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Written Question
Gender Based Violence
Tuesday 4th July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential provision of content regarding tackling violence against women and girls through (1) immersive, and (2) other, electronic media.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

The Home Office has worked to identify the most impactful and cost-effective channels to provide content under its tackling violence against women and girls campaign, Enough. This has included variety of digital channels including social media advertising, video-on-demand, digital audio and search engine optimisation.

Immersive forms of electronic media were considered as part of the campaign’s PR activity, but not pursued, following advice from sector experts who felt this type of activity could carry an increased risk of triggering trauma among victims of abuse.

We will continue to ensure any future campaign activity explores and utilises innovative ways of reaching our audiences and delivering its vital message.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Information Commissioner’s Office Report

"My Lords, the Minister will be well aware, as is widely reported in the media, of children not being believed by police officers when they report rape, including in places such as Rotherham. Does she believe there are some significant changes in that pattern of behaviour by police officers in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, who always makes an outstanding and unique contribution to this House.

A joint statement by faith and civil society groups calls the Bill “sinister” and “un-British”—counterintuitive to our long-held tradition of welcome. The Bill is deemed pernicious …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I am nearly finished. Are we seriously asking our officials to watch as people die, which may be considered manslaughter by gross negligence in our English courtrooms?

Over generations the UK has contributed to destabilising many nations, most recently Afghanistan, and the same can be said for Iraq …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, in closing—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"—we cannot punish the victims we have created. I sit in this Chamber every day, hopeful that it is possible that we can change the way in which we discharge our duties. Doing nothing is an abrogation of our duties. Our moral standing leaves nothing for others to emulate except …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Dec 2021
Ten-Year Drugs Strategy

"My Lords, notwithstanding the complexity of the current crisis, as detailed by the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, I welcome this strategy. I have raised the matter of the severe cuts in services over the past decade since I led Addaction, a …..."
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Written Question
Espionage and Surveillance
Thursday 5th August 2021

Asked by: Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to protect (1) British citizens, and (2) governing institutions, against espionage and foreign surveillance.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy identifies countering state threats as a key priority for safeguarding our democracy, society and economy. Our approach, is to deter states from aggressive acts through the prospect of punishment by detecting, attributing and responding accordingly; and by denying them the opportunity to act, through reducing our vulnerabilities and improving our resilience.

During the Queen’s Speech in May, the Government announced plans for new legislation to provide the security services and law enforcement with additional tools to tackle the evolving threat of hostile activity by states. Following this, the Home Office launched a public consultation on legislative proposals that seek to:

  • update existing counter espionage laws to reflect the modern threat and legislative standards;
  • create new offences, tools and powers to detect, deter and disrupt hostile activity in and targeted at the UK; and
  • improve our ability to protect official data and ensure the associated offences reflect the greater ease with which significant harm can be done in an increasingly digital world.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Mar 2021
Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021

"My Lords, I welcome many aspects of the Registration of Marriages Regulations and look forward to the guidance, eloquently detailed by my noble friend Lady Sherlock—I commend her expertise to the House—and the forthcoming Law Commission report due to be published in August, particularly with reference to weddings and their …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I begin by acknowledging my noble friend Lady Lister and her heroic persistence in seeking welfare reform. The staggering statistics which have just been shared by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, are shocking. In that light, I would argue that economic abuse is an integral part of coercive …..."
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