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HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic Diversity[ Inaudible. ] Disparity in any part of the healthcare system is a threat to public health. In health education, there is underrepresentation of the black British community in…14 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, disease and instability on a global scale are the greatest threat to our country’s security. Can the noble Baroness confirm that in this relocation of roles and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives Matter: ProtestsMy Lords, whatever one thinks of the merits or demerits of individual statues or the events of last weekend, those events highlight the living reality of racism in our country.…15 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives MatterMy Lords, systemic racism is a fact of life in the US, the UK and the world over. Combating it requires not just words but concrete actions. In seeking re-election to the UN Human…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, Covid presents a triple whammy to the UK’s economic prospects: supply, demand and finance have all taken a hit. We need a comprehensive, funded plan for all sectors as…04 Jun 2020HANSARDGavi: Covid-19My Lords, Gavi does an excellent job, as I have seen for myself, but if it is to make the impact that it deserves to make, African Governments must act to bridge the $66 billion…18 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, we warmly welcome the speech of the right Reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby and her presence now on the Bishops’ Benches. Above all, we thank the most reverend…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I want to raise the issue of two groups who are particularly vulnerable in terms of social isolation: the deaf elderly and the black and minority ethnic elderly. What…16 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, the UK Borders Act 2007, which relates to foreign nationals, is subject to the European Convention on Human Rights and other treaty obligations. The National Audit…10 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]Surely not.07 Feb 2020HANSARDBreathing Space Scheme: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, the scheme is welcome. My early experience as a lawyer helping to run a citizens advice bureau service in north-west London taught me that two particular categories of…19 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationMy Lords, I happen to know this part of the Kent coast very well and, as a former Excise Minister, have some knowledge of two of the cutters recently deployed in the Channel. I…05 Jun 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsWill the Government, in the interests of fairness and equality, make the same demands of employers in relation to ethnicity as they do in relation to gender? There is plenty of…08 May 2019HANSARDCommonwealthMy Lords, this is indeed an important debate, and the Chamber is currently peopled by folk who love the Commonwealth and who, on all sides of the House, see themselves as part of…28 Mar 2019