Nick calls for a Government plan to beat AIDS

With ten years to go until AIDS should be ended according to the Sustainable Development Goals, Nick calls for a Government plan to beat the disease.

SpeechesNick HerbertDecember 1, 2020Sustainable Development Goals

Nick raises the problem of domestic violence causing young LGBT people to come homeless

Nick warns that LGBT young people who are made homeless are especially vulnerable to further abuse.

SpeechesNick HerbertNovember 24, 2020LGBT, Homelessness

Nick calls for development on brownfield land first

Nick calls for development on brownfield land first, urges better design and says the proposed new housing numbers formula for development on greenfield sites "cannot stand".

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 27, 2020planning

“We need to raise our voices again” — Nick calls for new action to End TB

“We need to raise our voices again” — Nick calls for new action to End TB at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 24, 2020TB

Nick argues that local lockdowns are needed to tackle Covid-19

Nick argues that local lockdowns are needed to tackle Covid-19 and asks the Government for an update on progress in developing a vaccine.

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 22, 2020Covid

Nick calls for policy on transgender issues to be guided by evidence

Nick asks the Government to ensure that policy on transgender issues is guided by evidence and human rights, and to reject a culture war.

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 19, 2020LGBT

Nick asks about the Government's international LGBT+ rights conference

Nick asks a question in the House of Lords about the Government's international LGBT+ rights conference which he is chairing

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 12, 2020LGBT

Nick makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords

Nick makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords in the Second Reading debate on the Fire Safety Bill

SpeechesNick HerbertOctober 1, 2020LGBT, TB, Countryside Alliance, Whitehall

Nick is introduced in the House of Lords

Nick swears the oath of allegiance to the Queen as he is introduced in the House of Lords as Lord Herbert of South Downs, having been created a Peer on 1 September 2020.

SpeechesNick HerbertSeptember 8, 2020Parliament, House of Lords

Nick's final speech in the Commons

Nick makes his final speech in the House of Commons after announcing that he will not stand again as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Arundel & South Downs.

SpeechesGuest UserNovember 5, 2019Parliament, Party

Nick supports LGBT Community and Acceptance Teaching in schools

On 4 September, Nick spoke in Westminster Hall about teaching on LGBT community and acceptance in schools.

SpeechesGuest UserSeptember 5, 2019LGBT, Schools

Nick supports equal marriage in Northern Ireland

On 9 July, Nick spoke in the Commons to support the extension of marriage equality to Northern Ireland.

SpeechesGuest UserJuly 9, 2019LGBT

Launching the Global Equality Caucus

On 21 June 2019, Nick spoke at the United Nations, where he launched the Global Equality Caucus.

SpeechesGuest UserJune 21, 2019LGBT

Nick's speech at public meeting objecting to new town proposal

Nick addresses a packed public meeting in Henfield to object to the proposal for a new market town near the villages of Henfield and Albourne.

SpeechesGuest UserJune 18, 2019Mayfield, Mayfield Market Towns, planning

Replenishing the Global Fund

Nick’s request for DfID Ministers to support the Global Fund, and suggestion during Business Questions for a debate on the same.

SpeechesGuest UserJune 6, 2019TB

Nick introduces Commons debate marking International Day Against Homophobia

Nick introduces the Backbench Business debate to mark International Day Against Homophobia.

SpeechesGuest UserMay 16, 2019LGBT

Nick asks the Leader of the House for a debate on local infrastructure

In the House of Commons Nick asks the Leader of the House for a debate on local infrastructure and housing, highlighting the pressures on roads, schools and GPs in West Sussex.

SpeechesGuest UserMay 16, 2019Localism, Local services