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HANSARDNuclear Submarines: AUKUSMy Lords, does the Minister accept that increasing the number of submarines armed with nuclear weapons invites less responsible countries, like Russia and China, to do the same?…03 Jul 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords, prejudice in society should be tackled not simply for economic reasons but because it is wrong. We all like to believe that it is those people out there who have…29 Jun 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, refugees escaping the horrors of war and arriving in the UK in small boats last year constituted less than 5% of the annual number of immigrants. Can the Minister…27 Jun 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, does the Minister agree that while humanitarian aid is urgently required for the long-suffering people of Sudan, it is also important to stop the flow of arms getting to…26 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ministry of Defence StrategyMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the best strategy for the people of Ukraine is to look towards a peace settlement? In this House we are used to Orwellian language, where we…15 Jun 2023HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, I declare an interest as someone who has children and grandchildren in the medical profession. Would the Minister agree that there is something terribly wrong in the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDSchools: Curriculum UpdateMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the building of character and resilience does not require the appointment of a commission? Teachings of right and wrong, and of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDIsrael: Palestinian Civilian CasualtiesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Gaza is illegal and immoral, and that land confiscation and the…10 May 2023HANSARDHate CrimeMy Lords, would the Minister agree that the whole point of collecting statistics on so-called hate crime is to use them to determine remedial action? But we already know the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer, but it does not go as far as I would like. It is important that any country contemplating military action in today’s world accepts…20 Apr 2023HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had at the United Nations about the case for introducing an obligation on countries intervening in conflicts to accept a…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPeople of African Descent in the United KingdomMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, in discussing serious issues, we should avoid using terms that blur meaning and fog issues, including words such as “racist”, “race” and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDUkraine: Depleted UraniumMy Lords, I have read reports that depleted uranium shells cause birth defects in infants. That very thought, or even the uncertainty, is such that it will lower the moral…30 Mar 2023HANSARDScotland: Meeting with New First MinisterMy Lords, on the point of “stronger together”, does the Minister see irony in the fact that, in the middle of the last century, the UK partitioned the subcontinent and, today,…29 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMy Lords, does the Minister agree that our intervention in Afghanistan directly led to the strengthening of the hands of extremists in the Taliban, causing huge difficulties for…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, the Taliban rely on a very extreme interpretation of dated Middle Eastern culture. Does the Minister agree that, if religion is to be a force for peace rather than the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanMy Lords, the UK says that asylum seekers must go to the first safe country, but the United Nations commissioner for human rights says that that is incorrect. Would the Minister…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: Girls and WomenMy Lords, the Minister said in his earlier reply that the cruel and arbitrary treatment of women and girls had no religious justification. In view of that, and knowing what the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDPrisons: Chaplaincy ServiceI thank the noble and learned Lord for his Answer, but until three years ago the chaplaincy council was working well. Why replace something when it is not broken? A prison…10 Jan 2023HANSARDPrisons: Chaplaincy ServiceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the working of the prison chaplaincy service; and in particular, the extent to which representatives of all…10 Jan 2023