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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Health: Alcohol Abuse

"To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce an effective strategy for dealing with alcohol abuse in 2020...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Health: Alcohol Abuse

"My Lords, I am grateful for the reply but not its content. It is very disappointing. Last year the Government were moved to produce a strategy on drugs, which hopefully will be effective. However, the problems with drugs are minimal compared to the problems with alcohol. Does the Minister recall …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Mar 2018
Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018

"Will the noble Baroness say when the opportunity to discuss that will be?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Gender Equality: Pay

"My Lords, where does the Minister suggest that we look for the next steps and action to be taken in those areas where equal pay still does not exist? Returning to our backyard, the public service—she just mentioned local government—is it not true that there are still significant elements of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Mar 2018
International Women’s Day: Progress on Global Gender Equality

"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, for giving us the opportunity for this debate today. I express my gratitude to her, to women in general and to some particular women too. I start, rather like the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, with an expression of gratitude …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Mar 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"My Lords, could it be perhaps that noble Lords wish to speak in the next debate, which they see as more important?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Oct 2017
Sterling: Euro Exchange Rate

"Will the Minister explain to the House why we have been downrated?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jul 2017
Public Sector Pay Cap

"My Lords, I will return to the Minister’s point about productivity. I have raised questions previously about the extent to which public servants are being encouraged to work and change their productivity and to find ways in which they might be rewarded. Can the Minister say whether any instructions are …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Air Pollution

"My Lords, the Mayor of London abandoned plans to introduce congestion charging in west London. Did that help to reduce air pollution or cause more trouble?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Feb 2014
Travel to School: Rural Areas

"My Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that there are similar problems in cities, particularly for the young unemployed, who often have great difficulties finding the money to get to interviews that they have been required to attend to ensure they get their benefits? Given there is a possibility that …..."
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