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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Motions N and N1. I fully support the Government’s Motion N; it delivers the same outcome as the cross-party amendment supported by your Lordships’…05 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to speak to this Bill, which will end child marriage in England and Wales. I start with some thanks: to Sajid Javid, whose Private Member’s Bill this…01 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.01 Apr 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this short but important debate. The right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Worcester raises an important point that…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, it is a tragic reality that in conflicts and crises around the world sexual violence has become a weapon of war. I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s commitment to do more…01 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 183 in my name, if accepted, would maintain the existing provision of at-home early medical abortion following a telephone or video consultation with a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am very grateful to those noble Lords who have stayed up until this hour to discuss this important amendment, and I grateful to the Minister for his answer. However, I am…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: BBC World ServiceMy Lords, it is clear that there is support for the BBC World Service across the House, and I welcome the commitment made in the October spending review that the Government will…10 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Zimbabwe had one of the highest rates of violence against women, with one in two women reporting intimate partner violence. As we mark…08 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make investment in sexual and reproductive health and rights a priority in their International Development Strategy.28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, UK investment in sexual and reproductive health not only promotes health and well-being across the whole of life but also leads to improvements in education, gender…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, the price point of how we declare our donated vaccines as overseas development assistance matters here, and the Centre for Global Development has a robust calculation…22 Feb 2022HANSARDFCDO Nutrition PolicyMy Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s new eight-year commitment to nutrition. Can my noble friend the Minister share any more detail on this? What will be the split…21 Feb 2022HANSARDMedical Abortion PillsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the availability of the home use of pills for early medical abortion.10 Feb 2022HANSARDMedical Abortion PillsI thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer. The consultation on this finished 12 months ago and the current regulations expire next month. Abortion providers have made…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I originally had an amendment down to criminalise hymenoplasty in this Bill, but I have been pleased to withdraw that and put my name to the government amendment…09 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentMy Lords, when DfID existed, the department regularly published detailed country profiles setting out the purpose for delivering aid, what UK aid had achieved, what it aimed to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of this amendment and, in doing so, I apologise that I was not here at the Second Reading, although I have followed the progress of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, ramping up production will take a number of years, particularly if there is no TRIPS waiver. Until then, richer countries sharing their doses with lower-income countries…24 Jan 2022