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HANSARDVaccinations and Health Screening ServicesMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wyld, because I agree very much with what she…14 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, for people who do not have a conventional CV, the confidence to make an application for a board appointment can itself be a barrier? I…09 May 2019HANSARDSchools: StaffingMy Lords, it is very difficult for those of us who are not experts in the subject to gather from the interchanges that have taken place the actual position of per-pupil funding in…04 Apr 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian situation in the countries affected by Cyclone Idai.28 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiI am grateful for that response and for all that the department has already done, including UK Aid Match, which has helped the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal reach over £21…28 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: HIVMy Lords, as well as the very welcome national strategy that the Minister described, will she accept that this is a global problem? In other parts of the world, progress has not…25 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as laid out in the register. As well as the very welcome efforts being made by DfID, will the Minister confirm that UK agencies are…19 Mar 2019HANSARDYemen: Women and GirlsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the case for urgent humanitarian assistance for women and girls in Yemen was discussed during the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to that…07 Mar 2019HANSARDYemen: Women and GirlsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that response and his recognition of the situation of women in Yemen. I draw the House’s attention to my interests as set out in the register.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I also declare an interest as having been a member of the General Medical Council until that post was taken up by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. Many of the points I…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalCould the noble Lord tell us the difference between the “necessary” legislation and the legislation he has just described as “required”?13 Feb 2019HANSARDLord Speaker: PowersMy Lords, is it not correct that, when the role of Lord Speaker was originally set up, a review after the term of office of the first Lord Speaker was envisaged? That review never…31 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: VaccinesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that pernicious and damaging misinformation about vaccinations not only threatens children’s lives in Europe and America, where there are good…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I apologise to the House for delaying it momentarily on this issue. Would the Chief Whip care to confirm—in case it arises in today’s debates—that the assertion that…24 Jan 2019HANSARDForced Marriages: Repatriation ChargesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reverse the policy of charging the victims of forced marriages the cost of their return to the United Kingdom.09 Jan 2019HANSARDForced Marriages: Repatriation ChargesMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for that Answer. I am very glad that I do not have to berate the Minister—for whom I have the greatest respect—on an issue which, frankly, was a…09 Jan 2019