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HANSARDCovid-19: UN Sustainable Development GoalsAs part of our commitment to achieving the SDGs, Her Majesty’s Government have signed up to eradicate extreme poverty for all people, including those in the UK, and to reduce by…22 Jul 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentWill my noble friend the Minister outline what assessment has been made of the resilience and ability of the universal credit system to process such significant increases in…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSchools: Disadvantaged PupilsAccording to the Times , some studies have suggested that as much as two-thirds of the attainment gap between richer and poorer children at the age of 14 can be attributed to the…24 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020I urge the House to reject these regulations by voting to support the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. This is an urgent issue of democracy and of disability…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Child PovertyMy Lords, we know that families in which two parents are working full-time are the least likely to be in poverty and that over the last few years there has been significant…15 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for the way in which he has worked tirelessly throughout this crisis. Tonight, I want to draw attention to an issue that has arisen…15 Jun 2020HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa: Water and SanitationMy Lords, the recent outbreak of Covid has led to the biggest and most welcome extension of the WASH programme across Africa. How can we ensure that the investments made in water…10 Jun 2020HANSARDPress FreedomMy Lords, the Courage in Journalism award is awarded each year to a journalist who has died getting important stories out of dangerous places. Outside of a war zone, Mexico is the…08 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion Regulations: Northern IrelandMy Lords, one of the concerns with these regulations is that they make provision for abortion for non-fatal disability up to birth—something that, as we have just heard, 78…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyGiven the two-minute time limit, I will restrict my remarks to one lesson from Covid only. It is always easier to say what one would have done differently with the benefit of…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People Living in PovertyMy Lords, we know that, even before the Covid-19 crisis, families across the UK were struggling to make ends meet, with 14.3 million people living in poverty, around half of whom…30 Apr 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure and a privilege to be able to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Brownlow, on his excellent and deeply thoughtful maiden speech. The compassion and care…07 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence, Diplomacy and Development PolicyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for securing this debate and for his long-term commitment to these issues. I also congratulate my noble friend Lady Penn on her…30 Jan 2020HANSARDLooked-after and Adopted ChildrenCould my noble friend outline the Government’s plans to increase the number of adoptive and foster families that are prepared to take disabled children, both under and over the…28 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I rise to support Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. It is a huge pleasure to be able to add my congratulations to Her Majesty’s Government on their remarkable election…09 Jan 2020HANSARDSyria and IraqMy Lords—24 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria and IraqMy Lords, it goes without saying that we are at a critical juncture. While the focus of international attention—and outrage—has rightly been on the nature of the US withdrawal…24 Oct 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019A Government have two key opportunities to really change the fabric of our society structurally: one is the Budget and the other is the spending review. To do that effectively,…25 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I add my concern to the concern just expressed about the guillotine Motion. When we all received our Letters Patent from the Queen, there was a phrase: “I give you a…04 Sept 2019HANSARDReligious PersecutionMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Elton for securing this important debate. It is particularly timely, given the publication of the Bishop of Truro’s independent review. We…11 Jul 2019