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HANSARDMenopauseI thank the Minister for that Answer. Today is World Menopause Day. My Question is broader than those which concern only the medical response, so I would regard the Minister’s…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking (1) to support women going through menopause, and (2) to increase general awareness about the challenges it poses.18 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, may I begin by saying how much I appreciated the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord True, and my noble friend Lady Smith in opening this debate. They were wonderfully…09 Sept 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Personal AssistantsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to address the reported shortage of working age disabled people’s personal assistants, needed to enable them to work and…07 Sept 2022HANSARDDisabled People: Personal AssistantsI thank the Minister for that Answer. The lack of PAs is a serious emergency and is creating huge anxiety for the working-age disabled, who need and have a legal right to be…07 Sept 2022HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandMy Lords, I thank the Minister for taking this Statement today, and I hope her noble friend is fully recovered from the bug that he acquired—goodness knows where. I declare an…21 Jul 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, this has been a fascinating and mixed debate, and I fear some of issues raised will pose some challenges for the Minister today. I start by congratulating my noble…14 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I have three sentences on my very tiny Amendment 122A. It asks the Minister to explain to the Committee why, on this important clause on award criteria, there is nothing to commit…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Can the Minister please explain why the term social value is not in the Bill?13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am sorry, but the Minister has said that there is no definition of public benefit, and that is quite right. However, there is a legal definition of social value. It exists and…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak very briefly to Amendment 75A in my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, my noble friend Lady Hayman and the noble Earl, Lord Devon, for putting…13 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to implement the recommendations of the Information Commissioner’s Office report Who ’ s Under Investigation: The…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I beg your pardon. I was trying to give the basis as to why this amendment is down and then the other amendments that will be in the groups following this one, but I take the…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I find myself being drawn into this Bill in all kinds of ways. I apologise for not speaking at Second Reading, but I was not able to do so. I declare interests as the…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 47A in my name and Amendment 52. Basically, we believe that Clause 11 should include specific references to maximising social value as…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI thank the Minister for that Answer. It is hardly surprising that rape prosecutions fell by nearly 60% in four years, even though the number of reports to the police increased,…11 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who will speak in today’s debate and all the organisations and the Library for their excellent briefing on the Bill. I also thank the Minister…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: The Impact on Disabled People: Follow-Up Report (Liaison Committee Report)I was reminiscing about the passage of the Equality Act 2010. We miss some of those who took part then and, in today’s debate, we miss perhaps most of all the noble Baroness, Lady…21 Jun 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: The Impact on Disabled People: Follow-Up Report (Liaison Committee Report)I am up to speak slightly earlier than I expected. It is a shame that the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn has found himself trapped in a previous debate in which he…21 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsI thank the Minister for that. Of course, everybody would welcome the Government’s plan to tackle domestic violence. This Question addresses the particular needs of the most…08 Jun 2022