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HANSARDPrison: Support for Dependent ChildrenTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration and support they give to dependent children when their mothers are given a custodial prison sentence.18 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaMy Lords, Operation Soteria has been widely welcomed and it is positive to see the encouraging outcomes in the pilot areas, as the noble and learned Lord has outlined. But we know…13 Jul 2023HANSARDSupport for Migrant VictimsFor as long as the Government take to come to a view on this, there will be thousands of women—mainly women—living in desperate situations and forced to live with their abusers.…12 Jul 2023HANSARDInternational Widows DayMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, on securing this important debate and on all his work in establishing International Widows Day, drawing attention to it and…06 Jul 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.04 Jul 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillMy 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.…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyTo get back to the Question about the safety of school buildings, can the Minister give an assurance that schools deemed to be at risk have been made safe or at least closed until…20 Jun 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, for introducing this very welcome Private Member’s Bill. It is long overdue. I also welcome the fact that a man is introducing it…16 Jun 2023HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, is the Minister aware of how many GP practices are still insisting on online applications to get an appointment? Many people, such as those with learning disabilities or…12 Jun 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Impact on Low-Income FamiliesI am grateful to the Minister for his reply and that the Government are now seriously looking at this, but we know that inflation in basic foods is running at 19%, the highest…25 May 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Impact on Low-Income FamiliesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in food prices on low-income families.25 May 2023HANSARDUnited Nations Population Fund ReportMy Lords, I declare an interest as the co-chair of the APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive Health. The Minister quite rightly quoted the staggering figure of 44% of…24 May 2023HANSARDSudan: RefugeesMy Lords, we have heard mention of the other countries that are bearing the brunt, such as Chad, which has received around 60,000 refugees, adding to the 600,000 already there.…24 May 2023HANSARDSudan: Civilian PopulationMy Lords, Sudan was already hosting over a million refugees—the second highest refugee population in Africa—before the current conflict. The majority of those were from South…18 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareMy Lords, my noble friend specifically asked a question about safety and e-scooters; I do not think it was dealt with in a way that the House might want. The figures I have are…09 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesMy Lords, is the Minister aware that there seem to be different restrictions in different local authorities before they issue ID cards? I had a message from someone who had been…02 May 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDMy Lords, can I ask the Minister what he is doing, what the Government think and what assessment they have made about postal votes, because they are not monitored in the same way…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDThe noble Lord asked me to write to him because my question was not apparently pertinent to the Question on the Order Paper. Could he confirm that he speaks for the Government?20 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: British Council StaffI thank the Minister for that reply, but is he aware—I am sure that he is—that these British Council teachers, numbering between 100 and 200 by the latest information, were…09 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: British Council StaffTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in helping relocate former British Council staff, living in danger in Afghanistan since 2021, who qualify for the…09 Feb 2023