensure the constitution is defended.” I do not propose to address the substantive issues that…12 May 2022