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HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my noble friend Lady Cumberlege’s name on the Order Paper.20 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesIs my noble friend aware that, since 2015, funding for community pharmacies has been cut by around 30% and around 720 pharmacies have closed? Many pharmacies have had to reduce…20 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen, 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.…27 Feb 2023HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.27 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank my noble friend for his Answer, but I am disappointed that he cannot give me specifics on the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme. I gather that there is no application…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeTo ask His Majesty’s Government how many people were evacuated from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in 2022; and how many of these…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I draw the attention of the House to the fact that I co-chair and run the All-Party Parliamentary Group on…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: Girls and WomenMy Lords, widows and women who head households are now confined to their homes because they are unable to go out without a male escort. How can we ensure that aid will reach them,…23 Jan 2023HANSARDUK Aid to AfghanistanMy Lords, now that women are being prevented from working for NGOs, how will we ensure that aid reaches women-headed households, which are the poorest of the poor and now have no…11 Jan 2023HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannay. I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for securing this debate and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords for their contributions and support for today’s Second Reading. So many important points have been raised by noble friends that I do not have time to cover…28 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.28 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to introduce this Private Member’s Bill on women, peace and security. I begin by drawing the attention of the House to my interests in the…28 Oct 2022HANSARDPrimary and Community Care: Improving Patient OutcomesIt is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. Like others, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this debate and introducing it with his usual…08 Sept 2022HANSARDInternational Development Strategy: VolunteeringMy Lords, I think we all recognise the benefits to young people of going abroad in a volunteering capacity, the knowledge they gain of other countries and the richness they bring…12 Jul 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare: Tourist Attractions, Activities and ExperiencesMy Lords, how do we help travel companies identify these tourist attractions where animals are cruelly treated? I suspect some of them are innocently selling these holidays…20 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the steering board for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.08 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hunt. I begin by thanking my noble friend the Minister for introducing the Bill so ably today. I declare an interest: I…06 Jun 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelMy Lords, have the Government considered some of the allied professions, such as chiropractic, osteopathy and physio- therapy, for the treatment of musculoskeletal problems in…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, and how wonderful it is that so many men are speaking in this debate today: I think we have nearly as many men…17 Mar 2022