"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this timely and important debate and I thank the House of Lords Library for its extremely helpful briefing. It is also a privilege to follow the noble Baroness and to acknowledge all the great work she does in …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her clear and concise introduction to this debate, and I refer the House to my golf interest as listed in the register. It is a pleasure to speak at Second Reading and to welcome the Bill. I support its central …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her reply. Research shows that early years inequalities account for almost half of the disadvantage gap by the age of five, and that although the UK has historically high levels of employment overall, the Government have inherited nearly 1 million young people who are not …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote equality as part of their Break Down Barriers to Opportunity mission...." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"My Lords, I too would like to pay tribute to the wonderful maiden speeches from the women today. I have had the privilege of working with all of them—in the case of my noble friend Lady Linforth, for too many years to mention. I feel somehow that a new APPG …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that Answer. The House will know that it is now 50 years since the Equal Pay Act was implemented, but recent figures from the PwC index of OECD countries show that the UK has the lowest ranking for a decade and on that trend …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly congratulate my noble friend on a powerful and very moving maiden speech. He will bring a wealth of experience to this House. My noble friend Lord Kinnock, one of his supporters, described him as being equally at home in the senior common room of an Oxbridge …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will know that the Rohingya, one of the most marginalised groups in the world, received much-needed sanctuary from the Bangladeshi Government after the ethnic cleansing by the military in Burma. They are living in terrible conditions in Cox’s Bazar. In light of the continuing and escalating …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow that excellent maiden speech from my noble friend Lord Shamash. My noble friend has been a devoted public servant, and I and many colleagues across both Houses have had the benefit of his wise counsel over many years. I know his …..." Baroness Nye - View Speech