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HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, on northern Syria, of course we are acutely aware of the fragility of that situation and want to make sure that we do not see a vacuum created that is filled by Daesh…13 Mar 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Global PositionIt was all going really well. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, for that. When he was on the topic of universities, I thought “This is going to be really good”. I was…13 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaMy Lords, the UK and Canada are of course the closest of allies. We have a proud history of partnership built on shared values. We share a sovereign; we are among the oldest…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaWe are close friends, allies and family members inside the Commonwealth with Canada, as the noble Baroness quite rightly reminds us. That closeness is unshakable. It is for the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaThat is a very important point. Canada is a leader in working alongside other Arctic nations on issues of security. I am pleased that we work closely with the Canadians on issues…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaAs the noble Lord says, we are members of the CPTPP, together with Canada. If there are other ways that we can deepen our collaboration and enhance the ties he described, I am…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaMy Lords, as the Prime Minister said in the House of Commons, the UK and Canada are the closest of allies. The Prime Minister has congratulated Mark Carney on his forthcoming…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaI compliment the noble Lord on the agility of his questioning. The best thing I can do is repeat what I said about our long-standing friendship with Canada and to extend our…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaCanada is a very close ally of the UK in defence, security and intelligence. I am sure that, when the Prime Minister meets Mark Carney, they will discuss in some depth the issues…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaIt is interesting that the noble and gallant Lord should mention both Canada and Denmark today. He is, of course, completely right, and we are proud to have served alongside the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaWe are firm believers in free trade, as the noble Lord knows. However, he will also be aware that negotiations for an FTA with Canada did stall under the previous Government in…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaI would like to restate, for the third time in the last five minutes, our deep and enduring friendship with Canada. I gently suggest that it is not really for politicians in the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceThat is complete nonsense; we are not going to do that. When we talk about prioritisation, that is about making choices. The idea that the Government, who have just reallocated…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceThat is an important point. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary were very clear with me that they wish to avoid cliff edges, which is why we will maintain the 0.5% that…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI thank my noble friend for that. While this undoubtedly will be a difficult process and choices will need to be made, there is also an opportunity here to rethink how we approach…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceWe will embark on a process. The Prime Minister very clearly told me that he wants a line-by-line analysis of our spend, most of which we inherited from the previous Government.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceWe will get back to 0.7% when we no longer use debt for day-to-day spending and our overall debt starts to decline. We have not done this because of values or a wish to turn away…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, as the Prime Minister made clear, increasing our security and defence spending has demanded the difficult but necessary decision to temporarily reduce our ODA budget…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI can assure my noble friend that I have not been short of advice in the last few days, but he makes a good point. We do not want to make these important decisions, which have…04 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceFirst, I commend the noble Baroness for her own work and her track record of being a champion for women and girls globally and for the work she did as part of government—we should…04 Mar 2025