House of Lords
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: House of Lords urges government to act
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- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: House of Lords urges government to act
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- 15:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In this latest highlight from the House of Lords chamber, members press the government for action to support the release and return of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from Iran.
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https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2021-11-15/debates/B2F54A09-ECB8-4EFA-8523-EAA55BBE36AA/NazaninZaghari-Ratcliffe
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- House of Lords urgent question on Afghanistan food shortages | 9 November 2021
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- 16:52
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Members of the House of Lords raise concerns over food shortages in Afghanistan in this urgent question from Baroness D’Souza.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
01:39 – Working with NGOs
03:11 – Releasing afghan assets
04:25 – Support for women and girls
05:53 – Working the UN Security Council
06:47 – Aid funding
08:04 – Preventing starvation
08:35 – Helping women and girls back into employment
09:24 – Taliban cooperation
10:12 – Lessons from earlier aid distribution in Afghanistan
10:37 – Addressing poverty and malnutrition
12:06 – Official Development Assistance cuts
13:06 – The role of Muslim countries
14:35 – Taliban-ISK conflict
15:29 – Taliban-NGO cooperation
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-11-09/debates/80E4A6C2-D9C4-42C3-897A-C8D94AEC7710/AfghanistanFoodSho...
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- House of Lords question on net zero target challenges | 1 November 2021 | House of Lords
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- 7:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Following a recent report from the Social Market Foundation, members urge the government to consider the regional and local challenges of transitioning to net zero in this question from Baroness Scott of Needham Market.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister's first response
00:36 – Developing a bespoke approach to net zero
01:23 – Making homes greener
02:25 – Costs of energy
03:06 – Challenges facing local authorities
04:24 – Local authority funding
05:17 – Supporting the North -East
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-11-01/debates/313175AD-E195-4E5C-A7B8-49C057636C42/NetZeroSocialMarketFoundationReport
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- Women in Law with Baroness Hale of Richmond | Lord Speaker Lecture
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- 37:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The first female Law Lord and President of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale of Richmond, discusses women’s journey into the world of law over the last 100 years. This is the first in a new series of Lord Speaker’s lectures on the subject of ‘Women in...’.
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- House of Lords quizzes government on the new HIV Action Plan | 18 October 2021
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- 8:29
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- How will the government fund the new HIV Action Plan? Watch members of the House of Lords quiz the government on ending new HIV transmissions in this highlight from the chamber.
Topics:
00:00 – Ministers first response
00:43 – Ending HIV transmissions by 2030
02:15 – The stigma surrounding HIV
03:24 – Encouraging HIV testing
04:22 – Public health funding
05:32 – Key features of the action plan
06:27 – Access to pre-exposure prophylaxis
07:24 – Working together to fight against HIV
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https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2021-10-18/debates/20C08AFA-6893-423D-9D8D-95507CE29DB1/HIVActionPlan
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- Mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting debate | House of Lords
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- 50:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- During Black History Month, members of the House of Lords pressed government to introduce mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting in a debate in the chamber.
Members debated the benefits of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and calls by organisations to take action. Members also discussed ending race discrimination, the moral and economic case for reporting and that it was time to act.
Read more https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/october-2021/lords-debates-ethnic-pay-gap-reporting/
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- House of Lords raises urgent question on reintroducing COVID-19 restrictions | 20 October 2021
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- 15:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Watch members of the House of Lords press the government on rising COVID-19 cases and the triggers to implement Plan B.
Topics:
00:00 – Ministers first response
01:09 – Stopping future lockdowns
02:11 – Preventing an NHS winter crisis
03:32 – COVID-19 hospital patients
04:09 – Setting good examples
05:12 – COVID-19 inequalities
06:02 – Government advisors
06:37 – Wearing masks
07:47 – Encouraging the public to act responsibly
08:43 – Uptake of the booster jab
09:22 – Government response time to COVID-19
10:26 – The impact of lockdowns
11:29 – Consulting with the devolved administrations
12:05 – Impact of COVID-19 on those with disabilities
12:57 – Advice from SAGE
13:14 – COVID-19 decision making
13:56 – COVID-19 related deaths
14:35 – Statistics
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- Lords debates Assisted Dying Bill | House of Lords
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- 7:51:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Members of the Lords will discuss the main principles and purpose of the Assisted Dying Bill during second reading, on Friday 22 October.
