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HANSARDIndependent Pornography ReviewMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response so far. In a previous debate on this issue, I raised the need for robustness from Ofcom. Therefore, will she outline what action…14 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her answers on this fairly vexatious issue, which landed on the people of Northern Ireland on Friday 13 September. City deals are a vehicle…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS Hospitals: ApheresisMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Merron for her very helpful reply. Only last month I chaired a round table in your Lordships’ House on apheresis capacity. Therefore, given…09 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS Hospitals: ApheresisTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support increasing apheresis capacity in NHS hospitals in England.09 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Would the noble Lord, Lord Frost, not accept that the Windsor Framework was a necessary instrument to ensure that trade could flow easily on the island of Ireland and to prevent a…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords—12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend to the Front Bench and the decision of the Secretary of State to grant a public inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane, an incident I…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her very detailed Statement in relation to this egregious issue that goes back so many years. So many sub-postmasters were…10 Sept 2024HANSARDMarine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill [HL]That the Bill be withdrawn.06 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her detailed Answer. What consideration have the Government given to the flourishing of hate content on smaller online…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of current online safety legislation to regulate abuse, including racism, Islamophobia, homophobia,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDNHS: Breast Screening ProgrammeMy Lords, undoubtedly breast screening is vital—I know that from a personal perspective—but I ask my noble friend whether consideration could be given to lowering the breast…03 Sept 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I welcome this short Bill and the discussion I had last week with the Minister, my noble…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend to the Front Bench. I recall the murder of Patrick Finucane. It was one of the most heinous murders in Northern Ireland back in the late 1980s,…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend to the Front Bench. The Statement says: “The Cabinet Office is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, the devolved…30 Jul 2024HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesMy Lords, considering the issues that have been raised today, would my noble friend—whom I welcome to the Front Bench—consider meeting her ministerial equivalent in the Irish…29 Jul 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend to the Front Bench, particularly as Leader of the House and Lord Privy Seal. I thank her for the Statement and its contents, particularly with…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Dentists: Amalgam FillingsMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the Register of Lords’ Interests . I welcome the derogation on amalgam fillings, because that issue has been persisting for some time. It proves…22 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, on his maiden speech. The King’s Speech—the gracious…18 Jul 2024HANSARDNational Immunisation ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the national immunisation programme, and the steps that will be taken to accelerate the delivery of new vaccines…23 May 2024