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HANSARDTurkey: Earthquake ReliefMy Lords, I thank the Minister for giving us an update. He will appreciate that the magnitude of this earthquake is truly devastating and terrifying. Many in the Turkish diaspora…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, I underline what the Minister said: banning women and girls from education and work has no place in Afghanistan or any other Islamic country. It is important that people…26 Jan 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: Girls and WomenMy Lords, I commend the Minister for being personally very committed and active on this issue, but can I probe him a bit further on the ban by the Taliban on women being seen by…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionMy Lords, given that social mobility has been decreasing over several decades now, will the Minister define what the Social Mobility Commission and the new tsar should be doing to…12 Jan 2023HANSARDIran: Execution of ProtestersMy Lords, in response to my noble friend Lord Scriven’s question, the Minister gave a list of very welcome actions taken by the Government, but these executions are happening…12 Dec 2022HANSARDSolihull MurdersMy Lords, police failed repeatedly to come to the rescue of Raneem Oudeh and her mother, despite 10 complaints and six 999 calls, including on the night of their death. We have…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesMy Lords, may I take the noble Baroness back to nutritious school meals? She may be aware of distressing reports of some children turning up to school with empty lunch boxes…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal ServicesMy Lords, the duty of candour has been in place for some years now, but there still seems an ingrained culture of denial and blame deep-rooted within these services. This is the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDMinister for EqualitiesMy Lords, I too checked the Government’s website this morning, after recent events, to check who is responsible for women. I saw that Katherine Fletcher MP is down as the current…20 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseMy Lords, is the Minister aware of the report from the Fawcett Society which estimated that 900,000 women have left the workforce and countless others are reducing their hours and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Energy CostsMy noble friend Lord Scriven asked a specific question on what the Government are doing about pay. The Minister will be aware that there is a crisis in the care sector in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Low Income Families with ChildrenIs the Minister aware that children in lone-parent families are almost twice as likely to be in poverty than children in two-parent families? The evidence is overwhelming, as…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy Lords, what is being done to assist care leavers, who often cannot manage their financial affairs, have missed out on the education that might have been available in schools,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapMy Lords, the Minister said that she wanted women to progress in the workplace, but she must know that one of the biggest inhibitors to women progressing in the workplace is…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy Lords, the Minister mentioned flexibility. We agree that schools should have flexibility to implement support for children with special educational needs. I have frequently…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, there seems to be a lack of transparency about the whole scheme. I ask the Minister, who knows I have enormous respect for her: what criteria were used to select those…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFur: Import and SaleMy Lords, a year ago the Government launched an appeal for evidence to progress the banning of the animal fur trade. A year later, can the Minister say when we will see the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: PensionersMy Lords, is it not the case that the level of state pension in this country, at less than £9,000, is not a sum on which most people can be expected to live? In Germany, the state…26 May 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I also welcome the report and endorse many of the comments we have heard about early intervention and children being listened to, and families as well. I think we are…24 May 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, many years ago when I was a school governor—I declare an interest—I was encouraged by a school in Hackney, a very diverse school in a very diverse borough, which created…28 Apr 2022