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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI think the Chamber speaks for me on that. Our development assistance is all about supporting the poorest people in the world and empowering them to enable them to develop and…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAbsolutely. I thought the point made by the former Secretary of State for Defence, my noble friend Lord Browne of Ladyton, added to this very well when he talked about how future…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIf the noble Lord was so concerned to do this, first, why did he not consult earlier? Secondly, he can achieve his aims—which would not be wrecking but would be perfectly…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAll of our ODA spending is published. It is probably one of the most transparent bits of government funding. I will send the noble Lord the website address so he can have a look…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI apologise to the noble Baroness for missing her speech, and I will read it in Hansard ; the bladder is only so strong. What matters here is that there is consistency across…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceThe private sector has an enormous role to play, and we have a responsibility to enable that to happen in a far larger way than it has in the past. I am leading an emerging…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, the Bill that we are to discuss today is vital for the security of our nation. It enables the ratification and entry into force of the treaty between the UK and…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSudan: Protection of CiviliansThat is a very good question. Information is very difficult to obtain. There are few, if any, journalists in Sudan now, and the information that we do get is difficult to verify.…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI completely agree with my noble friend about the impact of conflict on populations. We see this in Gaza, Yemen, Sudan and Myanmar. He is absolutely right to draw our attention to…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSudan: Protection of CiviliansI am slightly surprised to hear the noble Baroness pronounce genocide, when she knows, and has supported our position, that we do not do that. That is for a competent court to do.…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceWe know that the single most significant protective factor against that is education and being in school. We work with countries to try to enable that. Separately, I think that we…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceIt is vital, particularly at the moment, when many of our ideas and values regarding women are being challenged internationally, but we are determined that our work to support…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, the Government will publish the multiyear official development assistance programme allocations for 2026-27 and 2028-29 in the coming months. These allocations will be…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI think my noble friend means the Global Partnership for Education. They are both incredibly effective and we have to think how we best support our work on education. I think that…04 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasThe noble Baroness is completely right. We have spent almost £100 million already this year on aid for Gaza. The serious frustration we have is our inability to get that aid where…03 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasThe noble Lord, Lord Callanan, is right that this is an uneasy truce, but it is a truce all the same. My feeling is that we have to stick with it for as long as we possibly can,…03 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasThis is a real problem, and we are working to try to persuade the Israelis to allow the opening of as many crossings as possible. We want to see Allenby Bridge and the Rafah…03 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasIt is a very important issue. As I am sure the noble Baroness knows, the olive harvest is a particularly dangerous time. I visited the West Bank a few months ago and was able to…03 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasThis is an incredibly important piece of work. As the noble Baroness will know, we have been working for some time to strengthen the Palestinian Authority, because as far as I can…03 Nov 2025