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HANSARDEducation Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021First, I congratulate the Government on making a clear Statement about public exams in good time. We all agree that school is the best place for children. Having watched the…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. I too was unfortunately unable to take part at Second Reading but congratulate my noble friend Lady Noakes on…25 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillI rise once again to support my noble friend Lord Alton. It is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra, a former Chief Whip, who does himself down—he…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Surplus Vaccine DosesWe are a charitable and generous country, but we can do more than just hand over our spare vaccines to save lives in the developing world. Perhaps the reduction, which has been…22 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, one is always left stunned and moved when listening to my noble friend Lady Newlove. I rise to support Amendment 167 in the name of my noble friend Lady Bertin and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillFirst, First, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Forsyth, a great free-trader, who spoke with common sense and great dignity and clarity. Supporting the noble Lord, Lord Alton,…02 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 176 and 177, in my name, and I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby, and the noble Lords, Lord Russell of Liverpool and…01 Feb 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustI thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for asking this Question on Holocaust Memorial Day. I praise Her Majesty’s Government and the department for their support for Holocaust…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 3, 5, 168, 169 and 170. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Altmann on her excellent introduction. I am delighted that my Government are…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI am pleased to follow my noble friend Lord Cormack, and I agree with him, but my overriding concerns are for children. As I stated at Second Reading, I warmly welcome the step…25 Jan 2021HANSARDAnti-Semitism: University Campus IncidentsI pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this debate and to Gerald Ronson, the founder, driving force and inspiration of the Community Security Trust. I…21 Jan 2021HANSARDProhibition of Nuclear WeaponsFollowing on from that question, only this week Her Majesty’s Government stated as part of the E3 that they are deeply concerned by Iran’s announcement that is producing uranium…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementI congratulate my noble friend Lord Wharton on his maiden speech. How appropriate, as he said, that he has spoken in today’s debate, as it was he who introduced the Private…08 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, while I welcome the important step that the Government took in July, ensuring that the Bill would recognise the children of victims of domestic abuse in the statutory…05 Jan 2021HANSARDExams and Accountability in 2021My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Storey: teachers and support staff should be thanked for their professionalism and for the care they have shown in these challenging…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillI pay tribute to the movers of this amendment, in particular my noble friend Lord Alton—for he is my friend—for his tenacity and passion. On 29 October 2018, following the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDSecurity Co-operationMy noble friend has rightly stated that the safety and security of our citizens is the top priority and that the UK will continue to be a global leader in security. One therefore…02 Dec 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and CladdingMy Lords, I am pleased to be able to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra. The HCLG report published yesterday argued, correctly, that leaseholders should not be expected to…25 Nov 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchI, too, was privileged to be present when Baroness Jowell spoke. In 1988, a 27 year-old man whose wife was eight months pregnant and who had just completed the London Marathon,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCross-Government Policy to Strengthen FamiliesA Question about the centrality of the family gives me my first opportunity in this House to pay tribute to my noble teacher, the extraordinary man and leader, Rabbi Lord Sacks.…18 Nov 2020