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HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for her obvious personal commitment to tackling the corrosive effects of gambling addiction. Last week during Question Time, in…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces DeploymentMy Lords, on 12 March, in evidence to the inquiry on sub-Saharan Africa of the International Relations and Defence Select Committee, which has been referred to already, General…14 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling LegislationMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Belmont, for his dogged and unwavering determination, which led to the creation of GAMSTOP and 173,000 people availing…09 Dec 2020HANSARDStreaming Platforms: Age RatingsMy Lords, while I welcome what the Minister has said about keeping the voluntary, rather than mandatory, arrangements under review, can she explain how Ofcom will judge whether an…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the Government may be concerned to see noble Lords return from that intermission invigorated and fortified for the remainder of the evening that lies ahead. I start by…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade Bill07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the House has already heard some of the arguments explored in the preceding group of amendments. The House will be relieved to know that I will not rehearse them all…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount for his response to the debate. He would not expect me, though, to accept the tenor of his arguments, nor would the House expect me…07 Dec 2020HANSARDEthiopia: Northern Tigray RegionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the government of Ethiopia on 30 November that military operations in the northern Tigray region are complete, what…02 Dec 2020HANSARDEthiopia: Northern Tigray RegionMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare my interest as the vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on…02 Dec 2020HANSARDEthiopia: Northern Tigray RegionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Can I press him further on the issue of the humanitarian corridor? Will this conform to United Nations principles of neutrality, and…02 Dec 2020HANSARDIntellectual Property Rights: Affordable DrugsMy Lords, in the context of hundreds of millions of Covid vaccines being held in the United Kingdom and the significant sums of public money invested in developing new drugs and…30 Nov 2020HANSARDIntellectual Property Rights: Affordable DrugsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to use the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to guarantee access…30 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conflict in Tigray; and what steps they are taking to co-ordinate international action to prevent further…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Private Notice Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and in so doing, I declare my interests as the vice chair of the All-Party…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, in thanking the Minister for that reply, I know that she will have seen the reports I sent her about the threatened impending assault on the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementMy Lords, in a Written Answer, the Minister confirmed to me that the NHS warehouse for PPE at Daventry has masks made by Medwell Medical Products. It is estimated that a quarter…19 Nov 2020HANSARDContinuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyMy Lords, in the House of Commons yesterday the Trade Minister, Greg Hands MP, said: “We are negotiating better market access in markets such as ... China”.—[ Official Report ,…18 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords, I declare my interests as a patron of Hong Kong Watch and vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. What steps are the Government taking to…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGender-based ViolenceMy Lords, I have been able to send the Minister details of a case involving a young girl called Arzoo Raja, 13 years of age, whose parents I spoke to at some length last week. She…10 Nov 2020