This is a private member's bill, a type of public bill introduced by an individual member of the House (rather than the government). Public bills affect everyone. Private members' bills must go through the same set of procedures as other public bills.
Baroness Meacher (Crossbench), chair of Dignity in Dying and the bill's sponsor in the Lords, will open the debate.
Over 140 members are expected to take part, representing a wide range of professions and diverse personal experiences.
Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/october-2021/lords-debates-assisted-dying-bill-at-second-reading/
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- House of Lords pays tribute to Sir David Amess MP
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- 1:22:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tributes to the late Sir David Amess MP took place in the House of Lords on Monday 18 October 2021.
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- Rising energy prices: House of Lords challenges government | 13 October 2021
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- 11:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Catch up with the House of Lords in this highlight from the chamber as members challenge the government on rising energy prices and the impact on household bills.
00:00 – Ministers first response
00:40 – Lifting levies on household bills
01:51 – Impact on the steel industry
03:08 – Energy storage
04:01 – Suspending gas taxes
05:22 – Nord Stream 2
06:09 – Supporting those with poorly insulated homes
06:35 – Supporting the vulnerable
07:27 - Home energy efficiency measures
08:39 – Who is responsible for the rise in price of wholesale gas?
08:57 – Security of gas supply to the UK
09:53 – Nuclear power
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- Black History Month: The Noble David Pitt - from Grenada to Camden | House of Lords
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- 16:08
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Discover the achievements of the doctor, activist, civil rights campaigner and pioneer.
For the first of our two October episodes, and in celebration of Black History Month, discover the story of Lord Pitt of Hampstead in partnership with the Parliamentary Archives.
The second Black peer in the House of Lords, for many years Dr David Pitt was one of the most recognisable Civil Rights Campaigners in Britain.
From Grenada to Camden via Scotland and the House of Lords, learn more about this leading figure who contributed significantly to the passing of Race Relations legislation.
This piece was originally written by Richard Ward and is narrated by Nimmy March.
Read this article on the Parliamentary Archives website https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/2020/10/02/the-noble-david-pitt-from-grenada-to-camden/
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- ‘Human activity has changed the climate’: House of Lords presses for action | 07 September 2021
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- 10:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ahead of #COP26, members push the government for action on climate change, following the IPCC’s report Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Watch this highlight from the House of Lords chamber.
Topics:
00:00 – Ministers first response
00:34 – Changes to the Environment Bill
01:48 – Public engagement
02:46 – India and China involvement
03:26 – Investing in net zero target
04:21 – Achieving net zero before 2050
04:56 – Short term plans to tackle climate change
05:55 – The Paris Agreement
06:27 – The UK’s NDC pledge
07:34 – Delivering the 10-point plan
08:32 – Reversing climate change
09:23 – Rising sea levels
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-09-07/debates/988B1F0F-34FD-4B28-B739-61D22A2E5183/ClimateChange
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- Lord Constantine: first Black member of the House of Lords | Black History Month
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Cricketer, barrister, politician, campaigner against racial injustice and member of House of Lords. Lord Constantine became the first black member in 1969.
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- House of Lords Podcast: the Speakers
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- 38:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The House of Lords Podcast is back for a new season.
This month we hear from Parliament’s two Speakers: Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith, and Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
In this episode, the Speakers discuss how their similar backgrounds have forged a new working relationship between the two speakers, the importance of engaging with the whole country and the surprisingly international aspects of their roles.
The Speakers also discuss the challenges of the last two years and preparing for the future.
Read a transcript: https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-of-lords-podcast/house-of-lords-podcast-the-speakers/#Transcript
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- Members press for the protection of women and girls in Afghanistan | 07 September 2021
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- 10:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- As business returns, members push for the government to protect the freedom and rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. Watch this latest highlight from the House of Lords chamber.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
00:35 – Education for women and girls in Afghanistan
01:52 – Support for women human rights defenders
02:27 – Future relations with the Taliban
03:07 – Women’s reproductive health rights
03:58 – Support for those in hiding
05:02 – LGBT community in Afghanistan
05:57 – Journalism in Afghanistan
06:55 – Border controls
07:56 – Support for women journalists
08:51 – Relocation schemes
09:57 – Overseas aid
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-09-07/debates/28C9D2F5-99EF-42D2-B5D1-B40802728414/AfghanistanWomenAndGirls
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- What advice would you give to #Tokyo2020 Paralympians? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/july/celebrating-lords-olympians-and-paralympians/
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- Have the Paralympics changed attitudes to accessibility? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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- How have the games changed? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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- Sport influence in the Lords | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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- What's the key to being an elite sports person? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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- Lords Olympic and Paralympic stories | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We asked members of the House of Lords about their Olympic and Paralympic stories. Here’s what they had to say.
