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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, the Minister referred to the situation in Leicester. There is concern here in the north-west about the situation in Blackburn. I hope he will refer in his reply to local…24 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionMy Lords, returning to my noble friend’s Question, is the Minister aware that, last year, councils used court action 2.3 million times and bailiffs 1.4 million times to collect…23 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, on 15 July, the Minister told me that the Home Office is unable to state how many applications from asylum seekers for refugee status are currently being assessed or how…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Legislation: Human RightsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, following their announcement about the involvement of Huawei in UK telecommunications, what steps they are taking to include a human rights…21 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Legislation: Human RightsMy Lords, has the Minister had the opportunity to watch the video recording I sent her last Wednesday, which appears to show shackled and blindfolded Uighur Muslims in China being…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBiodiversity: Aichi TargetsMy Lords, with just 14% of UK species having had their conservation status assessed, but 21% listed as threatened, what are we doing to increase the collection of data and to…20 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, families and dedicated campaigners such as Marie Lyon have told the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests, of which I am vice-chairman, that they have…15 Jul 2020HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, can we raise the case of Lee Ming-che, a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist arrested in China and given a five-year prison sentence for posts on social media calling for…14 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, in declaring my interests as vice-chairman of the all-party parliamentary groups on Hong Kong and the Uighurs, I too pay tribute to Bill Browder and warmly welcome the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Infection RateMy Lords, the noble Lord is well known and respected for his own respect for Parliament. Will he therefore please ask his noble friends to fully answer the topical Written…06 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, we have been privileged to hear outstanding speeches from many outstanding Members of your Lordships’ House. We have heard moving, powerful and well-informed…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, in returning to an issue which I raised in Committee on 19 May, I first thank the Minister the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for making good on her promise to meet and to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill29 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, following the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, what are we doing to support the seven United Nations special rapporteurs who last week expressed…29 Jun 2020HANSARDRwandaMy Lords, I have a keen interest as a patron of Hong Kong Watch and as vice-chairman of the all-party parliamentary group. Following the call of 155 Members of both Houses for the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, there is a case to be made for a better alignment of diplomacy and development and the empowerment of UK ambassadors. However, would not good governance suggest that we…18 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial HousingMy Lords, has the Minister seen the report published by the Affordable Housing Commission which says that 13% of adults surveyed claimed that their mental health was being…16 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, be clear: CEDAW makes no mention of abortion. Moreover, the committee report—which is binding only because we have made it so—expressly condemns…15 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, and declare my interest. Will the Minister, as he is being urged to do, reflect further on the proposal of seven former Foreign…04 Jun 2020HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, last week, in giving evidence to a Westminster hearing, a young doctor reminded us that under the new law he could be arrested and disappeared for doing so. Two days…02 Jun 2020