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HANSARDMethane EmissionsMy Lords, the announcement that every council will implement domestic food waste collections by 2025 is, of course, welcome, but it will not end the landfilling of other organic…22 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill’s commitment to protecting children online, yet, like many noble Lords, I fear that it is not yet robust enough. I am extremely concerned about the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, the key focus for UK international development policy and aid spend should be tackling poverty, accelerating sustainable development in developing countries and tackling…15 Dec 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, the Government also entered into a reservation in respect of forced abortion and sterilisation. Can my noble friend the Minister explain why?01 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Women’s SportsMy Lords, like every other noble Lord, I express my pride in both the Lionesses and England’s women, who put in such a gutsy performance in the world championship, losing by such…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, only a matter of months ago, the Prime Minister said: “There is one ‘first’ that is still long overdue and that is the moment when—for the first time—we finally achieve…21 Jul 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Gale, for facilitating this debate, for the breadth of the title of the debate, and that she has laid the foundation for…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHealth Improvement and Food ProductionMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for procuring today’s debate. She and I have long been two of a handful of parliamentarians who have taken an interest in obesity,…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHousehold Waste RecyclingMy Lords, it is estimated that 7 million tonnes of food is discarded from the home every year, nearly half of which is edible, at a cost of about £700 per average family per year.…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleMy Lords, a couple of years ago, the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, and I were on the Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Select Committee and we took evidence from the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, how will the Government harness the expertise of international medical professionals within the SRHR programmes?28 Feb 2022HANSARDState Pension AgeMy Lords, women are disproportionately affected by pensioner poverty. What are the Government doing to support and help them?18 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too shall make a very brief intervention, in agreement with my noble friend Lady Stowell. I have some concerns that this is not the way to solve the problem of…17 Jan 2022HANSARDFreedom of SpeechMy Lords, the past year or so has seen a troubling increase in intolerance and the so-called cancel culture. Many of us have been, at best, naive about what is happening at…10 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, 63% of people in England live with obesity or are overweight. At last obesity is recognised as a significant health challenge that needs to be addressed. The figures are…07 Dec 2021HANSARDGender Pay GapMy Lords, I take this opportunity to wish the Minister a very happy birthday.23 Nov 2021HANSARDGender Pay GapGuidance from the Government Equalities Office states that employers reporting on the gender pay gap should record their employees’ gender identity, not their biological sex. Some…23 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy ReportMy Lords, more than half the calories the average person in the UK eats come from ultra-processed foods. Recent research has linked these foods to early death, poor health, weight…17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessor Kathleen Stock: ResignationMy Lords, much of the public discourse around Kathleen Stock’s case has focused on free speech and her right to express her views. Not enough has been said about what those views…16 Nov 2021HANSARDEducation: Teacher DeparturesMy Lords, is my noble friend confident that the Government have in place the right incentives and programmes to attract—and for that matter retain—the best teachers for the next…03 Nov 2021