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HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, as the Government have agreed to extend the deadline for negotiation and agreement, genuine compromise on both sides is needed? Does he…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the House will have noted that the Leader of the House, in answering the questions put by my noble friend Lady Smith, did not answer the specific question of whether or…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade AgreementMy Lords, I declare an interest as set out in the register, as chair of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce. I have chaired a number of webinars with colleagues and friends in…08 Sept 2020HANSARDAid SpendingMy Lords, I have two questions. When will the first accounts for the new joint department be signed off, as they must be, by the FCO Permanent Secretary, and published? Secondly,…02 Sept 2020HANSARDContraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy DrugsMy Lords, the Minister just told the House that HRT has been in short supply for over a year. Why have the Government not taken effective action on this before now?18 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsMy Lords—24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsWill the noble Baroness be kind enough, after Oral Questions, to revisit the answer she gave a moment or two ago about the health service being “propped up” by immigrant labour?…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords, to return to what is happening in this country, is the Minister satisfied that teachers and school governors in our schools are being properly trained to look out for…06 Feb 2020HANSARDMiddle East Peace PlanMy Lords, the Minister said that he hopes this will be the basis for taking forward discussions. Has there been any indication whatever from the Palestinians that they are willing…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxMy Lords, is the Minister not aware that when she speaks from that Front Bench she speaks for the entire Government, not just for the department for which she works? Anybody…30 Oct 2019HANSARDUpdate to ParliamentMy Lords, what I am about to say in no way reflects on the noble Baroness’s good faith. I do not think that anybody in this House has any doubt that she is doing her best.…25 Sept 2019HANSARDUpdate to ParliamentDid you ask for the advice?25 Sept 2019HANSARDUnited States: Migrant Detention CampsMy Lords, what direct representations, if any, have Her Majesty’s Government made to the Government of the United States over the forcible separation of children from parents?…16 Jul 2019HANSARDSchools: Free School MealsMy Lords, the Minister failed to answer the question that my noble friend Lady Lister asked. She gave evidence of discriminatory practices and the Minister said they could not…22 May 2019HANSARDSpending Review: Intergenerational Fairness and Well-beingMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that one of the most important problems here is the enormous debts that young people are building up through university charges? Our generation…20 May 2019HANSARDPlastics: Reduction in UseMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, consistently made the point—from the Minister’s Benches—that there should be a national policy on how we dispose of plastics.…07 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Non-Disclosure AgreementsMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, asked about NDAs across the whole of government. The Minister, speaking from the Dispatch Box in this House, answers for all of…14 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Import of RadioisotopesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on the import of radioisotopes which are vital to the diagnosis and the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Import of RadioisotopesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.07 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Import of RadioisotopesMy Lords, the Royal College of Radiologists, the British Nuclear Medicine Society and the UK Radiotherapy Board have all stated categorically that Brexit, particularly a no-deal…07 Mar 2019