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HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchMy Lords, several references have been made to our late and much-loved colleague Tessa Jowell, who I was proud to call a friend. Was she not prescient when in her last speech to…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, will the Minister not accept that the Prime Minister’s new 10-point plan is not a plan but a wish list of future developments based on undeveloped technology? It is not…18 Nov 2020HANSARDVisas: Visitors from PeruMy Lords, responding to the report that the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, referred to from the international relations committee, on the United Kingdom and Latin America, the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, many of us in this House and elsewhere have long believed that the Government’s claims that the Prime Minister’s deal will produce unfettered trade are, quite frankly,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, since the Foreign Secretary announced in July that there would be cuts of £2.9 billion in-year, there have been very few further details. Can the Minister rectify that?…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelMy Lords, I too express my sympathy for the families grieving in France, Austria and, as the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, reminded us, Kabul. This is a global struggle. I want to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUSA Presidential ElectionMy Lords, it is obvious that a combination of Brexit and the Prime Minister’s fawning over Donald Trump has left us with very diminished influence over United States politics.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, I will ask about the poorest of our fellow citizens. According to the ONS report last Friday, in the four months March to June this year, the mortality rate for Covid-19…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have one minute in which to make one simple point. These are very detailed regulations, but whatever the level of detail, they will not have the intended effect unless…24 Jul 2020HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020My Lords, there is obviously a heavy element here of trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. Indeed, both horses have bolted: the Covid pandemic and the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEast Africa: Food SecurityMy Lords, the United Nations World Food Programme acute food insecurity and malnutrition forecast for this year confirms the terrible figures that the Minister gave in her Answer.…13 Jul 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, Regulation 4 reduces the loan amounts available to English students taking courses at institutions in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Of course, English students…02 Jul 2020HANSARDSeaside ResortsMy Lords, in April VisitBritain’s impact assessment forecast a £15 billion loss in spend from incoming tourism and a £22 billion loss in spend from domestic tourism to our seaside…22 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Two-metre RuleMy Lords, some of the Government’s own scientific advisers have said that being one metre apart carries up to 10 times the risk of being two metres apart. Are the Minister and the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthMy Lords, the Covid pandemic has often been referred to as the invisible enemy. That is all too often true of mental health issues as well. Is the Minister aware that the campaign…16 Jun 2020HANSARDUnemploymentMy Lords, yesterday, the OECD said that the UK had experienced the worst economic impact in the G7 from the Covid-19 pandemic, which is on top of the fact that we are already…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCrown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I confess that—unlike, I think, all the previous speakers—I am afraid I do not fall into the “noble and learned” category, since I have neither legal qualifications nor…08 Jun 2020HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian Aid FundingMy Lords, the International Rescue Committee has warned that the case fatality ratio of 24.7% in Yemen is almost four times the global average. Therefore, in addition to the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, I would like to probe a little further the scientific basis of this decision. The Government keep telling us that they are being led by the science and scientists but,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesMy Lords, the Minister tells us that she is the Minister for Loneliness. Does she understand that over 40% of the over-75s live alone, and that by definition they suffer…02 Jun 2020