Baroness Verma (Con)

My Lords, I welcome this Bill and look forward to making sure that its passage is as quick as the Minister wants, but of course, there will be amendments that need to be addressed. I want to focus on

My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. It is a great honour to be present for this debate. I will ask the Minister three questions. First, when will we start supporting British companies t

My Lords, women of all faiths find it difficult these days, particularly women of colour. You cannot say whether someone is Muslim or not because we do not wear a badge on our foreheads to say what we

My Lords, on osteoporosis and post-menopause in particular, we could save a lot of money in the health service if interventions came in earlier. I am very concerned that we do not talk enough about th

My Lords, can the Minister say why, in the report, there is no mention of Sikhs or Buddhists, one mention of Christians and only two mentions of Hindus? We are incredibly worried that we constantly ar

My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for this important debate on International Women’s Day. I begin my contribution by paying tribute to my right honourable and noble friend Lady May, a former