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HANSARDPublic Order BillDoes my noble friend the Minister agree that the clause as inserted by the other place calls for universal zones around all clinics in England and Wales?22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, speaking in the gap, I will be brief and limit my comments to the inclusion of buffer zones in the Bill, which I strongly support. As we have heard, this had a majority…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Hodgson for bring the Bill forward and for her tireless work on women, peace and security. I fully support the Bill and I hope that other…28 Oct 2022HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the Genocide Determination Bill and thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for bringing it forward and indeed for his continued and tireless work on genocide; as I…28 Oct 2022HANSARDHorn of Africa: FamineMy Lords, the UK aid budget is under additional pressure after the cut from 0.7%, as the Government may be planning to charge an estimated £3 billion of domestic refugee costs to…13 Oct 2022HANSARDInternational Development Strategy: VolunteeringMy Lords, when I visited Nepal a few years ago as DfID Minister, I met participants in the VSO-supported Sisters for Sisters programme, which mentors older girls and supported…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTRIPS Agreement: VaccinesMy Lords, I hear what my noble friend the Minister says around supply now but, if all the vaccines that the G7 committed to had been donated in 2021, around 600,000 lives would…11 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, around 26,000 women and girls need services following conflict-related sexual violence. This violence has led to babies being born and their mothers ostracised. Can my…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, it has been just over 10 years since the UK signed the convention, and I welcome the Government’s announcement that it should finally be ratified by the end of July this…27 Jun 2022HANSARDRetrofitting Buildings: National StrategyMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister explain why home retrofit schemes are so hard for the Government to deliver?09 Jun 2022HANSARDInternational Development StrategyIn relation to the women and girls spending commitment that my noble friend the Minister just highlighted, can he confirm that that restoration of funding will happen in this…06 Jun 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, in relation to the impending food crisis and the 20 million tonnes of grain that are being held hostage by Russia in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, Russian Deputy Foreign…26 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, can my noble friend share the Government’s assessment of British business’s supply chain activity in Xinjiang? What support is being provided to enhance transparency for…25 May 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillThat the Bill do now pass.26 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy Lords, this Bill will finally end child marriage in England and Wales—and not before time. There are many people to be thanked for getting us to this point: Pauline Latham, who…26 Apr 2022HANSARDMalariaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle malaria globally; and what assessment they have made of the findings of the World Health Organization’s World…25 Apr 2022HANSARDMalariaMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and, in doing so, declare my interest as chair of the charity Malaria No More UK.25 Apr 2022HANSARDMalariaMy Lords, today is World Malaria Day. It is possible to end malaria within this generation, but we need continued UK leadership to do so, so I thank my noble friend the Minister…25 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendment has been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.07 Apr 2022