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HANSARDEquality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, those of us who participated in the REUL Bill debates were aware that the Government would need to safeguard important protections derived from EU case law and ensure…13 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsThe Minister mounted a stout defence about the issues of 7 October, which he was right to do. I was proud to be at the conference organised by the noble Lord, Lord Hague, on…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAbortion Clinics: Safe Access ZonesMy Lords, we need to take account of the fact that the previous Home Secretary voted against safe access zones and has a history of opposing abortion rights. The noble Lord needs…20 Nov 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the mortality rates of black and minority ethnic babies, following the publication of research from the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesMy Lords, what is very worrying in a rich country such as the UK, with a universal, mature healthcare system, is that this figure of infant mortality rates for babies and children…15 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechI thank the noble Lord, Lord Storey. He said a lot of thank-yous—well done. My Lords, it is a great honour and not a small challenge to be the winding speaker from these Benches…14 Nov 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyI thank the Minister for that Answer, but I am not sure that clarifies this issue. This issue concerns one bit of government not heeding the research of another bit. NHS Digital’s…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government why claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are not included as a high-risk group in their latest suicide prevention strategy.26 Oct 2023HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Young Black MenMy Lords, I read the report from 29 September. It would appear, even with the small sample the Minister referred to, that young black men are overrepresented. That is a cause for…19 Oct 2023HANSARDMinoritised Women: Pay InequalityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to address the pay inequality experienced by Black, Asian and other minoritised women as identified in a report by the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDMinoritised Women: Pay InequalityI thank the Minister and welcome her back to her old job, and of course I send my best wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Scott. This Question concerns three-way discrimination at…19 Sept 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment, to which my name is attached, but I also echo my noble friend’s remarks on this matter. As I mentioned to the Minister, the rollout will be very…05 Sept 2023HANSARDT-levelsMy Lords, I am slightly shocked that the Minister does not seem to be taking seriously the very serious criticisms included in the Ofsted report about T-levels—which, I have to…25 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictMy Lords, for this programme, the DWP developed a national offer of parental relationship support. In 2015 it piloted a local family offer in local areas, in 2019 it invited…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsMy Lords, it is estimated that 1.2 million school places are subject to religious selection. There is evidence of low numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals, which is a…17 Jul 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, I apologise for not having been in the House in March to speak in the Second Reading debate on this Private Member’s Bill. I am afraid I was out of London for the day,…14 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaMy Lords, of course, we all welcome any reversal of the catastrophic collapse of rape prosecutions since 2017. However, conviction rates seem to be flatlining. I know that the…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 5 in the name of my noble friend Lady Twycross, to which my noble friend Lady Wilcox and I, and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, have added our…10 Jul 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution to the economy which could result from closing the employment gap between (1) the Black, Asian…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. The reward for getting this right and closing the gap between BAME and white employees is huge. Research has shown over many years…29 Jun 2023