:00:18. > :00:26.As many as are of the opinion, say "aye". To the contrary, "no". --
:00:27. > :00:32.there is no place in our society for bigotry, hatred or any sort of
:00:33. > :00:44.prejudice at and high Semitism. Students have a clear --
:00:45. > :00:47.universities have a clear role to play in addressing harassment on
:00:48. > :00:53.campus and the task force will report in the autumn. Can I thank my
:00:54. > :00:56.honourable friend for her very helpful answer? And I have that her
:00:57. > :01:07.department consider the bases of the definition of and high Semitism to
:01:08. > :01:10.the one opposed by Sir Eric Pickles? That specifies that and I Semitism
:01:11. > :01:17.manifests itself when double standards are applied to the state
:01:18. > :01:20.of Israel, which are regarding a behaviour which is not stated or
:01:21. > :01:25.demanded by other democratic nations. Can are sure it cannot be
:01:26. > :01:29.right that students should not be intimidated by overaggressive and
:01:30. > :01:36.they Israel activity on their campuses. My honourable friend is
:01:37. > :01:44.right, the designation that Eric Pickles used was that EMC working
:01:45. > :01:50.definition and it does speak about how some of the ways in which and I
:01:51. > :01:56.Semitism is manifested. Universities may well opt to consider it and one
:01:57. > :02:03.of the issues that universities UK, the task force at which I mentioned
:02:04. > :02:07.in my previous statement was how university staff can be assisted to
:02:08. > :02:17.understand the different from that and I Semitism brigade. The mac this
:02:18. > :02:25.is a deplorable example. Any party days, a Jewish law statement has won
:02:26. > :02:33.?100,000 and an apology from the student union. Is not it wrong that
:02:34. > :02:38.a student has done so and, hello I do not know the decision in your,
:02:39. > :02:43.would it be right to say that it is somehow the weakness of travel and
:02:44. > :02:50.the University as being a place of understanding that is at the root of
:02:51. > :02:54.this Parliament? I thank the noble lord for that question and I am
:02:55. > :02:57.pleased with the fact of accepting what Zachary have to go through that
:02:58. > :03:00.he has got an apology and he have gotten compensation or that I
:03:01. > :03:05.entirely agree that it is unacceptable transacting basis. Is
:03:06. > :03:10.and I Semitism have to be taken seriously and that is exactly and
:03:11. > :03:13.many universities do that but the task force that I mentioned earlier
:03:14. > :03:18.is looking at what more can be done and there are a number of specific
:03:19. > :03:22.actions when considering and I Semitism, and improve neutral data
:03:23. > :03:25.collection to ensure that the incident recorded effectively, the
:03:26. > :03:29.importance of a complaints procedure that does protect the identity of
:03:30. > :03:31.the students here for coming forward and, as they mentioned earlier, they
:03:32. > :03:37.need better training to make sure that universities are understand the
:03:38. > :03:50.different forms of antagonism because it is... With the Minister
:03:51. > :03:54.agree that they are not alone in frequently being subjected to abuse?
:03:55. > :04:01.And discriminatory behaviour in universities and elsewhere, and it
:04:02. > :04:06.is the duty of the Government to make sure that all communities are
:04:07. > :04:10.equally protected against irrational hatred and in use, particularly in
:04:11. > :04:19.today's unpredictable and difficult times. I agree and indeed, the task
:04:20. > :04:24.force is looking at harassment on campus will stop in particular, it
:04:25. > :04:29.is looking at what more can be done by the SHG sector against violence
:04:30. > :04:32.and sexual harassment against women, hate crimes generally and other
:04:33. > :04:40.forms of harassment including and I Semitism and is. This task force is
:04:41. > :04:45.looking at a broad wide range of issues to make sure that can live,
:04:46. > :04:52.learn safely and diesel in a spurt of tolerance and understanding.