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- Celebrating Lords Olympians and Paralympians | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For #Tokyo2020, we are celebrating the success of House of Lords Olympians and Paralympians.
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- At the table with Chloe Mawson | House of Lords Podcast
- Runtime
- 26:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- How do you decide what constitutes the House of Lords when you cannot all meet in person?
How has life changed for women in Parliament over the last 21 years?
What do clerks do when they’re sat at the table in the chamber?
How does it feel to miss out on a tour of the Washington Post with Brad Pitt?
This month we hear from Chloe Mawson on all of these questions and more.
Chloe is the Clerk Assistant, the second most senior role in the House of Lords Administration and the first woman to hold the role since the 1600s.
‘People were going through some of the most stressful periods of their life totally away from work and then having to deliver the most extreme changes that we've seen in this place for a long, long time.’
In this episode, she explains what the role of a clerk is when they are in the chamber, creating new ways of doing business during the pandemic and her hopes for lasting changes to the way we work...
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- What is the state of freedom of expression online? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has published a new report on freedom of expression online and the impact of large digital platforms.
The committee has warned that the government needs to do more to ensure freedom of expression is maintained, and that proposed plans to tackle harmful content are flawed.
Discover what else the committee recommends in this new video.
Read more from the committee, including the full report https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/170/communications-and-digital-committee/news/156755/communications-and-digital-committee-publishes-report-on-freedom-of-expression-online/
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- House of Lords presses government on train service frequency | 15 July 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 11:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Frequency of train services north of Newcastle on the East Coast Main Line is in the spotlight in this highlight from the House of Lords chamber. See members challenge the government on improving transport connections and train journey times in the north of England.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
00:40 – Government's levelling-up agenda
01:36 – Economic growth of the north-east
02:32 – Trains between Inverness and King’s Cross
03:03 – Cuts to railway services
04:43 – Investing in the rail and road network north of Newcastle
05:34 – Government's transport decarbonisation plan
06:46 – Interconnectivity of northern cities
08:05 – The Darlington to Stockton railway line
09:03 – Focusing on local and regional railway services
10:10 – Cracks in Azuma trains
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- Members raise lorry driver shortages in Lords questions | 07 July 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 11:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members raise the lorry driver shortage in this latest highlight from the House of Lords chamber. Watch members challenge the government and press for action to address the shortage.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
00:35 – Encouraging women lorry drivers
01:49 – UK skills shortage list
02:45 – Work of lorry drivers during the pandemic
03:52 – Cause of the shortage
05:27 – Immigration rules for hauliers
06:23 – CPC regulations
07:28 – Introducing a COVID-19 test and release system
08:20 – Training for HGV drivers
09:22 – Using railways to move freight
10:16 – UK's labour market
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-07-07/debates/7BB87261-D842-4092-BDFB-1C5979EFE85D/LorryDrivers
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- Homeowner cladding costs: members push for government support | 24 June 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 10:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- How will the government protect homeowners from the costs of unsafe cladding? Catch up on Lords questions and watch members press for action from the government to support homeowners in England.
Topics:
00:00 – Ministers first response
00:40 – Failures from building companies
02:28 – Setting a timetable to repair unsafe cladding
03:29 – Support for leaseholders
04:37 – Manufacturing companies
05:40 – Settlements for leaseholders
06:38 - Remediating external wall cladding
07:40 – Future high-rise developments
08:27 – Government remediation fund
09:21 – Shared ownership schemes
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-06-24/debates/912C7F5B-1603-4082-A9D2-34596603D972/HomeownersCladding-RelatedCosts
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- Child Maintenance Service | Short Debate | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 52:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members discussed Child Maintenance Service reform in a debate proposed by Lord Farmer (Conservative) on 24 June 2021.
