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HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: Gender-based ViolenceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that as well as providing services, sexual and reproductive health programmes are also important in empowering women to be more comfortable about…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Wheeler has done us a great service in calling for and introducing this debate and I thank her. Today, I will talk about vulnerable children and…23 Apr 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for introducing this Bill with such vigour. It is most welcome. I think it has shortcomings, but we can debate and overcome them. What…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Morris for initiating this debate and for covering important issues with her usual expertise and dedication. It is a pleasure to see the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAdoption Support FundMy Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Russell, has obtained this debate and has set it out so admirably. I shall not repeat his well-made points and so I shall speak…13 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren: Rights and Well-beingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which I find worthy but somewhat incomplete. Is he aware that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which the UK ratified in…09 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall speak today about the importance of support for the mental health of children: that is, those aged up to 18, and for their parents. I shall focus in particular…09 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren: Rights and Well-beingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, following their ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, what plans they have to promote children’s rights and well-being…09 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren in Public Care: Unregistered AccommodationMy Lords, is the Minister aware of a recent UNICEF report on developed countries which places the UK 16th out of 21 in relation to the well-being of children? Children in care are…04 Nov 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, children and health have been mentioned in some very eloquent speeches already. I want to talk about young people’s health, particularly early inequalities in health due…22 Oct 2019HANSARDCouncil of Europe: House of Lords Members’ ContributionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, for initiating this debate. I hope that at some point we will have a much longer one, as this is an important issue for the past, the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDYoung Adults: Public Service FundingMy Lords, I have pleasure in moving this Motion. In doing so, I thank noble Lords for their stamina and persistence in staying so late on Thursday afternoon. I look forward to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDYoung Adults: Public Service FundingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response and all noble Lords for their attendance today and their most elegant and passionate speeches. I predicted an…18 Jul 2019HANSARDYoung Adults: Public Service FundingThat this House takes note of the impact of, and response to, the funding levels of public services that interact with young adults.18 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I support these amendments, to which I have added my name. I commend the eloquence of the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, who spoke about the issues clearly and in detail. I…17 Jul 2019HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I am delighted that the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, has introduced this debate on SDGs. They are not exactly a household topic but are of extreme importance to us all, as…10 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Other Policy AreasTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that appropriate consideration is being given by all departments to other policy areas alongside the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Other Policy AreasI thank the Minister for that response. However, is he aware of the frustration within and outside Parliament about the number of key social issues that are being ignored or…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPolicy-making: Future Generations’ InterestsMy Lords, the House owes a great debt to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for securing this important debate, and for introducing it with such passion. It is important because what…20 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareMy Lords, some years ago, I was on a Select Committee for affordable childcare. We had many excellent witnesses, including from parents’ organisations, and we reached some…06 Jun 2019