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HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy noble friend raises an important point. Certainly during CHOGM last year, the Prime Minister and others raised issues of human rights. The churches have a big presence in the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, when determining asylum claims, the Government will take information from a variety of sources, including the FCO. I cannot answer all the noble Lord’s questions just…10 Jun 2019HANSARDVictims of Domestic Violence and AbuseMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I also join the many noble Lords who paid tribute to other noble Lords who are so expert in this area—in…06 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI thank the noble Lord for his questions. Most of the people who cross the Channel do claim asylum and the vast majority of them are Iranian men. He asked what work the UK is…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI recognise exactly the point made by the noble Lord about the welcome that refugees and asylum seekers have had and how welcoming organisations such as the Church have been.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my right honourable friend the Immigration Minister to an Urgent Question…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe prime objective of the boats which find people in the English Channel is to save lives at sea. That is always the prime objective.05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationAs I said earlier, the vast majority of the individuals who have attempted to cross the Channel have declared themselves as Iranian. Some who have gone on to claim asylum have…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe noble Viscount is straying into territory that is perhaps not in my purview; however, I am not seeking to evade the question other than to say that I recognise the point he…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationThe noble Lord will recollect what I said to his noble friend Lord Kennedy about the bilateral effort we are making with the French. He is absolutely right that people should be…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI do not have the actual number for how many asylum claims have been successful but, as I said to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, most of the people who arrive claim asylum and we…05 Jun 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsIt is awful if a family cannot afford to buy these products. In relation to the previous question, asked by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, there are all sorts of issues around…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsI have tried to relay that issue; I think that the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, asked her Question in the first place precisely to addresses these issues too. These girls are…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsI thank my noble friend for that question. In her prior role as Secretary of State for International Development, the Minister for Women and Equalities placed great emphasis on…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsMy Lords, since announcing provision in secondary schools and colleges, the Department for Education has secured funding to extend the scheme to primary schools. The department is…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsI am glad that the noble Baroness has raised that point because one of the concerns that will be addressed in the procurement exercise is to see whether there are organisations…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsI totally agree. Puberty brings with it all sorts of embarrassments and sensitivities. This scheme is an excellent way to avoid any of that. It does not matter where you come from…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsObviously, I cannot speak from one spending review to the next but I know that it will be a ring-fenced fund. I can tell the noble Baroness that the task force will receive…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsThe noble Baroness asks contradictory questions: she first asks why it is not happening sooner, and secondly, she assumes that it will overrun, but early 2020 is a realistic date…21 May 2019HANSARDStalkingMy Lords, before I start, may I take a moment to apologise to the doorkeepers? Last week, I referred to them as doormen. Of course, they do not stand outside the doors of…14 May 2019