Read a transcript https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-06-24/debates/F233BEB5-D741-4B41-8317-6C9BD9470B55/ChildMaintenanceService
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- Lords questions: COVID-19 vaccination proof | House of Lords #shorts
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The House of Lords presses the government on proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Catch up on Monday 14 June questions: see how members check and challenge government action on vaccine passports.
Watch the full video on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SliMSTNOW4&t=12s
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-06-14/debates/90402BBB-68CF-4265-92EB-5530EAFE8A92/Covid-19ProofOfVaccination
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- COVID-19 vaccination proof in Lords questions | 14 June 2021 | House of Lords
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- 10:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The House of Lords pressed the government on proof of vaccination for COVID-19 on Monday 14 June. Find out how the government responded to members questions.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
00:45 – Printed letters of proof
01:45 – Identity cards
02:55 – Support for those with autism
03:50 – Which government department oversees vaccine data?
04:25 – Vaccine certificates
05:04 – COVID-19 passports
05:50 – Avoiding disability discrimination
06:57 – Supporting those with existing mental health problems
07:57 – UK travel bans
09:01 – Access to government services
09:51 – Loading additional vaccines to the NHS app
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-06-14/debates/90402BBB-68CF-4265-92EB-5530EAFE8A92/Covid-19ProofOfVaccination
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- June Podcast | Becoming Lord Speaker | Campaigning for subpostmasters | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 58:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- What drove Lord McFall of Alcluith to stand for election as Lord Speaker, and what does he hope to achieve?
This month we speak to the newly elected Lord Speaker about his career as a teacher and then in Parliament.
‘The best think tank in town’
Lord McFall also explains what makes the House of Lords unique, responding to the pandemic and how he thinks both Houses of Parliament should collaborate more.
‘What has driven me has been a sense of monstrous injustice which has got to be put right.’
We also speak to Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, who has been campaigning for subpostmasers who have been wrongly convicted for more than a decade. He explains how the Horizon scandal began, what needs to be done and what drives him and others to campaign for justice.
‘What we were worried about in that particular session, was the risk that the politicians and the strategists might lack the imagination to work out wh...
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- Lords presses for action on abolished offences | 9 June 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 8:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- What is the government's stance on disregarding abolished offences? This #Pride month, members of the House of Lords press the government for action to disregard offences relating to decriminalised homosexual conduct. Watch to see the government's response.
Topics:
00:00 – Minister’s first response
00:30 – The stigma of having to declare decriminalised offences
02:20 – The impact of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act
03:47 – Equality
04:51 – Celebrating the life of Alan Turing
06:01 – Pushing for legislation on the subject
07:40 – Causes for delays to legislation
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-06-09/debates/77607423-74C7-414F-AADF-1104AEA86D83/AbolishedOffences
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- House of Lords speaks up against anti-Semitism in the UK | 18 May 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 10:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In a question on Tuesday 18 May, members of the House of Lords condemned recent anti-Semitic attacks across the UK. Watch members press for action.
Topics:
00:00 – Speaking out against hate crimes
01:17 - The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism
02:41 – Introducing stricter policing
04:19 – Anti-Semitism in schools and universities
05:19 - Subtle form of anti-Semitism by broadcasters
06:45 - Enhancing community protection
08:22 – Avoiding prosecution delays
09:10 – Ensuring journalists and politicians don’t inadvertently increase anti-Semitism
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-05-18/debates/CF994799-2656-489F-85C3-2E6F1D6F34C5/Anti-SemiticAttacks
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- The Queen's Speech: State Opening of Parliament 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 9:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Central to the State Opening of Parliament is the Queen's Speech. Written by the government, it is read out by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords chamber. The speech contains an outline of government policies and proposed legislation for the new parliamentary session.
Read a transcript of the speech on Lords Hansard: https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-05-11/debates/BC29801C-46D0-4BBF-A1F2-9B2B46633134/Queen%E2%80%99SSpeech
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- State Opening of Parliament 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 22:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The State Opening of Parliament is one of the most colourful events of the parliamentary year. Watch the Queen's Speech and the 2021 State Opening of Parliament.
This year's ceremony was a reduced, COVID-secure event.
Find out more: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/april/state-opening-of-parliament-2021/
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- What is a session of Parliament? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A new session of Parliament starts with #StateOpening and the #QueensSpeech on 11 May, but what is a session of Parliament?
