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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations for School PupilsMy Lords, does the Minister agree with the World Health Organization that the vaccination of children in the wealthy world should not be at the expense of the vaccination of…17 Jan 2022HANSARDEswatiniMy Lords, I served as high commissioner to Eswatini. I do not doubt for one moment the Minister’s commitment to the Commonwealth, but can he point to one single thing that this…12 Jan 2022HANSARDAuthors, Booksellers and Libraries: Economic RecoveryMy Lords, the Minister’s warm words in support of libraries are welcome, but since 2010 more than 800 public libraries have closed and the number of qualified librarians employed…10 Jan 2022HANSARDMaldives: TariffsMy Lords, we all understand why the Minister’s department cannot do everything at once, but why is Africa so often at the bottom of the list?14 Dec 2021HANSARDBreast ScreeningMy Lords, will the Minister accept that, at the same time as aid and assistance to the developing world is being cut in the health sector, we are increasing the recruitment of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonCycle lanes are the problem.09 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s repetition of the Statement. Will she please give some recognition, in terms of preventing yet even more loss of life in horrific circumstances,…25 Nov 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting, and (2) the joint call by the Confederation of British…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingMy Lords, the case for minority ethnic pay gap reporting is not only a profoundly moral one, it is intensely practical. Every person, regardless of their ethnicity or background,…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthTo move that this House takes note of (1) the shortage of, and (2) the obstacles to the manufacture and distribution of, COVID-19 vaccinations in the Global South; and of the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthMy Lords, it is late and we have had an outstanding debate. It has been a rich debate; there has been compassion, knowledge and passion, undergirded by broad experience—experience…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthMy Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity to move the Motion standing in my name. Covid has revealed in every aspect of our lives the impact of inequality, has it not? In no…09 Sept 2021HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa (Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee)My Lords, the House, and indeed Africa, owes the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, and the committee that produced this report a debt of gratitude for all the work that they put into…08 Sept 2021HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa (Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee)Before the Minister sits down, I hope he is going to address Cameroon.08 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, Afghanistan has historically long been the graveyard of imperial pretensions on the part of global superpowers, and the references that have been made in our debate…18 Aug 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health OutcomesMy Lords, thanks are due to the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for all she has done for women’s health. She mentioned pregnancy. Black women in the UK have higher rates of morbidity…08 Jul 2021HANSARDRepublic of Cameroon: Economic Partnership AgreementMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the register of interests. I support the Motion of my noble friend Lord Grantchester and welcome the Motion of the noble…29 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming to the House and commending the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister. His speech was particularly welcome in its focus on the…19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIndeed. I end on this note, with this challenge to the Minister. We are rightly thinking about the Middle East at this time. There was a great teacher by the name of Hillel in the…19 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportMy Lords, Regimental Sergeant-Major Alhaji Grunshi, DCM, MM, of the Gold Coast Regiment, fired the first shot in World War I. His name is important and it is remembered. He…26 Apr 2021