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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Bilateral AllocationsMy Lords, HIV/AIDS may have gone off the front pages here in Britain, rightly or wrongly, but what is beyond doubt is that it remains a serious scourge in many countries overseas.…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsThat this House takes note of recent developments in relation to broadcasting in the United Kingdom.08 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, when I first put down this Motion, it was really to draw the contrast between the amount of attention we are able to give to media issues in the House of Lords compared…08 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, I am not remotely going to attempt a further summing up. We had a very good summing up from the Minister, and I congratulate her and the two spokesmen of the political…08 Jan 2026HANSARDAIDSTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of World Aids Day 2025, when they estimate that the goal of eliminating AIDS as a public health threat will be reached.01 Dec 2025HANSARDAIDSMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Today on World AIDS Day, we acknowledge the radical reduction that there has been in deaths from AIDS over past years, with deaths…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI ask that the noble Baroness should support the gold standard of the BBC in its reports, and in its general reporting duty.12 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipMy Lords, I have been a journalist for 60 years, leaving aside a rather lively period in which I served with the late Baroness Thatcher. But apart from that, I have been a…12 Nov 2025HANSARDHIV: Testing and Medical CareMy Lords, I entirely support the case made by the noble Lord, Lord Black, but I urge the Government to go further. About 9 million people in the world who need HIV treatment are…20 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Vaccine Programmes: FundingMy Lords, I very much appreciate the Answer that the Minister has given, but does she agree with me that there is far too much satisfaction shown by financial spokesmen on the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties and Elections Act 2009My Lords, I know that, in my day, when I was party chairman—before I became independent—some of the biggest political donors were the trade unions. Does this review include the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidMy Lords, surely the only way of reaching some agreement on the size of the humanitarian disaster in Gaza is by allowing in the international press and television. They can report…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBirmingham City CouncilMy Lords, I declare an interest as having been a Member of Parliament for a Birmingham constituency—Sutton Coldfield—for 27 years, so I know a little about the area. I am not sure…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, Amendment 85 is in my name. I will be extremely brief. I had originally written down that I agreed with some of what the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, had to say. Having…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHIV/AIDS: US Withdrawal from WHOTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the United States of America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization on the global…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHIV/AIDS: US Withdrawal from WHOMy Lords, I am grateful for that reply. There have been, to date, 40 million deaths from AIDS across the world. Because of the success of efforts over the last years, official…20 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageMy Lords, I fully share the noble Lord’s criticism of the particular programme, but we should recognise that that in no way describes the BBC’s general coverage of Gaza. Speaking…04 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityMy Lords, I will raise two brief but important points. I accept entirely that we should make savings to pay for the resources we are giving to defence, and I entirely support the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDCommunity Pharmacy ClosuresMy Lords, is it not true that we have not used community pharmacies in this country to their full potential? That impression was confirmed for me when I was chairman of such a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties: Donations from AbroadI agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, but is there not a case for a review that goes rather wider than just political contributions from overseas? We have the issue,…22 Jan 2025