The House of Lords get back to work once the Queen’s Speech finishes. After debating the content of the speech, it continues its important role checking and revising draft laws, scrutinising government decisions and investigating current issues and policies.
Read more about the upcoming State Opening and find links to watch live on the day:
https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/april/state-opening-of-parliament-2021/
00:00 – Intro
00:08 – What is a session of Parliament?
01:46 – Outro
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- State Opening of Parliament: how it happens | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The State Opening of Parliament (the formal start of the parliamentary year) takes place next week, on 11 May 2021. Watch this short video to find out what happens.
Read more about the upcoming State Opening and find links to watch live on the day:
https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/april/state-opening-of-parliament-2021/
00:00 – Intro
00:04 – The State Opening of Parliament
00:50 – Outro
#StateOpening #QueensSpeech
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- Lord Clarke of Nottingham in conversation with Lord Mandelson | Lord Speaker Lecture
- Runtime
- 1:11:28
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Lord Fowler's final Lord Speaker Lecture took place on 27 April 2021.
For this lecture, Lord Clarke of Nottingham was in conversation with Lord Mandelson.
The title of the lecture was 'Father of the House: a reflection on 50 years in Parliament.'
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- Title
- Will the government support a full register of all professional lobbyists? | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 10:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the House of Lords discussed transparency of lobbying on 22 April 2021. Watch to find out how the government responded.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Lord Tyler
00:36 – Recommendations from the Public Relations and Communications Association
02:00 – Creating a register of all professional lobbyists
04:00 – Declaring political sources of funding
05:20 – Developing a log of all lobbying approaches
06:35 – Corporate influence in politics
07:23 – Lobbying via text
07:53 – Releasing details of representations made to the government during the making of a bill
08:57 – Members of Parliament who are paid advocates of particular causes
09:19 – Including in-house lobbyists
Read a transcript of this event:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-04-22/debates/EEA2D7DF-1485-4000-B664-A5C93DE59617/TransparencyOfLobbyingNon-PartyC...
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- Lords calls for more action to prevent financial exclusion | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The House of Lords calls for a government strategy and increased FCA powers to prevent financial exclusion. Baroness Tyler of Enfield, chair of the Financial Exclusion Committee, explains more in this video.
On Saturday 24 April 2021, a follow-up to the Lords 2017 report on Financial Exclusion was released by the House of Lords. This report examines progress to implement its recommendations and recommends the government does more to protect the half of the population that have characteristics of financial vulnerability.
Next, the government is expected to respond to this report and it will then be debated in the House of Lords. Find out more and read the report https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/187/liaison-committee-lords/news/154766/government-strategy-and-increased-fca-powers-needed-to-prevent-financial-exclusion/
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- #HouseofLords challenges government action over events in Northern Ireland | 13 April 2021
- Runtime
- 17:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Following recent events in Northern Ireland, members of the House of Lords pressed the government to help restore peace to the region and uphold the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
00:57 – Joint efforts between Britain and Ireland to end tensions
02:20 – Building a shared future for the people of Northern Ireland
03:42 – Inviting other nations to help implement areas of the Good Friday Agreement
05:07 – Improving education for children in Northern Ireland
06:27 – The economic status of Northern Ireland
07:58 – Impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol on the region
09:14 – Plans for a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting
10:52 – Resolving issues in the Northern Ireland Protocol
12:09 – Including representatives f...
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- Fighting for change | House of Lords Podcast | March 2021
- Runtime
- 1:03:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This month we speak to two members about what inspires them, how they fight for change from inside the House of Lords and mobilising support for changes to draft laws.
‘I believe that anyone who has the privilege of serving in our Parliament… has a duty, not just a privilege, but a duty to use that platform to speak for others, for whom no one else will speak.’
We speak to Lord Alton of Liverpool about his work campaigning against human rights abuses around the world, including Tigray, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and North Korea, and why he proposed changes to the Trade Bill to prevent trade with countries accused of genocide. He also shares what he thinks the UK is doing well when it comes to human rights, and the incredible story about how Westminster inspired the defection of the most senior North Korean embassy official in the world to date.
‘I've been so inspired by people from organizations, from individuals, from victims who have contacted...
