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HANSARDInternational EngagementsMy Lords, I absolutely agree with the noble Lord that the Commonwealth is a commonwealth of people and that strengthening the civil society connections is therefore very…31 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack, Asian and Minority-Ethnic Women: Maternal Mortality RatesMy Lords, while I welcome the Minister’s commitment to look at all the recommendations that have been around for a pretty long time, and it is frustrating that action has not been…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for introducing this debate and for her very skilful chairing of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee. Her thoughtful and…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I warmly extend my congratulations to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, and the noble Lord, Lord Khan of Burnley, on their respective appointments, and wish them…23 Jul 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI thank the Minister for that Answer. It is good that a number of companies are now beginning to report voluntarily on this, but why are the Government reluctant to make it…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the growing number of companies reporting their ethnicity pay gap and of the case for legislating for mandatory…25 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I rise to support the amendment so admirably spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord German, to which I have put my name. I do not wish to add anything—as he has made all the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I think that the explanation means that there is no confidence in the judgment of the chairman of the Parole Board to constitute the panels that they think are needed.…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I too support the amendments in this group, in particular the points made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas. As a former chairman of the Parole Board, albeit…12 Mar 2024HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for securing this important debate and for his very thoughtful and pertinent remarks, particularly about the role of education…07 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, immediate crises have understandably been a major part of this debate, but I want to concentrate on our significant role in maintaining and promoting values to…05 Mar 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, for securing this debate. As evidenced by many reports, disillusionment and dissatisfaction with the political process,…11 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a former executive chairman of the Parole Board of England and Wales. Although that was some 25 years ago, I have continued to take a keen…18 Dec 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 236, 237 and 238 in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Storey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for supporting me.…11 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a clever ploy to entitle this Bill the Illegal Migration Bill. Not for the first time, illegal migration has been conflated with asylum. This is essentially an…10 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, we are privileged to live in an age of internet technology, which gives us greater access to information and means of communication than at any point in human history.…01 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Carlisle. I agree with the comments he made about housing. Last February’s White Paper promised…17 Jan 2023HANSARDDemocracy Denied (DPRRC Report)My Lords, I express my profound gratitude to the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra and Lord Hodgson, and their respective committees for producing these two very important reports;…12 Jan 2023HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, I, too, thank the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for introducing this important debate, and for doing so so effectively. It is essential that we…09 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ethical considerations of the use of X-rays to determine the age of child refugees seeking asylum in the…06 Dec 2022