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HANSARDBritish CouncilTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in supporting and funding the work of the British Council.09 Jun 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to welcome the Commercial Payments Bill and to take part in this Second Reading. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his absolutely…09 Jun 2026HANSARDBritish CouncilI thank my noble friend for that Answer. I have great affection and support for the British Council, having been a parliamentary ambassador for it for many years, and having met…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Nargund on securing this debate, and I note how busy she seems to have been today. I have a strange feeling that she is only just…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeI very much welcome the last part of my noble friend’s answer. I would like clarification on two points, because the word “sensitivity” has been used, and indeed is used in the…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, and I agree with very much of what he said. As will be clear to my noble friend the Minister, some of us have…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am, as ever, honoured to be speaking in the debate on the gracious Speech today and I want to address two issues which I think are related: social care and the…20 May 2026HANSARDFor Women Scotland CaseMy Lords, can I ask my noble friend the Minister a practical question relating to the place that we all work in? The Government have responsibilities not only for the Whitehall…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the work that she has done on the issues that have been raised in the House about pornography and online harm. I add my…16 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Adult Gender Identity ClinicsMy Lords, I would like to seek some clarification from my noble friend the Minister about this matter, because the Mental Capacity Act 2005 presumes adult capacity and the Care…15 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI declare an interest as a non-executive director of the Whittington Hospital, where we serve many of these communities. I can assure the noble Lord that we put a lot of resource,…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI also note that I come from Bradford, where all my family live, and we do the same there, too.20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I should like to ask the noble Baroness—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is normal to take questions and interventions as this is a debate so, before the noble Baroness sits down, can I ask her whether she believes that all 50 countries…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 426B in my name. Before I do that, I want to ask the question that I was trying to ask the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner; it was a perfectly…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I know that the amendment is defective, because my noble friend has said that. However, this is the only opportunity we have to address the issue. Now that we have…18 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress and timetable towards legal humanist weddings.16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI thank my noble friend for that Answer. I apologise to the House for my repeated appearances on this matter. Can my noble friend the Minister provide further clarity on the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayNoble Sisters and Brothers, I am honoured to follow my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, who has reminded us all of the price women pay for the misogyny and violence that is…06 Mar 2026