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HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his tone and approach—03 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeWe have loads of time; it is all going to be okay. I thank the Minister for his approach and response to these questions. It has been 12 months of trying to clarify the code and…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Section 106My Lords, I completely agree that measuring the number of people who are applying to participate in politics is a vital mechanism to enable us to manage that process. Does the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I want to acknowledge and thank the Minister for the introduction of this amendment. It is a vast improvement on the amendment laid in the other place. We discussed it…04 Mar 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a source of pleasure and pride to follow the maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Neate and to welcome her to this House. We have truly just heard a speech of…12 Feb 2026HANSARDSingle-Sex Spaces: EHRC GuidanceMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDSingle-Sex Spaces: EHRC GuidanceThe Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, has said in answering the numerous questions on this topic that the code must be legally robust. In the absence of any significant…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Code of PracticeMy Lords, on a number of occasions in this House the Government have outlined how they are carefully considering the draft code and following proper process. Can the Minister…19 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly in opposition to this amendment, but I will resist the temptation to give a Second Reading speech. My understanding is that it would abolish the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness for her intervention. It is a really important question, and I will try to remember to keep speaking in the third person, because I do want to just…15 Jan 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of PracticeMy Lords, given that equality law operates across the United Kingdom, with devolved dimensions, can the Minister confirm whether the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the Minister on an exceptionally comprehensive introduction to what is, by any measure, a wide-ranging and ambitious Bill. In the time…16 Oct 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Meaning of “Sex”My Lords, I serve on the UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I have not had any dealings with the Commissioner for Human Rights, but is the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool LibrariesMy Lords, does the Minister share the view, consistent with the Government’s wider commitment to freedom of speech, that students should be trusted to engage with challenging…30 Jun 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: DyscalculiaMy Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, for securing this debate and for her relentless efforts to raise awareness and understanding of this most…04 Jun 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010My Lords—19 May 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010My Lords, the Minister will be aware that Sport England is committed to ensuring that LGBT people get as many opportunities and as much support to get active as others, as she has…19 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, it is a genuine honour and privilege to speak today because, as the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, referred to, had Hitler won I doubt very much that I would be here. Over…09 May 2025HANSARDSport: Supreme Court Ruling on Sex and GenderMy Lords, the Minister will be aware, as has already been alluded to, that the Equality Act and the Gender Recognition Act have always allowed trans people to be excluded from…07 May 2025HANSARDNHS: Single-sex Provision for Staff and PatientsMy Lords, is the Minister considering any possible unintended consequences of this guidance? As a lesbian who is frequently told she is in the wrong toilets and who is addressed…08 Jan 2025