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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I support all these amendments very happily. I appreciate that the Bill is concerned with EEA and Swiss people, but there is a point of principle which goes wider than…09 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy Lords, I think we would all agree that these are desperate people, many of them children. They are often the victims of war and persecution. The best way forward is to reach…03 Sept 2020HANSARDChildhood ObesityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to tackle childhood obesity.02 Sept 2020HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, if the Government persist in abolishing Public Health England, who will be responsible for policies to tackle obesity? Secondly, does the Minister agree that tackling…02 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful that a day or two ago, the Minister allowed us to ask questions and discuss the Bill in a more informal way than we can today. I still regret that there is…22 Jul 2020HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, the Minister will be aware of the statement by the Chinese ambassador a few days ago that we were interfering in China’s internal affairs. Will the Minister make it…21 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, could the Minister clarify his reference to lorry parks, especially in Kent? There is great local concern there. Will he confirm that if there is to be a lorry park in…15 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, may I press the Minister a bit more about applying sanctions on a wider basis than by one country? Does he agree that if sanctions are agreed across a range of…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the Prime Minister, said in his first speech in office that “we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their White Paper on social care.08 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration: Detainee SupportMy Lords, the Minister said in reply to an earlier question that detention was for the purposes of removal. Could she then explain why in 2018—the latest year for which I have…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have frequently been told that the key figure to look at is the R figure. Will the Minister confirm that whereas after lockdown the national R figure was 0.84, it is now…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrison SentencesMay I refer the Minister again to the Ministry of Justice research report, published last year, on the impact of short prison sentences and community sentences? Did not that…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I put it to the Leader of the House that public confidence is not of a high order as regards the Government’s handling. The Minister has said on a number of occasions…25 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMy Lords, I agree that we saw the police at their very best in Reading a few days ago. I welcome the extra £90 million a year that will be allocated to counterterrorism policing.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I shall support the regulations and oppose the two amendments. I shall do so because we have to stop women from Northern Ireland having to travel to England for…15 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion Regulations: Northern IrelandMy Lords, I should first declare an interest in that I am an active member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. I chair one of its committees and we did a report a couple…08 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsMy Lords, I am privileged to have been a friend of Martin Lee for quite some years. He is one of the most resolute defenders of democracy on behalf of the people of Hong Kong. It…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Plans for No DealMy Lords, no one could have foreseen that the Covid-19 pandemic would take place when the withdrawal agreement was drawn up. Does the Minister agree that if there is a no-deal…02 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Plans for No DealTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans they have in the event of a deal not being agreed with the European Union by the end of the transition period.02 Jun 2020