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HANSARDBreast CancerMy Lords, I was unaware that women over the age of 70 can have screening every three years, and I am very grateful to have heard that today. Given the ages in the House of Lords,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceMy Lords, this Question is specifically about sexual violence, but a lot of distress is caused by sexual harassment. Can the Minister assure the House that sexual harassment,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDSeparation Centres: Terrorist OffendersMy Lords, the Minister spoke about increasing violence in prisons. Is that as true of women’s prisons as it is of men’s prisons?25 Nov 2025HANSARDNHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public MeetingsMy Lords, I was the general secretary of the Civil Service trade union, which was affiliated to the TUC, at the same time as the noble Lord, Lord Butler, was head of the Civil…02 Jul 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionMy Lords, can the Minister give us any indication of how many outstanding cases of this nature are still waiting to be dealt with?20 May 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, if you thought number 76 was difficult, here goes number 77. I first congratulate my noble friends Lady Quin and Lord Vaizey on their speeches earlier this evening. Many…11 Dec 2024HANSARDWhitehall: Prioritising PerformanceMy Lords, can my noble friend expand a bit further on what the role of KPMG is in this as regards the senior service? I declare my interest as a former graduate in the Civil…10 Sept 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: CompositionMy Lords, can my noble friend remind the House how many from the hereditary Peerage in this House are women?05 Sept 2024HANSARDCivil Service: RecruitmentMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former civil servant but, more importantly, as a former general secretary of the First Division Association, which represents the senior Civil…04 Sept 2024HANSARDMilitary Bases: AccommodationMy Lords, does the Minister have any views on the appropriateness or the proper use of resources in providing proper sanitation for young women in our Armed Forces? I certainly do…15 May 2024HANSARDFamily Reunion Visas: GazaMy Lords, how many people does the Minister think are online in Gaza to make such an application?24 Apr 2024HANSARDGender EqualityMy Lords, it is not only women but men, is it not, who need to be educated on and helped with contraception? When I dealt with these issues a few years ago, I talked to a woman…24 Jan 2024HANSARDPoverty: International Development AidMy Lords—15 Jan 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, does the Minister accept that the situation of hereditary Peers is sexually discriminatory? Titles still go first to a son, and if there is no son they go to a…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House how many men there are on the GMC and how many women?17 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway Stations: Ticket Office ClosuresMy Lords, the Minister has referenced blind people. When I was in my local station the other day, getting my ticket to come to London, I stood behind a blind person who was…20 Sept 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersMy Lords, the Minister referred to the consular staff. Can he tell us how many British consular staff there are in our consulate in Rhodes, as opposed to the locally engaged staff?25 Jul 2023HANSARDRural CrimeMy Lords, there is also a very serious problem—certainly around where I live, on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border—of the theft of dogs. These dogs are stolen not only to stage cruel…11 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, the Minister has been unable to answer several questions raised today in this exchange. We have a debate tomorrow. Can he guarantee that he will look this evening at the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDRailways: Driver-Only Operated TrainsMy Lords, I travel to your Lordships’ House on the train most days. Not so long ago, I was travelling on a very crowded train when the young woman next to me completely passed…08 Feb 2023