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HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyReflecting on an earlier answer from the Minister, I would point out that a French author has published a book called I Hate Men . Far from being condemned, it has received…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCross-Government Policy to Strengthen FamiliesI associate myself with those remarks. If the late and much-missed Lord Sacks were here, he would have spoken out about the huge financial and emotional costs of family breakdown…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingThe Charity Commission has recently investigated charities that glorify terrorists and acts of terror, promote extremist ideologies and incite hatred against minority communities…29 Oct 2020HANSARDHistoric StatuesMy Lords, the wish on the part of some to eradicate our past, in the belief that it is evil, does not justify vandalism. I am dismayed to see re-evaluation, often uninformed, of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHistoric StatuesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future of historic statues in England.19 Oct 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020My Lords, during the debates on the passage of the then Bill, it was acknowledged that the most divisive, bitter, wasteful and expensive element of a divorce is the financial…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I salute my noble friend Lord Alton for bringing the amendment forward in the style to which we have become accustomed, for he has always been a champion not just of the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDIran: UN Arms EmbargoMy Lords, I refer to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. There is no doubt that Iran has not observed it, and the United States has called for snapback sanctions. Will the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, only today we have seen another example of centralised government technology failing: namely, the PHE Excel spreadsheet not counting all the coronavirus statistics. We…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NHS ApplicationDoes the Minister agree that the purpose of tracing is defeated if millions of people cannot download the app because their phones are a few years old, even models as recent as…01 Oct 2020HANSARDChina: Uighur Internment CampsMy Lords, the tragedy of this is that we have seen it before—these steps towards genocide. It is even more tragic that the United Nations is impotent due to the position of China.…23 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Number of MembersIt seems to me that legislation to cap our numbers is being blocked in a way that does us no credit. Will the Minister urge the party groupings each to find a consensual way to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I support everything that the noble Lord, Lord Norton, has said and, therefore, I oppose this amendment, because it is clear to everyone that 800 MPs in this or any…10 Sept 2020HANSARDElectric VehiclesMy Lords, I too have an electric car and have been unable to park in the House of Lords because of bureaucracy and expense that we need to sweep away. In general, as you travel…10 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, because of Covid-19, we are in a different university world from that envisaged in the flurry of recent reports on science funding in our universities. I take this…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, I have been asking the same Question here for 11 years and getting the same response of no progress or promises. Poland is the only country in the EU that has not passed…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards fulfilling their commitments as a party to the Terezin Declaration of 30 June 2009; and what discussions they…27 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I, too, address myself to Amendments 254 and 258 and the issue of slaughter. Across the animal world, killing is done in ways that we do not like to think about. These…23 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: RelocationDoes the Minister agree that the proposed move would be a constitutional emasculation and a gesture of disrespect, and would work only if the Commons moved as well? In terms of…14 Jul 2020HANSARDFood: Chicken and BeefDoes the Minister agree that we need to push back against EU propaganda designed to frustrate our deal with the USA? The global food security index 2020, which is based on…07 Jul 2020