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HANSARDInternational Soft Power Strategy: Role of BBCMy Lords, can the Minister update the House on action taken by the Government to protest about and bring an end to the systematic persecution by Iranian authorities of the BBC’s…18 Jan 2021HANSARDSchools: ExamsMy Lords, one of the groups that lost out last summer was the group of students studying for a GCSE or A-level in a heritage or community language at a supplementary school that…06 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, as many others have said, taking the UK out of the Erasmus programme is a short-sighted, false economy. As an administrative decision, it is not in the Bill, although it…30 Dec 2020HANSARDColombiaMy Lords, the UK has spoken up in the Security Council about the special jurisdiction for peace, but can the Minister say what public support has been given by the UK embassy in…07 Dec 2020HANSARDSecurity Co-operationMy Lords, can the Minister give a clear assurance that, from 1 January, the police will continue to have unfettered access to the various EU databases which help them track and…02 Dec 2020HANSARDInternational Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015My Lords, does the Minister accept that a cut in aid spending would risk undermining the leadership the UK has shown in supporting the H2H Network, which allows dozens of small…25 Nov 2020HANSARDVisas: Visitors from PeruMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare an interest as president of the Peru Support Group.16 Nov 2020HANSARDVisas: Visitors from PeruTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to remove visa requirements for visitors to the United Kingdom from Peru.16 Nov 2020HANSARDVisas: Visitors from PeruMy Lords, the UK is now the largest foreign investor in Peru, and the Government agree that they should strengthen their engagement with the Pacific Alliance, of which two other…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, the NGO Translators without Borders is working to provide information on Covid-19 in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, where women in particular say they would be…11 Nov 2020HANSARDGender-based ViolenceMy Lords, Resolution 1325 has just marked its 20th anniversary. If more women were involved in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction, there might be an end to the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, according to a Written Answer that I received in July, the Government were not even considering then that the lack of Covid information in languages other than English…27 Oct 2020HANSARDProtecting Civilians in Armed ConflictMy Lords, this policy paper is silent on the need for additional protection for civilian interpreters working in conflict zones. Although the Minister told the House as recently…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Child TraffickingMy Lords, access to EU police databases and co-operation with multilingual officers has been crucial in helping to track and prevent transnational crime, such as child…29 Sept 2020HANSARDAsylum SystemMy Lords, why is the Home Secretary not willing to use the discretion she has to revert to the rates of financial support for asylum seekers which were abandoned in 2008, when…28 Sept 2020HANSARDAfghanistan: Locally Employed CiviliansTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement on 19 September that eligibility for the Afghanistan Locally Employed Civilians Ex-Gratia Scheme is to be extended,…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAfghanistan: Locally Employed CiviliansMy Lords, I warmly welcome the decision to expand the scheme, especially for interpreters, without whom our Armed Forces could not have done their job. I know from the time I…22 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, will the scrapping of the spoken element of foreign language GCSE exams in 2021 be temporary? If so, when does the Minister expect it to be reinstated? Has any impact…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, picking up on one of the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, what arrangements have been made to enable compliance with the rule of six for asylum seekers…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have two points. The first concerns the human rights clause in trade agreements. Our continuity agreements have kept the human rights clause from the FTAs we have been…08 Sept 2020