:04:53. > :05:00.In the University of excerpts in 2013, April Palestinian student body
:05:01. > :05:05.forced the university to cancel a speech from the Israeli deputy
:05:06. > :05:10.ambassador over concerns about his safety and while fully supporting
:05:11. > :05:14.what the Government is doing in this area, it does seem to me that there
:05:15. > :05:21.is a question about how freedom of speech and extremism, after being
:05:22. > :05:25.more clearly distinguished, in order that we can take appropriate action
:05:26. > :05:32.against racism and anti-says dad-mac anti-Semitism and also contain
:05:33. > :05:37.academic free speech? I agree that freedom of speech and academic
:05:38. > :05:41.freedom are the bedrock of our higher education system and we are
:05:42. > :05:45.supporting universities whose show strong leadership in controversial
:05:46. > :05:49.and offensive idea is to be aired and to be debated to make sure that
:05:50. > :05:53.universities are doing what they should be doing which is challenging
:05:54. > :05:59.theories and making sure that students can argue and top-down
:06:00. > :06:01.hatred that has been perpetuated. The life changing the referendum
:06:02. > :06:06.result indicates a nation which is less tolerant and less acceptable
:06:07. > :06:11.diversity. Can the ministers say what dialogue she is having with the
:06:12. > :06:14.universities to ensure that a proper complaint procedure is in place so
:06:15. > :06:20.that anyone who is suffering from anti-Semitism know exactly where
:06:21. > :06:23.they can go? As I said in my previous answer, the Minister for
:06:24. > :06:27.university and science has specifically asked the University UK
:06:28. > :06:30.task force is to consider some specific actions and one of them is
:06:31. > :06:34.improved data collection of incidents so we can make sure we
:06:35. > :06:38.understand the scale the problem and the importance of a complaints
:06:39. > :06:41.procedure that protect the identity of students who are fearful of
:06:42. > :06:44.coming forward. The task force is planning to divide a range of
:06:45. > :06:50.recommendations and actions of ministers in the autumn and then
:06:51. > :06:52.universities UK are planning a national conference post the
:06:53. > :06:56.publication of those recommendations in November so that there can be a
:06:57. > :07:08.full discussion of the issues they have found within the evidence they
:07:09. > :07:12.are collecting. I disclose an interest of the Wolf Institute which
:07:13. > :07:20.is devoted to approving interfaith relations primarily between the
:07:21. > :07:23.Abraham and faiths. I note the very clear and says that the minister
:07:24. > :07:30.gets and I thank her for those. I also note what is implicit in the
:07:31. > :07:36.questions asked by other noble lord. I would like to know whether she
:07:37. > :07:42.agrees with me that while University UK are playing a very important
:07:43. > :07:48.role, it is very important also that the Government should show in a
:07:49. > :07:57.material way that the support what others are trying to do. I hope very
:07:58. > :08:00.much that my answers today show that the Government is taking this
:08:01. > :08:04.seriously. We did ask universities UK to set up this task force. We
:08:05. > :08:07.will be listening to the recommendations and we do want to
:08:08. > :08:13.see a tolerant environment where students can learn. We do fully take
:08:14. > :08:15.the seriousness of this issue and I hope today that I have shown the
:08:16. > :08:22.Government is making this a priority. I beg leave to ask the
:08:23. > :08:31.question down on the order paper in my name. Since two thousand 11, we
:08:32. > :08:35.have introduced the event duty and trained over 450,000 people,
:08:36. > :08:39.including front line workers, to spot the signs of radicalisation.
