🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, far from being almost eliminated, the practice of FGM continues and, indeed, is on the increase. The cause is largely because more communities are coming into the country and bringing this culture with them. Enormous publicity has been given to FGM lately, which one is glad to see, but that does not deal with the basic problem. Does the Minister agree that the best thing would be a...
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My Lords, female genital mutilation has been perpetrated on girls since ancient times. The first known instance of it was seen on an Egyptian mummy dating from 200 BC. The UN has recognised FGM as torture and in calling for its elimination describes it as cruel, inhumane and degrading to women. The first law criminalising FGM in the United Kingdom was passed in 1985, the second 18 years...
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My Lords, this case has come to my attention from Kuria East, where a law against FGM has been passed only recently, and yet eight people are awaiting trial. A girl of 13 called Esther was mutilated by a circumciser at the request of her parents. She haemorrhaged so badly that her parents took her to hospital. They were arrested, charged and prosecuted. They were both sentenced to three...
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My Lords, some months ago the Director of Public Prosecutions undertook to appoint a committee to produce a report on female genital mutilation, in all its aspects, in the United Kingdom and to publish it in the summer. May we know when that report is likely to appear because, as has been mentioned, there has never been a prosecution and the practice continues as it has been done for about 25...
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My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for introducing this debate on a subject that, sadly, is always with us. It comes at an apposite time for a new development that is taking place in the campaign against a particularly horrible type of violence against women. I speak, of course, about female genital mutilation. Almost a decade has gone by since the passing of the Female...
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My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response, which shows an intention to build more houses so that there are more homes by 2015 and to improve existing homes and bring them to a decent standard. I thank all noble Lords who took part in the debate, giving thoughtful and well researched speeches. My noble friends Lord Morris of Handsworth and Lord Sawyer showed justified anger at...
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My Lords, in introducing this debate on private renting, I declare an interest as a vice-president of Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity. The renting of one's home, the place in which one spends most of one's time, is a big and in many ways dismal subject. The private rented sector in England has grown by almost 1.5 million households in the last decade. High demand has pushed...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will incorporate social tourism policies, such as the provision of holidays by the Family Holiday Association for people living on a low income, in future tourism strategies.
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made recently to the Government of Sudan, rebel groups, and international bodies to promote greater access for humanitarian organisations to Darfur; and what is the result of those representations.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase public awareness of, and encourage a resolution to, the ongoing conflict in Darfur.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the spending decisions announced in Spending Review 2010 which reduce Government money available for building homes, how they will ensure that everybody has a decent affordable home to live in and avoid both street homelessness and "hidden" homelessness rising.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What their response is to the recent UNAIDS report on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will be giving people another chance to respond to their soundings exercise on the level of interest in each English region in holding a referendum about establishing an elected regional assembly in light of the amendments made to the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the outcome of the conference to launch the International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missiles.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make an announcement on the implementation of the Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security passed on 31 October 2000.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there are any changes in the current policy on the voluntary registration of charities.
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