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- Lord Alderdice | Candidate Video | Lord Speaker Election 2021
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the House of Lords will elect a new Lord Speaker in April 2021. As part of the election process, candidates have submitted short video statements.
Find out more about the election: https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/lord-speaker/the-role-of-lord-speaker/election-of-the-lord-speaker-2021/
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- Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | Candidate Video | Lord Speaker Election 2021
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the House of Lords will elect a new Lord Speaker in April 2021. As part of the election process, candidates have submitted short video statements.
Find out more about the election: https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/lord-speaker/the-role-of-lord-speaker/election-of-the-lord-speaker-2021/
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- Lord McFall of Alcluith | Candidate Video | Lord Speaker Election 2021
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the House of Lords will elect a new Lord Speaker in April 2021. As part of the election process, candidates have submitted short video statements.
Find out more about the election: https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/lord-speaker/the-role-of-lord-speaker/election-of-the-lord-speaker-2021/
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- #HouseofLords challenges government to tackle racism in the UK | 15 March 2021 | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 10:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Ahead of the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, watch Lord Woolley of Woodford and other members of the House of Lords push for government action to tackle racism in the UK.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Lord Woolley of Woodford
00:47 – Impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities
01:44 – Race disparities within government
03:08 – Police stop and search
04:40 – Ethnicity pay gap
06:01 – Implementing a race equality strategy
07:30 – Addressing social and economic inequalities
08:31 - Anti-Semitism in universities
09:23 – Diversity in senior management of the FTSE 100
10:06 – Racism in football
Read the transcript of this event in Lords Hansard:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-03-15/debates/BC9E3706-4FF2-4097-BF21-116C9469495F/Racism
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- Watch #HouseofLords press government on support for women’s equality globally | 9 March 2021
- Runtime
- 11:17
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the House of Lords pushed for government action on issues preventing women’s equality globally, on Tuesday 9 March. Find out how the government responded to Lords questions this #WomensHistoryMonth.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Baroness Nye
00:58 – Standing up for women’s sexual and reproductive rights
02:15 – The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s plans to promote gender equality
03:08 – Tackling negative attitudes towards women
04:08 – The UK’s role in the UN Commission on the Status of Women’s conference
05:10 – Ensuring women and girls globally have access to family planning
06:02 – Malnutrition cases amongst girls
06:59 – Support for women in countries in conflict
07:56 – Creating a gender equality fund for developing countries
09:10 – Improving work culture
09:57 – Promoting education for girls globally
10:26 – Tackling...
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- Will the government review the use of force and stop and search? #HouseofLords questions
- Runtime
- 11:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Watch as Lord Paddick (Liberal Democrat) and other members ask the government for its assessment of the report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate: ‘Constabulary Disproportionate use of police powers—A spotlight on #stopandsearch and the use of force’. Lords questions 3 March 2021.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Lord Paddick
00:33 – Balancing law enforcement and the negative impact of enforcement on communities
02:20 – Publishing video from police body-worn camera
03:44 – Is stop and search an effective use of police time?
04:57 – Improving the quality of police training
06:11 – Policing by consent
07:42 – The effect of stop and search on community relations
09:30 – Developing a national standard for stop and search
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- Title
- Lords debates UK's role in advancing women's equality everywhere: #InternationalWomensDay 2020
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Watch highlights from the House of Lords International Women’s Day debate 2020 on the UK’s role in advancing equality for women everywhere.
Watch the full debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T4r8dn2xoU
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- Will the UK adopt an Australia-style news media bargaining code ? #HouseofLords questions government
- Runtime
- 10:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On 25 February 2021, the Lord Bishop of Oxford asked the government whether it would adopt a news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining code in the UK.
Watch as members debate access to news online, social media monopoly and Facebook’s ban on Australian news.
Topics:
00:00 – Government response to Lord Bishop of Oxford
00:38 – Securing fair access to online media platforms for news publishers in the UK
02:02 – Developing international legislation to hold social media companies to account
03:06 – Market dominance in access to data and digital advertising
03:58 – Creating a forum for publishers and platforms
04:52 – Keeping all interaction between Facebook and the government public and transparent
06:36 – Government measures to ban fake news
07:58 – Developing new powers for the Competition and Markets Authority
08:57 – Trade discussions with the US
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