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HANSARDWorking From Home (Home-based Working Committee Report)My Lords, I too thank our committee team and specialist adviser for their excellent work on this report, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, for her leadership…10 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this timely and important debate and I thank the House of Lords Library for its extremely helpful briefing. It is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her clear and concise introduction to this debate, and I refer the House to my golf interest as listed in the register. It is a…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality: Break Down Barriers to Opportunity MissionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote equality as part of their Break Down Barriers to Opportunity mission.25 Mar 2026HANSARDEquality: Break Down Barriers to Opportunity MissionI thank the Minister for her reply. Research shows that early years inequalities account for almost half of the disadvantage gap by the age of five, and that although the UK has…25 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I too would like to pay tribute to the wonderful maiden speeches from the women today. I have had the privilege of working with all of them—in the case of my noble…06 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March.05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my noble friend for that Answer. The House will know that it is now 50 years since the Equal Pay Act was implemented, but recent figures from the PwC index of OECD…05 Mar 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity GrowthMy Lords, I warmly congratulate my noble friend on a powerful and very moving maiden speech. He will bring a wealth of experience to this House. My noble friend Lord Kinnock, one…06 Feb 2025HANSARDBangladesh: Aid and DevelopmentMy Lords, the Minister will know that the Rohingya, one of the most marginalised groups in the world, received much-needed sanctuary from the Bangladeshi Government after the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity Sports: Impact on Young PeopleMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow that excellent maiden speech from my noble friend Lord Shamash. My noble friend has been a devoted public servant, and I and many…16 May 2024HANSARDRohingya RefugeesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Burma Campaign UK. All leaders of the Rohingya community associations have led calls for the British Government, as the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDMyanmar: Health WorkersMy Lords—07 Mar 2023HANSARDMyanmar: Health WorkersMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of Burma Campaign UK. The Minister will know that, since the coup in 2021, the military has brutally suppressed its critics and…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGenocide: Bringing Perpetrators to JusticeMy Lords, I pay tribute to the work of the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and as a trustee of Burma Campaign UK, I will focus on Burma. For decades the Tatmadaw has been committing human…27 May 2021HANSARDTuberculosisI appreciate what the Minister said about the importance of the Global Fund. He will well know that any delay in funding would set a dangerous precedent and undermine the fund’s…24 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, the past 12 months have undoubtedly been difficult for everyone, but women everywhere have shouldered much of the burden and have faced greater difficulties because of…11 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, the Burma Campaign UK, in which I declare an interest as a board member, is receiving increasingly desperate calls from the brave activists in Burma who do not…10 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase women’s equality globally.09 Mar 2021HANSARDBurma: Military CoupMy Lords, the Burma Campaign UK, in which I declare an interest as a board member, has received many messages from within Burma for concerted and robust international action. The…02 Feb 2021