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Education and Inspections Bill (25 Jul 2006)

Baroness Walmsley: ...is one of the main objectives of this Bill, or their playing truant, self-harming or even in some particularly sad cases, committing suicide. Such victims may or may not actually be growing up gay or lesbian—they may merely be thought to be so by their fellow pupils. It is not a matter of "political correctness". It is an issue about pupil achievement, pupil behaviour, pupil...

Work and Families Bill (8 May 2006)

Baroness Walmsley: ...that are very concerned about the narrow definition of carers, which will particularly affect carers who do not reside with the person they are caring for. This might particularly affect gay people and asylum seekers who are least likely to be closely related to the person for whom they are caring. But that is by the way. If the Government are serious about their wish to support families...

Safeguarding Children (19 Jan 2006)

Baroness Walmsley: ...against children whether the individual is on the sex offenders register or not". Is that about the past or just about the future? This is a genuine question of clarification. Does this mean that gay men who were on the sexual offenders register for offences that are no longer offences will be barred from working with children? I refer, of course, to the equalisation of the age of consent...

Equality Bill [HL] (15 Jun 2005)

Baroness Walmsley: ...with the remarks of my noble friend Lady Thomas of Walliswood and the noble Baroness, Lady Massey of Darwen, regarding Stonewall's concerns about the provision of goods and services to lesbians and gay men facing discrimination. We have all had a number of such cases drawn to our attention. There is an opportunity here for change and I hope that the Government will listen to it.

Sexual Offences Bill [HL] (13 Feb 2003)

Baroness Walmsley: ...adults and children against any non-consensual sexual act, protect the public against being given unreasonable offence by people undertaking sexual acts in public, and correct areas in which adult gay men were previously criminalised for consensual sexual activity. Those intentions are right and welcomed. Having said that, the noble and learned Lord will forgive me if I concentrate at this...

Lords Amendment (5 Nov 2002)

Baroness Walmsley: ...people who should never be allowed to look after children—people who do not understand children's needs, and those who neglect or abuse children. Some of these people are straight, some are gay, some are single, and some are married. However, those who have the qualities that make a good parent are also a mixed bunch. Some are gay, some are straight, some are single, and some are...

Lords Amendment (5 Nov 2002)

Baroness Walmsley: ...unstable. I turn to same sex couples. The noble Earl, Lord Howe, claims that their relationships are even less stable. He quotes the Christian Institute's claim that the average length of a closed gay relationship is 21 months. What the organisation did not say was that its research was conducted for the purpose of developing sexual health strategies. It was deliberately conducted in...