:08:40. > :08:42.We've also published the counter extremism strategy last year which
:08:43. > :08:45.explains how we are working with committees to build an understanding
:08:46. > :08:56.of the threat of extremism and the challenges it poses. I thank the
:08:57. > :09:01.Minister for the reply explaining the Government's position. As he
:09:02. > :09:05.mentioned, for years, we've had a prevent programme without clearly
:09:06. > :09:11.defining what it is that we are trying to prevent. Words like
:09:12. > :09:17.radical, will the radicalised, fundamentalist, extremists, I
:09:18. > :09:22.totally devoid of meaning. Political Islam and Islamist I considered by
:09:23. > :09:29.many Muslims to be Robb assay to Islam. Would the Minister agree that
:09:30. > :09:35.what we are really trying to prevent is the out of context use of
:09:36. > :09:39.religious text that advocate the killing or ill treatment of people
:09:40. > :09:44.of other faiths. Would the minister further agree to suggest that the --
:09:45. > :09:48.such behaviour is sanctioned by the one God of us all and is the
:09:49. > :09:54.ultimate blasphemy and will the Government help the Muslim leaders
:09:55. > :10:00.present Islam in the context of today's society? Picking up on a
:10:01. > :10:04.couple of points of the noble lord. I totally agree. I speak forever one
:10:05. > :10:09.across the house that no religion and no true religion in any sense
:10:10. > :10:12.sanctioned the kind of extremism or terrorist activity that we see and
:10:13. > :10:19.Aslan is no exception. We have seen was the leaders of every dominant --
:10:20. > :10:22.to nomination condemn it. In his final point, he talked about the
:10:23. > :10:27.understanding of Islam. It is now much for the Islam committee and the
:10:28. > :10:30.leaders with accuracy to have a discourse around Islam. Islam is the
:10:31. > :10:34.religion practised around the world by almost 1 billion people and it
:10:35. > :10:39.has done so peacefully. The Government maintain that the
:10:40. > :10:44.programme to prevent people from being drawn into violent extremism
:10:45. > :10:47.is not focused on the Muslim committee but on all types of
:10:48. > :10:51.extremism wherever it occurs? If that is the case it can be noble
:10:52. > :10:56.lord Minister tell the house by the prevent programme is not increment
:10:57. > :11:00.in Northern Ireland and why the Government is conducting a survey as
:11:01. > :11:05.part of the programme amongst the Muslim committee only? Taking the
:11:06. > :11:09.noble lord's second point, the Government is not conducting a
:11:10. > :11:13.survey with the Muslim committee only. That has been some media
:11:14. > :11:18.speculation. That is not the case. On his bike about Northern Ireland,
:11:19. > :11:21.aside from his point on the prevent programme, there have been other
:11:22. > :11:28.initiatives that have been taken there on the very meek
:11:29. > :11:34.circumstances. This has previously said that elements of the
:11:35. > :11:38.Government's Prevent Programme I being implied any insensitive and
:11:39. > :11:43.discriminatory manner and it could benefit from an independent review.
:11:44. > :11:47.It should address all forms of terrorism and non-violent extremism.
:11:48. > :11:53.The climate of the last few weeks has done nothing to ease the
:11:54. > :11:56.situation which Prevent is intended to address. There is all too clear
:11:57. > :12:00.evidence that that climate is continuing in the week of the
:12:01. > :12:05.referendum result. Does the Government now intend to carry out
:12:06. > :12:12.if you -- eight fool review of this programme? The Government has
:12:13. > :12:17.focused on the importance of Prevent and Prevent has seen much success.
