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HANSARDEU Borders: Refugees from AfghanistanMy Lords, in discussions with the European Union, are the Government seeking to distinguish between those Afghans who left after the Taliban takeover and those who fled the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, first, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Blunkett. He has done us an enormous service. I hope that enough people will follow what he said for him to have done this…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, we all saw the painful pictures on our television screens of what happened at the airport in Kabul. We have seen brave Afghan women—judges, teachers, the Education…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNHS UpdateMy Lords, the Minister has on more than one occasion in the last few minutes been asked about the position of care workers. They have been totally left out of the pay settlement.…22 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastMy Lords, there is an equivalence in the pain that all victims feel. I do not see how the Government are going to move forward unless there is a drastic change in their proposals.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I join in thanking the staff for the very helpful way in which they have supported us during the last 16 or 18 months of the pandemic. When we had the opinion poll, as…13 Jul 2021HANSARDRoyal YachtMy Lords, everybody wants to boost British shipbuilders, but does the Minister not agree that other ways of doing it are more relevant for the purposes of our defence? The…13 Jul 2021HANSARDUnited Kingdom–European Union Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyMy Lords, I hope that I am mistaken in detecting a lack of enthusiasm on the Minister’s part, uncharacteristic of him as that is. Does he agree that, in addition to the bodies…12 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateMy Lords, do we not need a clear indication for every line that was vandalised by Beeching as to whether it is feasible to restore the services on it? Is that not the minimum we…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the original estimates made by the Home Office represent about half the number of people eligible under the scheme? Will she further…01 Jul 2021HANSARDDeprived AreasMy Lords, the Minister has on two or three occasions just now referred to the importance of tackling obesity as a way of evening up inequalities in healthcare and life attainment.…01 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS Test and TraceMy Lords, will the Minister say how many firms of management consultants have been employed on the test and trace system since it began? Were they all appointed by competitive…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, may I say how much I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, in his advocacy of tourism and the beauties of Northern Ireland? I remember on one occasion, when I had…24 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, I should first declare an interest, in that my son has MS and his wife is his full-time carer, although my wife and I have also helped out at intervals. I thank the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care HomesMy Lords, as late as March last year there was clear evidence coming from Italy about people dying in nursing and care homes there. Surely if we had been half-awake we would have…17 Jun 2021HANSARDCarers: SupportMy Lords, I also join colleagues in paying tribute to the millions of unpaid carers. Even before the pandemic, they were keeping the whole system going. The Minister has paid…10 Jun 2021HANSARDIran: British-Iranian PrisonersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British Iranian dual nationals are being held in Iran; and what action they are taking to get any such prisoners released.07 Jun 2021HANSARDIran: British-Iranian PrisonersThe Minister will be aware that Gabriella, daughter of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has her seventh birthday this week—the sixth without her mother. I assume that the UK Government…07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, I agree with the wording of the Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Green, although not with many of the views that he expressed. He is surely right that such…27 May 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, it is fairly clear that the Minister is unhappy with the protocol, or at least the way that it is working out. Will he indicate what the Government’s strategy is for…27 May 2021