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HANSARDBangladesh: Aid and DevelopmentWe will continue to support Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and elsewhere in Bangladesh. The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya response. Since 2017 we have provided more than…03 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, we could not be clearer in our support for Ukraine. We provide a huge amount of support and weaponry to Ukraine, which is consistent with the approach of our key allies.…03 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. Our humanitarian funding is contributing to work in that area and she is absolutely right to remind us just how the conflict in…03 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateThe discovery of the truth in these situations can take many forms. The action the noble and right reverend Lord proposes relies on us achieving that ceasefire and that, at the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtMy Lords, this Government will drive a powerful agenda to tackle corruption and kleptocracy, working at home and with international partners. Addressing the issue of impunity for…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtThe noble Lord is right to raise this; it is a work in progress. We are in close engagement with overseas territories on the sharing of information and on registration of…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI take my noble friend’s point; I have heard him say such things in this Chamber on many occasions in the past. We need as many tools in our toolbox as we can assemble. However,…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtThe noble Lord’s question highlights the diverse nature of the issues we face. We are looking at kleptocracy and, as he references, tax evasion; we are also looking at proceeds of…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI will take on board the comments of the noble Baroness.02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI am very grateful to the noble Lord. I was aware of the discussions in Hamburg, which are a very helpful next step. I have not read the op-ed by my friend Gordon Brown, but I…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI am grateful to my noble friend for both his Question and his decades-long mission on this topic. He is absolutely right to want to hold our feet to the fire on this. Tackling…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI am very grateful to the noble Lord for his remarks. We share our ambition and determination to tackle this issue in as many different ways as are necessary. I highlight the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtNoble Lords will of course understand that we cannot make progress on this without a treaty on which to base it. We cannot produce that treaty ourselves; it must be done, by…02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtI am always trepidatious when my noble friend stands up. Probably the best thing I can do is commit to raising the issue of the Covid corruption commissioner with my relevant…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneI thank my noble friend for making that point. I do not think there was a question there; I take it as general support for the broad approach being taken by the Secretary of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneI thank my noble friend for the points that he made and assure him that I will make sure that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State is aware of his comments, given his…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneI am familiar with the point that the noble Lord has made. The Government are giving careful consideration to the recent rulings and requests for public inquiries in these cases.…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneI thank my noble friend Lady Ritchie for her question and completely agree with her comments about the heinous nature of the murder of Pat Finucane. I remind noble Lords that one…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, for her welcome. I note, as she did, that today is the start of investigations into what happened in Omagh. On her point about…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneIt is my understanding that inquests can be restarted as soon as the necessary steps are taken. The Government do not seek to delay that any longer than is absolutely necessary,…30 Jul 2024