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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore my noble friend replies, does he agree that, as a member of the EU, a citizen has freedom of movement within the EU? If a country removes itself from the EU, its citizens…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Collins of Highbury. I will not rehearse the very powerful statement that he made to your Lordships. I too…05 Nov 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, the evidence given to the EU Justice Sub-Committee on this very issue outlined the deep concern that members of this settled scheme will not have physical proof—a card…23 Oct 2019HANSARDVisasMy Lords, the noble Earl raises a very serious issue with his Question. Across the creative industries and the talent unions, there is concern about being able to forward plan…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, and I agree wholeheartedly with his intervention. The noble Baroness the Leader, in repeating the…19 Oct 2019HANSARDFootball: RacismMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the only route out of this discrimination is through education and information? We have made great progress in this country; I welcome…15 Oct 2019HANSARDIntersex CitizensMy Lords, intersex people face widespread discrimination. What steps are the Government taking to ensure awareness of the human rights of intersex people? Will the Government…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, it has been a very long time since we have heard from this side. I reassure the noble Lords who have just given way that I did not intend to speak either and will be…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSexually Transmitted Infections: EnglandMy Lords, I remind your Lordships that I intervene as a non-aligned Member of this House and declare my interest as a patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust. I thank the Minister…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I feel I need to rise and speak to this. Sometimes our personal lives intervene in ways that we never imagined they would and this can affect our ways and means of…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I had no intention of speaking in this debate, but I rise having represented the West Midlands for 15 years in the European Parliament. As a non-aligned Member, I would…09 Jul 2019HANSARDHomophobic AttacksIt is both.26 Jun 2019HANSARDHomophobic AttacksThese attacks are a brutal reminder of inequality, where people are stabbed, beaten and abused for showing affection. I will make an observation and then ask my question. We are…26 Jun 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, I refer your Lordships to my registered interests as well as to my role as patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust. I begin, unusually, by associating myself with every…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, a partnership is of no value unless the other partner is listened to. I am grateful to Reprieve for the information it has supplied to me and to other noble Lords.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsMy Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Lexden—I say that advisedly—in his comments on this very important issue. Will the Minister point out to Brunei that there will be economic…11 Apr 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly in this debate and pick up on the point noted by the noble Lord, Lord McColl of Dulwich, who said that one should approach these matters with…01 Mar 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) BillMy Lords, I am in favour of this amendment. I commend and congratulate my noble friend Lord Faulkner on the passionate way in which he introduced it, referring to the personal…01 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth: Public Health GrantMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests. I want to develop the question from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. Demand for sexual and reproductive health services is…04 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to rise in support of the amendment to which I have added my name. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, on his introduction of this amendment. He…01 Feb 2019