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HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord, Lord Bird, on this excellent and important Bill. I think we all want to support it. I share his experience of living in Notting…13 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I want to comment on the most neglected of all gender human rights issues—that of widows. In spite of the contribution of many people, including in this House—in…10 Mar 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, does the Minister accept that quite a lot of domestic abuse is intergenerational and is unreported, because a mother is very unlikely to report abuse committed by her…09 Mar 2020HANSARDChanging and Toilet Facilities in Public BuildingsMy Lords, a YouGov poll from 2017 found that 59% of women queue for toilets on a regular basis compared with 11% of men. We all know about that, and many studies and…24 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: Social Homes for RentMy Lords, the number of people aged over 65 in the UK—many of whom need and deserve social housing—will rise by over 40%, to more than 16 million, in the next 17 years. The number…11 Feb 2020 Bills sponsored (1)