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HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapMy Lords, when the TUC and the CBI are both in agreement that this is a policy that should be introduced and mandated—and the Government spend a great deal of time and effort…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe Minister has been enormously forbearing and we are very grateful for that. I wonder whether she could help us in this regard in relation to cultural bodies—here I must declare…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am very grateful to my noble friends for these probing amendments, and even more grateful after hearing the contributions from Members opposite that they have elicited. A number…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI think the Minister, or those who advise her, has misunderstood the point I raised in relation to the orchestra. The orchestra is putting on a concert version of “The Rite of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThat is what we want an answer to: is it a public authority for that purpose because it receives public funding?17 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingMy Lords, how many of the midwives recruited to deal with the current midwifery crisis in the NHS were trained and qualified in the United Kingdom? On a recent visit to Ghana, I…16 Apr 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, the Minister, in his characteristically powerful speech, reminded us of the importance of the UK championing the flourishing of democracy. The noble Lord, Lord Howell,…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe Prime Minister of Great Britain at the time, Margaret Thatcher, consistently opposed boycotts in every international forum and consistently opposed the role of local…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe UK Government consistently opposed local authorities. It is simply not true to say that the GLC or any other local authority acted in concert with Margaret Thatcher’s…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, this Bill is ill judged, ill drafted and ill timed. It offends on all three of those points. It is ill judged because it is brought forward purportedly with a narrow…20 Feb 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, the biggest threat to the SDGs in Africa is conflict and internal instability. In the Sahel, this has increased ever since the disastrous Libyan incursion that the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDSudan and South SudanMy Lords, peacebuilding requires specific, focused actions on the ground. There are few organisations on the ground in Sudan that have any credibility. Faith-based organisations,…27 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, a not-for-profit public/private partnership for that area of development. No one doubts that…23 Nov 2023HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords—08 Nov 2023HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, it is our turn now, I think. The Minister says that we should leave the fate of these workers and our strategic interests as a nation to the market. Will he reflect on…08 Nov 2023HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Young Black MenMy Lords, the former Prime Minister, the right honourable Theresa May, established the Race Disparity Unit precisely to identify data and figures that give rise to concern and, on…19 Oct 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address inequalities in access to musical education in school.18 Oct 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolMy Lords, in raising this Question for Short Debate, I declare my interest as an unremunerated, independent, non-executive director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Music…18 Oct 2023HANSARDDefence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)Can I press the Minister a bit on that? Wagner is in Burkina Faso and it threatens Ghana. It threatens the whole of that region. Have we increased our military attaché presence in…30 Jun 2023HANSARDDefence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, it is a particular privilege to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, with whom I had the honour of serving on the committee. As I commend this report to the…30 Jun 2023