"My Lords, apart from the grants, which the Minister mentioned, are there any circumstances in which our aid will be reduced or postponed as a result of gross religious persecution, which, as the recent Open Doors report shows, is increasing throughout the world? Can she give specific examples of this? …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, how do the Government respond to the claim that there is a loophole in current modern slavery legislation that is being exploited by county lines networks and that allows young people to pose as victims when in fact they are not?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, the EU Sub-Committee covering this law met the Minister this morning. There seems to be a view that the technology is infallible. Is there not therefore a danger that the law of technology will trump the rule of law? The main complaint which the committee has found concerns …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, a chain is as strong as its weakest link. What efforts have the Government made to identify and strengthen the smaller ports that are particularly vulnerable?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of population growth in Africa; and whether their development policies aim to restrain such growth...." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Baroness on her new appointment. As an example, in 1950, the population of Nigeria was 38 million, and now it is over 190 million. UN estimates are that, by 2050, it will be 411 million and, by the end of the century, 794 …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on his initiative and on his challenges, particularly on long-termism.
My concern is that, with so much evidence of serious corruption and malpractice, those in the field and on the front line will become demotivated, and the public—the taxpayers—will become demoralised and turn …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"Americans have a saying that a platform is something to run on and not to stand on. Is that not relevant to this manifesto commitment?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, how valid was the pilot scheme launched by the Government, given that they chose a very easy sample?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, Christian refugees from the region, including children, face a double handicap: first, as refugees, and, secondly, because they are not welcome as Christians in the camp. In spite of the warm words of the Foreign Secretary just before Christmas, we received no Christian refugees from the region in …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech