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HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to have implemented Lord Etherton’s recommendations on financial redress in the LGBT veterans independent review.21 Mar 2024HANSARDHaitiMy Lords, it was a pleasure to give way to the noble Baroness. I refer to my entry in the register of interests, in particular as a member of the Haiti APPG. The problems in Haiti…12 Mar 2024HANSARDHaitiMy Lords—12 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFor the record, the Foreign Office travel advice for Rwanda was: “LGBT individuals can experience discrimination and abuse, including from local authorities. There are no specific…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support this amendment because it encapsulates the principle introduced by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and me in amendments on Monday, which we…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAgain, I shall not detain the House, but I shall refer to this situation and the expression of one’s sexual identity in a later grouping—the fifth grouping. I thank noble Lords…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the noble Baroness for that and will not detain the House any longer, but it is important to put this on the record. I say this with some knowledge of Rwanda, having been…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as I said earlier when talking to a group of amendments, I spent a great deal of time in Rwanda. As anyone who visits knows, the first thing you do is go to the genocide…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe noble Baroness referred to the LGBT situation in Rwanda. Can she indicate to the House which LGBT organisation she met?04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. Before I refer to the amendments in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton,…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the noble Lord for that considered intervention. I can speak only according to my direct experience in Rwanda, from 2008. As I said earlier, in discussion on another…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am in favour of the amendments in this group, including that in the name of my noble friend Lord Dubs, who cannot be in his place. I have added my name to those in the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendments in this group, which seem eminently sensible—that is probably why the Government will reject them. I also support particularly…14 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]I say to the Government Whip that I have an advisory speaking time of five minutes. If he allows me the two minutes over that he has given to others, I will take the intervention.09 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]I note that the noble Lord is speaking after me and perhaps could have used his time to make those points. As if the point has been made for me, there is an enduring belief that…09 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]I will not take that intervention.09 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, before I turn to what I have prepared, I have to say that it is a real privilege to be in the Chamber today to listen to the brave speech by the noble Lord, Lord…09 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, we get to the point in the debate where we defy the rules of “Just a Minute” and have hesitation and repetition. However, I make no excuses for congratulating my noble…01 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, whom I worked with on the Illegal Migration Act. It seems as though we will be working together on this. I do…29 Jan 2024HANSARDLGBT People: Diplomatic ServiceMy Lords, I welcome this Question, which deals with an issue that some of us in this House have been working on for decades. Indeed, I was privileged to work with the noble…18 Jan 2024