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HANSARDPakistan: Flood ReliefI am grateful for the work the Government have done in response to the disaster that has struck Pakistan, and to my noble friend for leading on this work. He will be aware that…07 Sept 2022HANSARDThyroid Patients: LiothyronineMy Lords, this question does not relate to thyroid drugs, but perhaps the Minister can answer it. If not, I would be obliged if he wrote to me. It relates to HRT drugs. My noble…06 Jul 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in 2002 young British men we had grown up with travelled from Batley, a small town in Yorkshire, to Gujarat in India for a holiday. Two brothers, their nephew and a…18 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaMy Lords—17 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaI am grateful to my noble friend. Shireen was an American Palestinian Catholic member of the press. We have seen just from the interventions in this House that opinion is divided…17 May 2022HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesMy Lords, for all the criticism that this report has rightly faced about its findings, many of which are flawed, I tentatively welcome parts of it, not least because it has among…21 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, can my noble friend clarify the position of British citizens—civilians—who may wish to travel to the Ukraine to fight, as there has been some mixed messaging from the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, on the detailed measures that he has brought forward. I really appreciate the time that he has given…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Moylan and the intention of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, to oppose Clause 9; I have added my name to both.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAs a follow-on from the noble Baroness’s question, I have a question that I asked in my initial intervention. Why should they be treated differently? Say one person is involved in…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in my limited time I will speak today only to Clause 9, which seeks to strip British citizens of their citizenship without notice. I want to focus on the real-life…05 Jan 2022HANSARDBosnia-HerzegovinaMy Lords, we speak in one of the last debates on the last day of parliamentary business before recess, but the subject was one of the first which shaped my adult politics and…16 Dec 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, many years ago when I made my maiden speech in your Lordships’ House, I spoke about the rights of women in Afghanistan and the responsibility we had as a member of the…18 Aug 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always interesting to follow the noble Lord. In her gracious Speech, Her Majesty said: “My Government will uphold human rights and democracy across the world.” I…19 May 2021HANSARDZimbabwe: Human RightsMy Lords, what representations have the Government made to the Government of Zimbabwe on the detention and treatment of female parliamentarians, specifically in relation to the…28 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their aid response to India and hope that support will continue for as long as it is needed. Are the Government also providing advice in…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: Budgets and Awards[ Inaudible. ]—the specific application of funding for a Covid response by sitting this as part of the now much-reduced health allocation. Is it, in effect, a double hit against…22 Apr 2021HANSARDHigher Education: New and Returning StudentsMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of interests. I congratulate the Government on the student hardship fund, including the addition £15 million…15 Apr 2021HANSARDClergy: EU Visas and Residence PermitsMy Lords, the questions that I was going to ask have been answered by the Minister in response to the noble Lords, Lord Collins and Lord Wallace, so I am going to allow the noble…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, I start by offering my humble and sincerest condolences to Her Majesty and the Royal Family on the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, the Duke of…12 Apr 2021