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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords and fellow Baronesses, I add my sincere congratulations and a very warm welcome to the five noble Baronesses who have all made such wonderful and inspiring maiden…06 Mar 2026HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, my noble friend Lord Kempsell has rightly just spoken about the shambolic orchestration of this Budget and the damage it has done: the erosion of public trust, the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendment in my name, on which I am very grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. We will shortly debate several proposed…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for their thoughtful remarks, and in particular for highlighting the need for…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is telling that so many amendments have been tabled from across the Committee for discussion. Amendments 98, 101, 101A and 101C all aim to restrict the use of…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am also pleased to support Amendment 76 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and add my voice to others in the Chamber asking the Government to review paid…13 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, whose work I greatly admire. I add my hearty congratulations and warm welcome to the four who gave such…27 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I thank this House for its tradition of having an International Women’s Day debate. This year it feels especially important to keep the spotlight on the contributions so…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Order Bill30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 41, 42 and 43 in my name. First, I apologise for any offence caused by my tabling those amendments without having been involved in Committee.…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillGiven that, even if my amendments were passed, the whole clause would be overturned by a majority of support for either Amendment 44 or Amendment 45, I will save a few minutes of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the Economic Affairs Committee on its excellent and highly insightful report, which, in my opinion, needs not just to be noted by the House but shouted…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I declare an interest as the lead non-executive director at the FCDO. As all other speakers have done already, I despair at the horror unfolding in Afghanistan and the…18 Aug 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, it is an honour to speak on this historic occasion. I add my congratulations to those already expressed to the Prime Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Frost, and their…30 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am honoured to follow my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and agree with so much of what she said, and with other Members of your Lordships’ House. They have put…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020There has now been an admission that no such impact analysis has been made. Yet although we do not know whether lockdown will work or even if it is necessary—04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020We know, as others have said, that the collateral damage will be devastating. We and the public need to see how devastating that will be and why the other options, such as…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020I will do so. I apologise. It is shocking that when the stakes are so high, when a draconian step is being dictated to us, so little information is shared. Saying “alas” is not…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we all want the Government and this country to win the battle against coronavirus, but what if the present strategy is just plain wrong? What if the strategy of ever…12 Oct 2020