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HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsMy Lords, anyone questioning the horror of the disease and the pressures on the NHS need look no further than outside their local hospitals, as I did, notwithstanding that…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TrialsI thank my noble friend Lady Lawrence and echo what she has said about the suspicion and lack of confidence within many communities. Can the Minister confirm the numerous health…13 Jan 2021HANSARDGrassroots Sporting Fixtures and FacilitiesMy Lords, sport is a lifeline of physical activities and mental well-being in areas where there is endemic housing overcrowding. I am therefore delighted that the Government are…11 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I agree with noble Lords that this is indeed a sombre time, with the highest rate of infection and loss of life and intense pressure on our NHS staff and services. I add…07 Jan 2021HANSARDChild WelfareMy Lords, as a practitioner in the field of family protection, I add my voice to the call by the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for a Cabinet-level Minister. This is a seminal…07 Jan 2021HANSARDProvisional Local Government Finance SettlementMy Lords, I humbly succumb to the Minister’s statistical genius, so I am not going to go into that arena. I welcome all the resources and measures introduced by the Government so…06 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady McIntosh. I am very much in agreement with them. I echo the sentiment of many noble Lords who have…05 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have exponential infections and the highest number of deaths in Europe. Are the Government seriously not questioning where they have gone wrong? What must now be done…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, I offer my good wishes to the Deputy Speaker and all the staff in the House, and wish them a very happy Christmas. Our Government have consistently been too deliberative…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in the light of the British M edical Journal ’s formal joint letter with the Health Service Journal , I hope that the Minister will reconsider the Christmas relaxation…15 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI salute the courage of the parents of Kate Stanton Davies, Pippa Griffiths and so many others in their tenacious personal search for truth and justice. Donna Ockenden’s report…14 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I express my good wishes to the Minister and hope his family gets well very soon. I thank him for the precise manner in which he laid out the two SIs for our…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkMy Lords, I thought that I would not get my question in. We have witnessed examples of immense heroism among individuals and groups who have shown courage in the face of this…09 Dec 2020HANSARDMalaria VaccineMy Lords, I declare my interest as an officer of the APPG for Africa and a member of the APPG on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases. I commend to the House the work of Jeremy…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Health InformationMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that government-appointed agencies have allocated a small amount of adverts and health information to be disseminated by small satellite and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the gracious way he has introduced this discussion, and I welcome his assurance of dialogue. I hope he will agree, as he has assured us, that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, this restrictive spending comes in addition to long-standing, detrimental, financial decisions by this Government as we walk through the biggest slump in 300 years—the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportMy Lords, I begin by extending my condolences to the worldwide fans of Diego Maradona, who died earlier today. Youth provision by skilled staff has been a vital source of safe…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, on several occasions I witnessed at first hand the devastation of the torture, rape and murder of the Rohingya people at the hands of the Burmese Government.…24 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy Lords, I am rather disappointed that one “shoddy practice” can be cited to discredit a whole generation of excellent international development work. What assessment have the…23 Nov 2020