:12:18. > :12:22.450,000 people have been trained. We've had over 50,000 interventions
:12:23. > :12:27.and the world who live in right now, we've seen 180,000 pieces of
:12:28. > :12:31.terrorist material removed from the Internet. Every strategy and every
:12:32. > :12:35.policy needs to be reviewed. The Government continues to review that
:12:36. > :12:40.an edge to the sentiment of the noble lord in any environment,
:12:41. > :12:43.particularly the current environment, no extremists, no
:12:44. > :12:46.person seeking to use an opportunity, should build on the
:12:47. > :12:53.fears of team unity and societies and not target any committee in
:12:54. > :13:03.Britain. There is nobody in this house who is a better equipped
:13:04. > :13:11.person to get people to understand that the present version of Muslim
:13:12. > :13:16.religion is arising largely from a dispute within that religion and is
:13:17. > :13:22.a gross perversion of the Muslim religion which was practised in the
:13:23. > :13:27.13th and 14th century for example. We should all remember that. Just as
:13:28. > :13:32.we should also remember that there are very few places where one can
:13:33. > :13:38.feel safer against extremism in this country than in the company of a
:13:39. > :13:42.large number of Sikhs who have always shown by the great loyalty
:13:43. > :13:49.and understanding of their society that they have their place here. I
:13:50. > :13:53.think there are many advocates across all faiths who stand up for
:13:54. > :13:57.faith and people of no faith and they do so for other faiths as well
:13:58. > :14:01.and that the beauty other country. I am proud of Britain. This is a
:14:02. > :14:06.country where I believe is the best place to be a Muslim, a Hindu, a
:14:07. > :14:10.seat, a Jew or of no faith. It is based just not on tolerance but
:14:11. > :14:23.understanding and building mutual respect and long may that last.
:14:24. > :14:38.Would be noble lord agree that... Order, order. The house was calling
:14:39. > :14:45.for the noble lady but if the noble lady has given way, the noble lord.
:14:46. > :14:47.He had given way. I hadn't given way, I just thought I was polite to
:14:48. > :14:54.sit down. LAUGHTER
:14:55. > :14:57.As chairman of the commission on religious belief, we discovered
:14:58. > :15:02.across the country, the importance of talking to people with whom we
:15:03. > :15:05.didn't agree. I wonder if the noble lord, the Minister, would make it
:15:06. > :15:09.certain that Government will talk to those groups and the Government
:15:10. > :15:11.doesn't actually approve of and who have very different views because
:15:12. > :15:20.communication and dialogue is crucial. I am sure it... I am often
:15:21. > :15:25.conversation with people I disagree with and coming back to my earlier
:15:26. > :15:28.answer, the society is one of mutual respect and that mutual respect is
:15:29. > :15:33.born out of the fact that people may have contrary opinions, we sit down
:15:34. > :15:36.with them and listen and find a solution and the Government has been
:15:37. > :15:40.instrumental in building and strengthening partnerships with all
:15:41. > :15:42.the committees including the Muslim committee of all determinations to
:15:43. > :15:47.meet the challenge we currently face. I beg leave to ask the
:15:48. > :15:53.question standing my name in the order paper. My Lords, Queen is a
:15:54. > :15:56.priority for this Government and we're taking action at all levels.
:15:57. > :16:01.We are working with local Government to implement a new programme of
:16:02. > :16:06.cleaner, alongside ?2 billion committed since 2011 towards cleaner
:16:07. > :16:10.transport and supporting local authority action. We have led EU
:16:11. > :16:17.action to introduce real world driving omissions from 2017 and are
:16:18. > :16:21.working to agree ambitious and set limits to reduce emissions further
:16:22. > :16:26.in the future. The minister will be aware that some 50,000 people a year
:16:27. > :16:32.die because of diseases connected with our permission. Will the
:16:33. > :16:38.Minister agree that diesel engines are particular Lialui responsibility
:16:39. > :16:42.for these deaths and is it time that we stopped subsidising indirectly
:16:43. > :16:50.the use of diesel cars and had some penal taxation? My Lords, given that
:16:51. > :16:56.we are still members of the European Union, did we not uproot Brussels,
:16:57. > :17:03.the commission and the Council of ministers, to ask for some tougher
:17:04. > :17:07.measures to deal with air pollution? My Lloyds, the noble lord is quite
:17:08. > :17:11.right that the effects of pollution on behalf of all of our chosen
:17:12. > :17:15.families is something we must concentrate on. As I said in my
:17:16. > :17:19.opening answer, we are working with local Government to implement a new
