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HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Protection of VictimsMy Lords, I would like to press the Minister a bit further on the issue of children witnessing domestic abuse in the home. Women’s Aid has some stark figures: 53% said their…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, the Covid pandemic has disproportionately impacted women. The Women’s Budget Group found that women are twice as likely to be key workers. It said that 77% of high-risk…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: BAME CommunitiesMy Lords, there is overwhelming evidence that black and minority-ethnic communities have borne the brunt of this pandemic, facing a disproportionate fatality rate and now being…12 Oct 2020HANSARDAsylum: British Overseas Territories and FerriesThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said it is not party to any UK Government discussions on offshoring asylum seekers or housing them on ships or far-flung…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in the past week, over 700 schools have reported Covid cases among teachers and pupils, but getting a test is difficult for many. I declare an interest: my seven…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe lockdown has impacted disproportionately on migrant women trapped in abusive relationships with little financial help from the state, or entitlement to such help. Are…24 Jul 2020HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityMy Lords, while reflecting diversity in medical training and learning is critical, needed alongside that is a change in the culture in the NHS. Evidence shows that racism,…14 Jul 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Autumn OpeningThis week the Children’s Commissioner reported that some 120,000 vulnerable teenagers are at risk of never returning to full-time education. She calls them the lost generation.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness because I know that she is very sympathetic to these matters. Does she agree with me that the Government, in particular the Home…24 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives Matter: ProtestsMy Lords, it is ironic that the removal last week of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston has provided more information about Britain’s role in the Atlantic slave trade than…15 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives MatterMy Lords, the brutal killing of George Floyd resonated with millions in the UK and around the world. Do the Government understand that black, Asian and minority-ethnic people…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, the Minister said that the review of disparities in Covid had revealed what we already knew: that those most at risk include minority communities, particularly BAME…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffMy Lords, this pandemic must be a wake-up call for us all. The Government’s review is not sufficient. BAME people make up 72% of NHS and social care staff and are 4.2 times more…19 May 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThere are two things: the French Government paying for hotel rooms so that they become available, and the pop-up counselling centres in supermarkets.29 Apr 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThere is clearly a lack of capacity in refuges for women fleeing abuse. Will the Government take a serious look at what the French Government announced in March—that they would…29 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I too support the amendments in this group and the spirit in which they have been put forward. Many of us will have received briefings from various charities and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDGender Pay GapMy Lords, in October 2018 the then Prime Minister launched a series of measures to tackle the barriers facing ethnic minorities, including ethnic-minority women, in the workplace:…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle radicalisation in prisons in England and Wales.03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationI am grateful for the Minister’s reply, but there is increasing evidence that our overcrowded and understaffed prison system is failing to rehabilitate and deradicalise prisoners…03 Mar 2020HANSARDIslamophobiaMy Lords, at a time when anti-Muslim and Islamophobic hate crime has spiked by over 500%, and given that the APPG definition was arrived at after widespread consultation with…13 Feb 2020