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HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, the partnership between local communities, the devolved Governments and other local authorities in England inside the UK and the European Commission was a real strength…03 Mar 2021HANSARDBuild Back Better Business CouncilTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans the Build Back Better Business Council has to prioritise the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.25 Feb 2021HANSARDBuild Back Better Business CouncilMy Lords, I welcome the establishment of the council and the emerging debate about the nature of any recovery. It is critical that the recovery leads us to a different place from…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Surplus Vaccine DosesMy Lords, given the Government’s plan to reduce overseas development assistance by £4 billion—two-sevenths of the budget—there is a real worry that the Government might allow…22 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Online TeachingMy Lords, on the issue of mobile data charges for children studying from home, the Minister very helpfully wrote to me after a previous Question, explaining that the Government’s…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOverseas Territories: Humanitarian and Disaster ReliefMy Lords, when the United Nations sustainable development goals were agreed in 2015, resilience from the shocks of extreme weather events was a key element of the purpose behind…09 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity, having listened to a very interesting debate. At Second Reading I raised the issue of cross-border co-ordination within the United…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rosser, the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester for three outstanding speeches introducing…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rosser for so comprehensively outlining the purpose behind Amendment 121 and the very strong case for it. I also thank the noble and learned…03 Feb 2021HANSARDBurma: Military CoupMy Lords, on an additional, very serious point, I visited Myanmar just before the previous set of elections, and there was deep worry on the ground that, should there be…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsBoth the UK and Scottish Governments failed to prepare last spring for the end of the first long period of lockdown and the need immediately to catch up with flexible solutions…02 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI do not intend to repeat any of the comments made by my noble friend Lord Hunt in his very powerful and fascinating introduction. I hope that he has, at the very least, sparked…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for this opportunity to speak after the Minister. I did not submit my name for the speakers’ list for this group because I could not rely on the train…25 Jan 2021HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, I hope that today we are all celebrating President Biden’s decision to sign up again to the Paris Agreement on climate change. I hope that the Government recognise the…21 Jan 2021HANSARDG7 SummitTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what outcomes they hope to achieve at the G7 Summit due to be held in the United Kingdom in 2021.21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsMy Lords, this is just heartbreaking. The situation could have been foreseen and there have been many opportunities since last summer to put in place preparations to help avoid…07 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMany noble Lords in this excellent debate have referred to the change in culture and public debate around the issue of domestic abuse over the decades. I can vividly recall, as a…05 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, in the two minutes available I want to make three quick points but also to say how much I appreciated the balanced intervention there from the noble Lord, Lord Walney. I…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited States: Global Priorities and Climate ChangeMy Lords, I was delighted to see that the electoral college has confirmed President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris in their positions and that my namesake in the…16 Dec 2020HANSARDHIV: Ending TransmissionsMy Lords, the doubling of mother-to-child transmissions around the world is just one of the implications of this year of instability in health services around the world caused by…01 Dec 2020