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HANSARDGlobal Health PoliciesMy Lords, do we not need to recognise also how things have changed—particularly with HIV and AIDS, where the position has changed from there being no cure or any way of dealing…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTimes Health CommissionShould not the Minister go a little further than what he has said? Should not the Government follow the example of the Times and set up a full-scale royal commission, with…19 Jan 2023HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI very much agree with what the noble Baroness just said. To start, I will say something which I hope has the unanimous approval of the House: it is very good to see Andrew…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy Lords, is it not a tragedy that, although we now have all the means to eliminate AIDS, unlike at the time when I was a Minister, the annual figures still show 650,000 annual…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of World AIDS Day and the estimated 650,000 annual deaths worldwide from HIV/AIDS, what plans they have to increase their contribution to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of Friday’s announcement of the appointment of 26 new Peers, whether they plan to review the appointments system for Members of the House…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, that is a disappointing reply. Does the Minister remember that the all-party committee which I set up when I was Lord Speaker in 2016, under the noble Lord, Lord Burns,…17 Oct 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalIn my position as a Cross-Bencher, I think that it is a very odd position for the Conservative Party. I do not believe that it is in our national advantage. I gently say that it…13 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, I agree very much with what the noble Lord has just said about the Government and their role. One of the more misleading statements in the general debate so far—not in…13 Jul 2022HANSARDBroadcasting Sector White PaperMy Lords, does the present political interregnum not give the Government the opportunity to think again about their whole broadcasting policy—and not just for television? If they…11 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, following up the question of the noble Lord, Lord Howell, surely the transitional process can be quickened up; it is not written in stone that it should last for three…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationMy Lords, I was with the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, almost up to the end, when he proposed a retirement age for the House of Lords.16 Jun 2022HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationMy interest is well known. Seriously, first, I thank and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Norton, on the way he proposed the Motion. I also congratulate him on the way that, over…16 Jun 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, I would like to ask a question about hereditary by-elections. Can it be right that membership of this House can be by an exclusive back door marked “hereditary Peers…18 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare an interest as an unpaid ambassador for UNAIDS. I would like to concentrate upon health, particularly public health. I remember intervening on a Question on…17 May 2022HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, I agree with a great deal of what—25 Jan 2022HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, I apologise for being premature, but I wanted to congratulate the noble Baroness on what she said, which my noble friend repeated. I have no objection whatever to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, perhaps I may intervene briefly as the last Secretary of State who had responsibility for a major epidemic, that of AIDS. It is in no way exceptional that there should…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice. I declare my interest as an ambassador for UNAIDS.01 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSMy Lords, this is World AIDS Day and the international position is anything but encouraging. Has the Minister seen the reports of the serious setbacks in the fight against AIDS…01 Dec 2021