Lord Harries of Pentregarth

My Lords, I say, if I might, how encouraging it is that the Government are working so closely with the Opposition on this issue. It helps increase res...

My Lords—

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 Governme...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of India about the position of minorities in that country.

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...

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 cho...

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 atti...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to safeguard human rights in their proposed trade agreement with Gulf states.

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 th...

My Lords, what conversations has the Minister had with the First Minister about universities? We know that all universities are under very severe pres...

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 cyber...

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 ...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their response to the poll, published by FGS Global in January, which found that one in five people aged 18 to...

I thank everyone who has supported this amendment. Despite the opposition of the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, to it in principle, there ...

My Lords, the first and most important point to make about this amendment is that it was not dreamed up by me. It is one of the key recommendations of...