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HANSARDWheelchair and Community Equipment StrategyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for introducing this debate, which is of great importance. I am the main carer for my wife, who is severely disabled, and I have…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSouth SudanI thank the Minister for her reply. The devastating civil war in South Sudan left 400,000 dead and nearly half the population displaced. The 2018 peace agreement was based on…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSouth SudanTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking with international partners to bring about stable government in South Sudan.01 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsOne of the problems at the moment is online images of what it is to be a young man—distorted images that imply that to be a young man is to be misogynistic, carrying with them…27 Nov 2025HANSARDAntisemitism: UniversitiesMy Lords, the treatment of Professor Ben-Gad was totally disgraceful, as is the rise in antisemitism. Following up the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, surely the further…29 Oct 2025HANSARDWest Papua: DeforestationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to limit deforestation internationally, in particular in West Papua.14 Oct 2025HANSARDWest Papua: DeforestationI thank the Minister for his reply. West Papua has some of the greatest forests in the world. Unfortunately, they are rapidly being cleared to produce coconut oil and for other…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, if we pass this Bill, we choose to go down a particular road. Before we do that, we ought to ask where the road leads and whether there are any stopping places on the…12 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasDoes the Minister agree that one of the reasons for such widespread disillusion in our society about public life is the failure of both companies and people to be held properly to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I say, if I might, how encouraging it is that the Government are working so closely with the Opposition on this issue. It helps increase respect for and trust in the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDIndia: MinoritiesI thank the Minister for her reply. As she said, India is one of the great democracies of the world, and it is even more sad that the present Government are so repressive of a…02 Jul 2025HANSARDIndia: MinoritiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of India about the position of minorities in that country.02 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, in stressing the importance of music education in schools and the lack of it at the moment, so ably emphasised by the noble Baronesses, Lady Keeley and Lady Debbonaire,…24 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI welcome the new policy, but does the Minister agree that the public would find it helpful if some thinking was given by the Government about the choice of the figure of £35,000?…10 Jun 2025HANSARDGulf States: Trade and Human RightsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to safeguard human rights in their proposed trade agreement with Gulf states.03 Jun 2025HANSARDGulf States: Trade and Human RightsI thank the Minister for her reply. Obviously, there is some variation among the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council in their attitude to human rights, but it…03 Jun 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemMy Lords, there is an acute shortage in the social care sector. Will the Minister recognise that the policies in the White Paper will actually make that shortage even worse? We…15 May 2025HANSARDPrime Minister and First Minister of Wales MeetingsMy Lords, what conversations has the Minister had with the First Minister about universities? We know that all universities are under very severe pressure, but universities in…07 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceI return to a question that was at least implicit in the question from the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, on the national grid and possible cyberattacks. We are all aware…06 May 2025