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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Police: Vetting, Misconduct and Misogyny

"My Lords, listening to the Minister’s answers, one could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that he is saying that the Government have no responsibility for this. I find that quite extraordinary. Why can the Government not bring forward a legislative framework to ensure that these sorts of police …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Oct 2021
Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme

"My Lords, do the Government really not know how many interpreters we had in Afghanistan? That seems extraordinary. They must have been paid by the British Government or others on their behalf. Surely the Minister can find out, if she is unable to tell us today, how many we had...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2020
Immigration: Refugee Doctors

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2020
Immigration: Refugee Doctors

"Will the noble Baroness be kind enough, after Oral Questions, to revisit the answer she gave a moment or two ago about the health service being “propped up” by immigrant labour? We rely on many immigrant doctors. Many of us have had experience of relying on those immigrant doctors in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Hate Crime

"My Lords, much of what has happened in schools is of course not hate crime, because the children involved are under the age of criminal responsibility. A number of anecdotes have been relayed to me, largely from members of my family who are teachers, about increases in racial abuse among …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2016
Rail Franchises

"On the question raised by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, is the Minister saying that there is the possibility of compensation for those who have lost their jobs because of frequently arriving late at work or not arriving at all as a result of this dispute? Can he be specific …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Nov 2015
Aviation Security

"My Lords, I return to the position of the British citizens currently stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh. Various assessments of the numbers involved have ranged up to 20,000, although some of the travel agencies have said that the number is nearer to 12,000. Will the Minister update us?

On the question …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Oct 2015
Trafficking: Children

"Further to the very important point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, in her supplementary question, surely Ministers should insist, now, that statistics on children and adults should be separated. The noble Baroness made an enormously telling point—of which I was ignorant—and I hope that the Minister can give …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Jun 2015
Clandestine Migrants

"My Lords, we have seen disturbing reports recently that some of the boats crossing the Mediterranean have contained not only migrants. On occasion there is evidence that some of those on board have come from the so-called Islamic State and are trying to penetrate parts of Europe. Can the Minister …..."
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Written Question
Crimes of Violence
Wednesday 25th June 2014

Asked by: Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what particular projects under the Department of Health and the Department for Education will be funded in the current spending review period as a result of the allocation of £40 million for specialist domestic and sexual violence services.

Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Over the spending review period the £40 million ring-fenced funding for specialist domestic and sexual violence services consists of £28 million
allocated by the Home Office. This funding is provided directly to local areas not other government departments and is used to support independent domestic violence advisors, independent sexual violence advisers, and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference co-ordinators. £900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national help lines for victims of domestic violence and stalking.

The Ministry of Justice contribution of £12 million is used to fund 78 local rape support schemes.