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HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, everyone in your Lordships’ House will feel revulsion at the news coming out of Ukraine that sexual violence and rape are yet again being used as a weapon of war. This…01 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, for so ably and comprehensively introducing this Bill today in your Lordships’ House. It is hugely welcome and I warmly welcome it. I…01 Apr 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, the Minister just mentioned the rise in female self-harm in the prison estate. The figure I saw for up to October last year was a 47% rise in self-harm among women and a…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools: Extremism and IntoleranceMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that what was subsequently uncovered by several Ofsted reports, two separate inquiries by the Department for Education, Birmingham council and…28 Mar 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, could I ask the Minister about the increase in predatory marriages, whereby fraudsters target elderly people, usually with dementia, in order to swindle them out of…02 Feb 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Human RightsMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Purvis asked specifically about Yemen and Saudi involvement, but I did not hear a clear response on that. Could the Minister comment on the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentMy Lords, is it not the case that the NHS should never have got into a situation where we are so dependent on international staff from developing countries? Can he confirm whether…27 Jan 2022HANSARDRape TrialsMy Lords, the End Violence Against Women Coalition reported that, as a result of funding cuts in recent years, two-fifths of police forces in England and Wales no longer have a…25 Jan 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I think I am the only member of the Conduct Committee in the Chamber, so may I say that this is the first I have heard of this and express my disappointment. I support…19 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationMy Lords, 75% of children’s residential care homes are run by private firms, making huge profits, and the average placement now is around £4,000 a week. In spite of this, many…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeIs the Minister satisfied with the take-up of DSA, particularly by students who have hidden disabilities? A report I saw recently—it was a few years ago—indicated that around 60%…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyMy Lords, we were all terribly shocked as we heard about the appalling murder of Sarah Everard and there has been a greater emphasis and scrutiny on the embedded epidemic of…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSMy Lords, we heard earlier that HIV/AIDS has always been perceived as a gay problem, which is of course a fallacy; it is also perceived as something that young people are more…01 Dec 2021HANSARDOffenders: Pregnant WomenI thank the Minister for the positive response the Government have given to the ombudsman’s report on this shocking case, in which a troubled teenager who was on a local authority…17 Nov 2021HANSARDOffenders: Pregnant WomenTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s Independent investigation into the death of Baby A at HMP Bronzefield on 27 September 2019 ,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDIslamophobiaMy Lords, the Minister has acknowledged that the Home Office’s own figures show that 45% of all recent recorded religious hate crimes in England and Wales targeted British…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceMy Lords, following the terrible, tragic murder of Sarah Everard and all the revelations that followed after the conviction of Wayne Couzens, it became very clear that there needs…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Plan BMy Lords, we know there are government advisers who are advising the Government to implement plan B. Can the Minister say which ones are advising the Government not to implement…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, more than a million children have been affected by the Government’s two-child benefit cap limit during the pandemic. Does the noble Baroness appreciate that the level of…12 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, my experience over many years has been in dealing with the human cost of wars: in supporting and helping refugees, those who have fled conflict and oppression,…18 Aug 2021