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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI agree with that. We can be proud of the work that this country has done on conflict prevention, on demining and on many other areas connected to the issues he raises, not least…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI think those comments were made by the Minister for Public Health, Minister Dalton, at the International Development Committee last week. I would invite the noble Baroness to…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceOne could say the same about HIV and, to an extent, malaria. That is one of the reasons that the UK is now the largest donor to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. As we now understand…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceODA is not being spent on the Chagos deal, as the noble Earl should know; I have told him about four times. We inherited a situation in which about one-third of the ODA budget was…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceThat is an incredibly important area to focus on. We have spent £60 million this year on the UNFPA and an additional £8 million on humanitarian family planning products because,…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI talked about money in my previous answers, but our commitment to be advocates and continue to push for a change in country on the rights of women and girls is often as…21 Jul 2025HANSARDIndia and Pakistan: Peace RepresentationsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Hussain, for securing and introducing this important discussion. We focused particularly on issues around water and Kashmir, and I will do my best to…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanYes, I am happy to agree with that; it is dreadful, and if there is a way that we can address this, then we should be doing it. We are doing what we can to support women and girls…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanYes, in short. We need to use a variety of agencies in order to reach people. The noble Lord is also right in what he says about nutrition: we see people who are badly…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanThe noble Lord is right, and we are deeply concerned about that. I also commend the Duchess of Edinburgh for the work she has done; she has visited the border too and heard for…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanThe noble Baroness is right. I should have talked in response to an earlier comment about the strength of the diaspora community here in the UK and their fierce desire to see…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanI often find myself asking what the point is of many of these declarations and resolutions in these situations. We need to fully understand this context, and I am sure the noble…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSudanWe are working closely with countries that neighbour Sudan, for reasons that the noble Earl will understand. There has been enormous displacement of people. I went to Adré, on the…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityI agree with the noble Lord’s point of view. Do we have enough presence on the ground? My very sincere hope is that our presence there can grow, and I know that is what the noble…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityOne of Syria’s strengths is the richness and diversity of its population. I think the best thing that we can all do is to strengthen the Government of Syria and support them in…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityIn order to achieve the last two things that the noble Lord advocated, we need that ceasefire to hold. It is very early in the ceasefire; it is only a matter of hours. We will do…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityThat is a very good question, and it is very important. We are deeply concerned at the attempts of external actors to exploit instability, spread misinformation and destabilise…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityIt is vital that the international community comes together to support emerging stability in Syria. We are very willing to do that, and we are engaged in that process, but we need…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityI completely agree with my noble friend. He has been following these events and has himself been involved at various points over the years. With regard to what he said about…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityWe are working very closely with actors on the ground, not least civil society organisations, and support all the things that need to be done in order to achieve accountability.…17 Jul 2025