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HANSARDConsumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill [HL]My Lords, from cosmetics and personal care items to treated clothing, biocides are increasingly found in products that we all use regularly. I am grateful to the noble Baroness,…17 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsMy Lords—15 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsMy Lords, can the Minister update the House on any improvements since the introduction in January 2024 of the no-fly zones around certain prisons? Have they been a success, and…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords—19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords, can the Minister respond to the question from my noble friend on the Front Bench about the impact of national insurance contributions on the care sector, and…19 Dec 2024HANSARDComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]My Lords, as I say, I am very much in favour of ensuring that information is fully available, but I am concerned about having primary legislation singling out one medical…13 Dec 2024HANSARDComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]My Lords, the goal of improving women’s healthcare through better access to information, particularly regarding potential complications of medical procedures, is indeed important.…13 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing this debate. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 was an important step forward but, as my noble friend Lady May said, it must be fully…12 Dec 2024HANSARDIstanbul Convention: Article 59My Lords, I am pleased that the previous Government finally ratified the convention in 2022, albeit with some reservations. The convention highlights the importance of prevention…12 Nov 2024HANSARDSouth Asia: Minority Faith CommunitiesMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Ahmad for tabling this debate and for his many years of work on freedom of religion or belief while he was a…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for securing this debate and for his continued work on the UN sustainable development goals. Back in 2014, I think, I…17 Oct 2024HANSARDMedical Product LiabilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to raise the statutory limitation period for bringing a claim for medical product liability from 10 years to 20.16 Oct 2024HANSARDMedical Product LiabilityMy Lords, tens of thousands of women have been impacted by defective medical devices, such as certain contraceptive or breast implants or vaginal mesh. Men are impacted too…16 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy Lords, the previous Government consistently consulted the Chagossian people and consistently concluded that this deal is not in the UK’s national or security interests. I am…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEthiopia and SomaliaMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Browne, highlighted how al-Shabaab will take advantage of the tensions in the region. Will the Minister outline how the Government are continuing…07 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren: Impact of International ConflictMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Anelay for tabling this debate and Save the Children, both for its work in highlighting the cost of war on children and for its programming…12 Sept 2024HANSARDHIV Care: AccessMy Lords, looking at HIV internationally, the UK has long been a proud supporter of the Global Fund. In 2022 alone the Global Fund reached over 15 million people with HIV…11 Sept 2024HANSARDVaginal Mesh Implants: CompensationMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for her significant work on highlighting the issues around vaginal mesh implants that have impacted at least 10,000…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Aid and DevelopmentMy Lords, I hope the Minister will agree that education is absolutely key to making the progress that we want to see in Bangladesh and around the world. I was appointed as the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDBlack, Asian and Minority-Ethnic Women: Maternal Mortality RatesMy Lords, the previous Government introduced the first ever UK women’s health ambassador, who can help to co-ordinate the complex changes that are needed to reduce the mortality…29 Jul 2024