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HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, as I am sure the Minister is aware, there are a number of Afghans who are on the run from the Taliban, some of them in Pakistan, terrified about being sent back. The…16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a director of a family company that holds a little farmland and has occasionally done small-scale development. I am also the recipient of three…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSyriaI thank the Minister for his response, and I am glad he agrees that it is important that Syria has a pluralistic and inclusive Government. There are indeed many strong women’s…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSyriaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to Syria to support a peaceful transition to inclusive and representative government.06 Feb 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, given that one-third of all new breast cancer cases occur in women over the age of 70, will the Minister consider extending automatic screening for those women? At the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]I would like to say a few words of thanks. First, I thank all noble Lords who spoke in support of this Bill at Second Reading. It had support from all around the House, and I was…13 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.13 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.02 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]Next year is the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the 30th anniversary of the Beijing platform for action. I believe that the Bill is the perfect tool…15 Nov 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate for their excellent contributions. I am so grateful for the strong support from around the House. So many powerful…15 Nov 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to reintroduce this Private Member’s Bill on women, peace and security. I first tabled it in 2022, but sadly it did not have time to progress…15 Nov 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.15 Nov 2024HANSARDInternational EngagementsMy Lords, while we cannot undo the painful wrongs of the past, did the meeting consider the question of slavery that continues today? Is there a move across the Commonwealth to…31 Oct 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, on securing this debate. It is indeed telling that a former Met Police commissioner has chosen to raise this…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my registered interests as co-chair of the All-Party Group on Women, Peace and Security, as a member of the steering board of the Preventing Sexual Violence in…04 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the new Ministers to their roles and congratulate my noble friend Lord Fuller on his maiden speech. I am moved to speak in this debate because, while this…18 Jul 2024HANSARDCoroners (Suspension of Requirement for Jury at Inquest: Coronavirus) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too welcome these regulations. I am very pleased to hear that measures are being taken to try to clear the backlogs and that the bereaved are put at the heart of the…24 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, on his first amendment. I, like the previous two speakers, would ideally have liked to see this in the Bill…08 May 2024