:17:20. > :17:24.programme of Queen Elizabeth in Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton and
:17:25. > :17:32.Dadi. The noble Lord is also mentioned, diesel vehicles, he will
:17:33. > :17:38.be aware and do the clean air zones, we are going to be discouraging
:17:39. > :17:44.under the clean air zones to entering the area. The noble lord
:17:45. > :17:47.also mentioned Brussels and the relationship between diesel and
:17:48. > :17:53.pollution and I'm sure they are this matter but we will take that into
:17:54. > :17:57.account. Will my noble friend agree with me that we were willing
:17:58. > :18:01.signatories come at the UK Government to the EU air pollution
:18:02. > :18:06.directive and that we will remain committed to its aims and
:18:07. > :18:11.objectives? That together with acid rain and air quality, European and
:18:12. > :18:16.British policy has made a greater impact on the cleaner environment of
:18:17. > :18:20.the UK? My noble friend is quite correct but my noble friend will
:18:21. > :18:25.also be aware that the environment we have in this great country goes
:18:26. > :18:33.back many years before we joined the EU as well. The clean air act was
:18:34. > :18:38.introduced in 1956. Can he ensure that the future so-called European
:18:39. > :18:42.deal will contain air quality regulations that are at least as
:18:43. > :18:46.good if not better than those that we currently have under the EU
:18:47. > :18:52.regulations? We cannot rely on the world health organisation standards
:18:53. > :18:56.because they are not enforceable. Is he aware that diesel fumes are
:18:57. > :19:00.carcinogenic and under the regime of the last Mayor of London, London's
:19:01. > :19:05.schoolchildren have been walking to school along main roads through
:19:06. > :19:13.carcinogenic air. Will he join me in calling upon the new mayor to do a
:19:14. > :19:22.great deal better? My Lloyds, as the noble Baroness mentioned, the new
:19:23. > :19:27.Mayor of London is responsible for air quality in London. We welcome
:19:28. > :19:30.the commitment of the new mayor to lead improvement air quality in the
:19:31. > :19:34.capital and building on plans already in place. We look forward to
:19:35. > :19:38.seeing his plans in more detail when publishing his consultation. The
:19:39. > :19:42.noble Baroness is quite right when she refers to children walking to
:19:43. > :19:47.school. It is right that we improve the environment so they aren't put
:19:48. > :19:52.under undue pressure from pollution. In 2008, I had the privilege of
:19:53. > :19:57.cheering a committee on allergy and in that we reported that atmospheric
:19:58. > :20:02.pollution, particularly with diesel, was increasing allergy related
:20:03. > :20:07.diseases but more so, hindering the lung growth of the Bill Tilden,
:20:08. > :20:10.particularly babies and primary school children. It seems sad that
:20:11. > :20:15.we've only begun to take this seriously at this point but I ask
:20:16. > :20:19.the Government, will be undertaken to work with primary schools in
:20:20. > :20:23.particular so primary schools note that the level of atmospheric
:20:24. > :20:28.pollution and the children at those schools are subjected to on a daily
:20:29. > :20:31.basis, particularly when the outside and therefore at least they can take
:20:32. > :20:34.some avoiding action whilst the Government works TD crease diesel
:20:35. > :20:45.particulate contamination The local authorities are response
:20:46. > :20:49.over reviewing local contamination in the area, including around
:20:50. > :20:55.schools and assessing the level of pollution. I will take careful note
:20:56. > :21:01.of what the noble Baroness has said and I'm sure she will be aware of it
:21:02. > :21:06.but I will also help the warehouse that the quality is improving. Dream
:21:07. > :21:21.2010 and 2014, emissions of nitrous oxide fell 16%. I can confirm that
:21:22. > :21:25.this is based on CO2 emissions, rather than nitrous oxide emissions
:21:26. > :21:29.following the lobbying of the German car industry of the turbodiesel
:21:30. > :21:32.engines which they invented to stop this as an example of how Brussels
:21:33. > :21:38.is subject to lobbying which is against the public interest of the
:21:39. > :21:44.wider community. I think my honourable friend also touches on an
:21:45. > :21:51.area relating to Volkswagen and refit and recall of cars. In the UK,
:21:52. > :21:57.Volkswagen will be recalling these cars and doing a refit at no cost to
:21:58. > :22:01.themselves. My noble friend mentioned another point which I will
:22:02. > :22:07.have two right reasons given information on. Firstly, perhaps the
:22:08. > :22:09.Minister could join in congratulating the new measure of
:22:10. > :22:17.London, because they have brought the previous May's proposals for
:22:18. > :22:26.work, and I think that the something to be congratulated on. -- Mayor.
