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HANSARDMiddle East: Iran ConflictThe noble Lord has made an astute observation about exactly where we are in relation to where we were a few months ago. He is right to say that we must work closely with our Gulf…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Iran ConflictWe work through many different agencies, as the noble Baroness knows. Specifically on this issue, my honourable friend the Foreign Secretary has recently met 11 different Foreign…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Iran ConflictI am proud of the decision that our Prime Minister made to ignore advice that he was given by the leader of the Opposition and others to involve this country in an ill-thought-out…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Iran ConflictEvery time we hear of Craig and Lindsay and the ordeal they are suffering, we must remember that point. As much as we admire the strength and stoicism they show every time they…15 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I cannot tell the noble Lord today, but I am happy to write to him. My understanding is that the global supply is secure and that the industry gets what it needs without having to…15 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI think even the noble Lord knows when he says “appeared to weaken” that the story that was reported was not exactly accurate. We have new sanctions that we are introducing,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsI want to be absolutely clear about this: I have complete sympathy with the people who have been displaced and harmed and who are living in the fear the noble Lord talks about—of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI hesitate to be too definitive in response to this, because it is a really interesting question about how government works. Sometimes it works very well, but the noble Lord…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsFirst, I commend the noble Lord’s work with women and girls in Lebanon. It is vital that we continue this work, and two weeks ago I was able to meet the Lebanese Minister for…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsWith respect, I fundamentally disagree with the noble Lord. I wonder what he means by “finish the job”, given what we are seeing and the numbers of civilians who have been killed.…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsIt is difficult to see how that and the suffering of civilians and the deaths of civilians could ever be described in that way.08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureThe noble Lord is absolutely right, and we will of course be raising this in every forum we can. I commend the work that our friends and partners in France have led on the safety…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsMy Lords, of course I can assure noble Lords that Israel has the right to defend itself. We have said so consistently. We are extremely disturbed—noble Lords will have noticed…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureThat is a good suggestion; I will take that back. We need to use all the mechanisms we have. Our work multilaterally is important, not only at the UN but through the coalition of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsI think that we are making many of the points that the noble Lord outlines, directly and publicly, and noble Lords will have seen the moves we have made at the Security Council…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureClearly, Russia pays no regard to the commitments it has made previously on the protection of culture in times of war, or on anything else. The noble Earl is right that we should…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsThe first thing we need, as has been agreed previously but needs to be restated, is cessation of the violence we currently see. Where we have a role in that, we play it, as do…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI do share, as I think the noble Lord knows, his deep concerns around the changing nature of warfare and what seems to be happening in many places, as he said, with the deliberate…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI could not agree more with the noble Baroness; the incursions we have seen into Romania are exactly as she describes. I pay tribute to her and all others involved in the Armed…08 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI am not sure about that. It is possible and important, and it is our responsibility to call out what Russia is doing in Ukraine: abducting children, targeting infrastructure and…08 Jun 2026