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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Bilateral AllocationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish a full list of bilateral allocations for Official Development Assistance spending for 2026–27 to 2028–29.16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Bilateral AllocationsI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer, and I look forward to the publication. The cuts to the UK’s official development assistance—some of the most severe across G20…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWorld Ocean DayMy Lords, my noble friend referred to bottom trawling, and I previously asked the Minister about the Government’s response to bottom trawling in our marine protected areas, which…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDMindanao EarthquakeMy Lords, are the Government having discussions about deploying emergency response teams to assist on the ground, such as the excellent Hazardous Area Response Team or UK-Med,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I express my sincere thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing today’s debate and for his tireless and principled leadership on atrocity prevention. His work,…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, I welcome the commitment in the strategy to women’s health hubs: “Where high quality women’s health hubs exist, they will continue to lead service delivery. In other…23 Apr 2026HANSARDSudanMy Lords, as the noble Baroness has highlighted and acknowledged, the conflict in Sudan has been marked from the very beginning by horrific violence against women and girls,…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards banning bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.15 Apr 2026HANSARDMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingI thank the Minister for that response. She will know that bottom trawling is a hugely destructive fishing practice that causes widespread, severe and often irreversible…15 Apr 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate and to congratulate the noble Baronesses opposite on their excellent maiden speeches. It is good to hear that they will be joining…06 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Government for tabling their Amendments 339 and 340, and thank all noble Lords who supported this call in Committee. These amendments respond to a…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful to the Minister for that response, and it is great to hear that the Home Office is considering how this might impact the legislation. However, I do not think I…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we have all received briefings on this clause, telling us that, unamended, it would allow abortion up to birth. I will address that in two ways. First, Clause 191 does…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is not the prosecutions that I am referring to, it is the cases themselves. I absolutely acknowledge that telemedicine is not available through medical services in Northern…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOn the noble Baroness’s first point, as I said, I acknowledge that the number of complications has gone up, but we have actually seen that the rate has gone down, because the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYes, from the people who provide the abortions. As I say, I am very happy to share that information with the noble Baroness. Telemedicine is a choice—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am specifically referring to telemedicine here, which is provided under 10 weeks. That is what I am talking about when I refer to complication rates. I have absolutely already…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hear what the noble Baroness is saying. I was talking about the decriminalisation of women. Those are the jurisdictions which never prosecute a woman for ending her own…02 Feb 2026HANSARDUK Development Partnership AssistanceMy Lords, with the world we live in defined by geopolitical competition, protracted conflicts and crises, and shrinking civic space, the United Kingdom’s development partnership…29 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords, I was very pleased to see reference to honour-based abuse in the violence against women and girls strategy, including a commitment to introduce a definition of it. Has…21 Jan 2026