:22:27. > :22:30.Several cities have a pollution which is safer health, can the noble
:22:31. > :22:37.lord explain why his Government is introducing cleaning air zones in
:22:38. > :22:46.only five cities? Do they not take the public health scandal seriously?
:22:47. > :22:49.The noble Baroness the mentioned if I'm looking gradually been used
:22:50. > :22:56.Mayor of London. Of course I will do so. The noble Baroness also
:22:57. > :23:01.mentioned the five cities that are already coming under the clean air
:23:02. > :23:07.zones. It does not mean that other cities cannot apply to join to have
:23:08. > :23:12.clean air zones and have in themselves and I'm sure we can give
:23:13. > :23:23.them advice on such. I will start with these five large cities and see
:23:24. > :23:26.what improvements will happen there. Pedigree to ask the question
:23:27. > :23:41.standing under my name on the order paper. -- I beg leave. I beg to
:23:42. > :23:43.ASCII around what steps are being taken to find women's rights
:23:44. > :23:48.organisations. My friend will be aware that since 2012, we have
:23:49. > :23:52.increased our team and Kerry in violence against women and girls
:23:53. > :23:56.programme six fall as we are proud to be contributing to be you and
:23:57. > :24:00.trust fund anti-amplified change. Can bigotry to my noble friend's
:24:01. > :24:06.work under these matters is that I would like to thank my noble friend,
:24:07. > :24:14.the minister, for her answer. I would also like to congratulate the
:24:15. > :24:18.garment -- Government for giving support to women and girls during
:24:19. > :24:20.emergencies. Please can I noble friend tell me whether the
:24:21. > :24:26.Government will be establishing a funding mechanism for women's rights
:24:27. > :24:34.organisations for Unitarian issues, especially during conflict. --
:24:35. > :24:37.humanitarian. Specifically, whether UK funding is getting through to
:24:38. > :24:41.those women's rights organisations in Syriac, who are desperately
:24:42. > :24:52.trying to look after their families and provide support to the local
:24:53. > :24:52.communities. My noble friend is absolutely right that we do need to
:24:53. > :24:56.ensure that women's rights organisations on the ground are
:24:57. > :25:02.properly funded and supported, and therefore I am proud of the work
:25:03. > :25:05.that the UK is doing. We do have... We are trying to encourage our
:25:06. > :25:10.partners and other donors to step up as well. We need to make sure that
:25:11. > :25:15.the funding that is going in is actually making sure that there
:25:16. > :25:21.local organisations on the ground are going to be supported in the
:25:22. > :25:26.capacity to be able to respond. On that, the department is doing a lot
:25:27. > :25:34.of work. Protection of women and girls is clearly absolutely vital. I
:25:35. > :25:41.would like to welcome this teacher and your fellow are here today.
