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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceHave the Government been in touch with the new incoming regime in the USA? It seems that President-elect Biden will be far more ready to co-operate with us on these massive…26 Nov 2020HANSARDChild TraffickingThe Minister will be aware of the ECPAT UK report in the Guardian which spoke of those seeking solace in this country between 2016 and 2019. Of the 4,695 victims of people…16 Nov 2020HANSARDChild TraffickingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of the process for child victims of trafficking to seek leave to remain in the United Kingdom.16 Nov 2020HANSARDRural Bus ServicesMy Lords, what keeps many buses, especially on rural routes, going is elderly people’s travelcards. Often, if I am on a bus, I know that most of the people going to the remote…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUSA Presidential ElectionMy Lords, we have seen in the United States a change in campaigning technique, with social media becoming very important. President Trump has 88.9 million followers on Twitter. I…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion with ScotlandMy Lords, when we think of the relationships between the various nations of the United Kingdom, we realise that there are advantages to belonging to the United Kingdom, as well as…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMany of the small businesses in my area of course are linked with the holiday trade: Llandudno and the Conwy valley are well known for that. After the pandemic eases, people will…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social and Economic InequalitiesMy Lords, one matter that can be tackled immediately is that of free school meals for kids in the holiday season. If Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can manage it, why cannot…26 Oct 2020HANSARDProject for the Registration of Children as British Citizens v Home OfficeMy Lords, is this not just one other example of the feeling of hostility: that the Government, the Home Office and the immigration system are against us? Not only that, but…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineI welcome very much our co-operation with the World Health Organization, and only hope that the United States might rejoin, possibly after 3 November. We must make sure that any…15 Oct 2020HANSARDHousing: Rent, Evictions and Covid-19My Lords, in 1942 William Beveridge fought five giants—squalor, want, ignorance and the other two. He might now have added a sixth: homelessness. In order to fulfil a sacred…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Low-income FamiliesIn 1942, William Beveridge introduced his report which led to the welfare state and the NHS. We are still facing the same giants that he was tackling at that time: squalor, want,…08 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWhat a privilege it is to share these arguments with people some of whom have been here for many years. I must say how much I appreciate the work that my noble friend Lady Hamwee…05 Oct 2020HANSARDHolidays: CancellationsI, too, have had a holiday cancelled, and I have been from one organisation to another. The credit card was supposed to cover it; it did not, and nor did the travel insurance.…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medical and Funeral ExpensesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to assist with (1) the medical, and (2) the funeral, expenses of those who have had COVID-19.28 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medical and Funeral ExpensesIs it not true that the places that are in the greatest need of financial support are the poorest areas? It has been confirmed again that people living in the poorer areas of our…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, on 15 July I asked the Minister what the intentions were regarding construction in the three Welsh ports. I was told that new facilities would be built because of the…24 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Refugee Protection and Asylum Policy (EUC Report)It is such a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, because it was his amendment that came before the House of Lords four years ago. At that time, the amendment was to…22 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Refugee Protection and Asylum Policy (EUC Report)In speaking of the future and the planning needed to accommodate all those people who will be leaving their natural countryside and looking for somewhere to survive, having a…22 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI join in the appeal from the noble Baroness for the Government to look again, as I have many times—and she has as well—at the whole immigration process that we have in this…16 Sept 2020