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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of India about the position of minorities in that country...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"I thank the Minister for her reply. As she said, India is one of the great democracies of the world, and it is even more sad that the present Government are so repressive of a range of minorities, so that even academics, if they speak up against the Government, find …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Music Education: State Schools

"My Lords, in stressing the importance of music education in schools and the lack of it at the moment, so ably emphasised by the noble Baronesses, Lady Keeley and Lady Debbonaire, I want to draw attention to the contribution the Church of England is making to the musical education of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Jun 2025
Winter Fuel Payment

"I welcome the new policy, but does the Minister agree that the public would find it helpful if some thinking was given by the Government about the choice of the figure of £35,000? I have no feelings one way or the other, but I think the general public might find …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Gulf States: Trade and Human Rights

"I thank the Minister for her reply. Obviously, there is some variation among the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council in their attitude to human rights, but it is widely recognised that there are major failures in the areas of migrant labour, the position of women, LGBTQ …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Gulf States: Trade and Human Rights

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to safeguard human rights in their proposed trade agreement with Gulf states...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Immigration System

"My Lords, there is an acute shortage in the social care sector. Will the Minister recognise that the policies in the White Paper will actually make that shortage even worse? We hear some talk about making the social care sector more attractive. Can he give us any kind of indication …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 May 2025
Prime Minister and First Minister of Wales Meetings

"My Lords, what conversations has the Minister had with the First Minister about universities? We know that all universities are under very severe pressure, but universities in Wales seem to be particularly hard hit. Cardiff University, for example, has had to close its music, theology and nursing departments. What conversations …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Energy Grid Resilience

"I return to a question that was at least implicit in the question from the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, on the national grid and possible cyberattacks. We are all aware that there has been a massive cyberattack on Marks & Spencer and one on Co-op Group. No organisation, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2025
Democracy and Unelected Strong Leaders

"I thank the Minister for her reply. As she rightly said, democracy is a fragile achievement and it is under threat throughout the world. In the light of that, what does she think of the appalling failure somewhere in our society that these figures reveal, with so many young people …..."
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