:25:42. > :25:45.Given the responsibilities within the EU, what action has she taken to
:25:46. > :25:49.ensure that in the future, we can work closely with the EU, which has
:25:50. > :25:58.got the biggest development budget in the world am I to influence it
:25:59. > :26:02.over this and other vital matters's my awards, the noble lady is right
:26:03. > :26:06.that we do a lot of work through the European Union but we also do it
:26:07. > :26:09.through another number of multilateral agencies through the
:26:10. > :26:17.world. We will continue to work hard and I'm sure the noble Leader of the
:26:18. > :26:22.House will lie as a clearer picture of what equipment will be doing. I
:26:23. > :26:25.would also congratulate equipment on their efforts into the financing but
:26:26. > :26:35.of course the UN committee on limitation of discrimination
:26:36. > :26:42.urged... Is that it should be taken by all women in all countries. Can I
:26:43. > :26:46.ask the Minister what the department is doing to ensure that in disaster
:26:47. > :26:56.prone countries women are involved in the decision-making processes to
:26:57. > :26:59.reduce risk. The noble lord is absolutely right that women and
:27:00. > :27:03.girls have got to be part of the decision-making process and it was
:27:04. > :27:06.very much felt at the Syrian conference where I met a number of
:27:07. > :27:12.women who were telling me through their own testimonials how powerless
:27:13. > :27:16.they felt and they wanted meaningful engagement. The work that we have
:27:17. > :27:21.done since last in Dover demonstrated after the commitments
:27:22. > :27:24.to ensuring that wherever we have peace conferences and summits, that
:27:25. > :27:28.we will have representation Rosemary Butler voices at the cable. But we
:27:29. > :27:32.have got much more to do. I agree with the noble lord that there were
:27:33. > :27:35.so much more that has to be done across the board. Across all
:27:36. > :27:40.agencies and across all donor countries to ensure that those
:27:41. > :27:43.voices or the first of all, head but also that those voices make a
:27:44. > :27:48.meaningful contribution and I would forage to members across this house
:27:49. > :27:53.helping others make sure that message continues to be allowed and
:27:54. > :28:01.clear. If the house and become aware that unfortunately in many Muslim
:28:02. > :28:06.countries, there are barriers between Muslim women and rights. It
:28:07. > :28:13.is essential that the right help is given to the women who exercise
:28:14. > :28:21.their God-given right, but it has to be direct because there are many
:28:22. > :28:26.people who will not accommodate. We advocate very strongly to strengthen
:28:27. > :28:30.the boys, choice and relocation of women in all settings -- voice. We
:28:31. > :28:35.have to work harder and tougher to ensure that there are countries
:28:36. > :28:41.where women voices are not being heard, and that we advocate those
:28:42. > :28:45.choices. Having steadfastly at the refugee camp in Calais, kayaking
:28:46. > :28:50.Minister what dialogue she has had with her French counterpart about
:28:51. > :28:56.the conditions of women and children in the camp there. Given that some
:28:57. > :29:04.of them have family reunification rights in the UK. As the noble lady
:29:05. > :29:10.will be aware, we have been ongoing in dialogue with all our partners
:29:11. > :29:15.and, of course, the conditions where they are in Calais or elsewhere need
:29:16. > :29:19.to ensure that we support very much the protection and rights of women
:29:20. > :29:26.and girls in those settings because they are the ones that are going to
:29:27. > :29:31.be the most protein to abuse and violence, and therefore it is
:29:32. > :29:35.abundant upon as to ensure that we, along with our partners, are working
:29:36. > :29:39.hard to ensure that. However, the noble lady is also aware that at the
:29:40. > :29:45.last conference be held in London, that these issues were raised and we
:29:46. > :29:48.did have commitment from all partners to ensure that we were able
:29:49. > :29:52.to put into place as many of those safeguards as we possibly can but we
:29:53. > :29:56.do need to get these grand bargains, which are about bringing development
:29:57. > :30:03.and Unitarian pieces together better aligned so that he can actually deal
:30:04. > :30:07.with both issues at the thing time. If there was an urgency in St
:30:08. > :30:15.Helena, how could we get help them quickly? As I have asked the noble
:30:16. > :30:20.lord to do so, take up my offer to come and see what the department is
:30:21. > :30:23.doing and I extend that offered to all noble or two are concerned about
:30:24. > :30:34.St Helena, to come and speak to officials.