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HANSARDLGBT People: Diplomatic ServiceMy Lords, as a result of the superb review by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, compensation will be made available for LGBT veterans who suffered so severely the effects…18 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I do not think it is normal for a debate of this kind to have any final words from the person who introduced it, but I think there is perhaps an expectation that I…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider the case for holding an independent inquiry into the allegations against Sir Edward Heath that remained unresolved at…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, this short debate is on a subject that I have raised many times in your Lordships’ House through Oral Questions and earlier debates. A grave injustice was inflicted…17 Jan 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, it is good that the Commons Statement has been repeated here; less good that it has taken nearly a week to reach us and that we deal with it so close to the Recess. This…19 Dec 2023HANSARDHome and Online SchoolingMy Lords, the introduction of registers, to which the noble Lord, Lord Storey, and others have referred, is accepted universally to be hugely urgent. Can we not have government…19 Dec 2023HANSARDElgin MarblesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of proposals to loan the Elgin Marbles to Greece.14 Dec 2023HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, the Elgin marbles—or Parthenon sculptures, as some prefer—are famous for two reasons. The first reason is of course because they are magnificent treasures of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hayward stressed the central point about these regulations: they bring into effect, at long last, the right of our fellow countrymen and…12 Dec 2023HANSARDNational Health Service: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, following the splendid introductory speech by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, which ended with a quotation from Nye Bevan, I will make a little historical contribution to…30 Nov 2023HANSARDLiving in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, I think there may have been a little confusion about the speakers’ list. For the convenience of the Committee, let us hear from the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, next.29 Nov 2023HANSARDJobs Market: GraduatesMy Lords, following the question of the noble Lord, Lord Storey, should not those with science degrees who have not got jobs be strongly encouraged to train to help fill the many…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformMy Lords, I called on the Government exactly a year ago to give Sir Mark Rowley the stronger disciplinary powers for which he was asking in order to root out crime and serious…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of reform within the Metropolitan Police.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDestitution: Low Median WageMy Lords, should we not express the hope that yesterday’s measures will represent a real turning point in the economic life of our country, opening the way for sustained growth…23 Nov 2023HANSARDVeterans Welfare ServicesMy Lords, it has been useful to hear of the Government’s very firm commitment to improving the services provided to our veterans, to whom we are all in such debt, to know that…22 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I follow a most moving speech. Despite being the son of a superb medical practitioner and the grandson of another, I rarely speak at any length about health issues. I…09 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath of a Member: Lord JudgeMy Lords, I want to tell your Lordships how glad I am that Lord Judge, with others, secured the total repeal of the wicked laws that turned homosexuals into criminals. When I was…09 Nov 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsMy Lords, notwithstanding my noble and learned friend’s comments about the possible need for change due to the passage of time, should we not always remember that it was a very…25 Oct 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityMy Lords, is it not the case that many LGBT people seeking asylum do not have access to legal advice to help them prepare for interviews in which they must explain convincingly…25 Oct 2023