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HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I thank everyone participating today and all the parliamentary staff who have enabled us to meet at such short notice. Before I turn to today’s debate, I want to echo…18 Aug 2021HANSARDEcocideMy Lords, I am afraid we need to move on. We will hear from the Minister.21 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesThe noble Baroness keeps cutting out so it is probably best that we move to the next speaker.13 Jul 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyThat Baroness Doocey be appointed as a Parliamentary member of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body in place of Baroness Scott of Needham Market.13 Jul 2021HANSARDAllowancesThat: (1) The Resolution of the House of 22 July 2020 (House of Lords Allowance), the Resolution of the House of 6 May 2020 (House of Lords Allowance) (as amended), and the…13 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat with effect from 6 September the previous motions agreed on 4 June 2020, 28 July 2020, 12 October 2020 and 9 February relating to the sittings of the hybrid House and the…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I speak to the Motions standing in my name and in the name of the Senior Deputy Speaker. As the Lord Speaker said, this Motion is being debated alongside a Business of…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesThat the Report from the Select Committee Procedural adaptations arising from the hybrid House; Interim option of voting using PeerHub; Ongoing virtual participation by disabled…13 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportMy Lords, I am sorry, but can we please keep questions short? It is extremely disrespectful to the rest of the House.13 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 44 ( No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day ) be dispensed with on Thursday 15 July to allow the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill to be…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments, and I wholeheartedly endorse their tributes to our brave personnel who served in Afghanistan, to our NATO allies…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank my noble friend for her continued passion on this issue and for continually holding our feet to the fire. I reassure her that we remain absolutely committed to supporting…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI can tell the noble and gallant Lord that we will continue to support and train Afghan institutions, including the national police and the national army, and strengthen their…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank the noble Lord, and I hope I can reassure him by saying that there have been reviews. After the conclusion of Operation Herrick in 2014, there was a thorough internal…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank the noble Lord. As the Statement set out, while we have had some achievements in Afghanistan, particularly in security, he is absolutely right and we accept that…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy noble friend is absolutely right. We are extremely proud of our achievements with the officer academy. Of course, we will continue to work with it and listen to the kinds of…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanWe certainly do not consider our international allies in the way the noble Baroness seems to suggest. We all need to work together internationally to support the Afghan…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanOf course we will work to ensure that any funding goes to where it should, and I am sure we will keep things under review as the situation goes on. The Prime Minister has been…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI am very happy to speak to my noble friend Lady Goldie and have her contact the noble Lord for such a discussion.12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank my noble friend. He is absolutely right. As I have said, we are under no illusion about the significant challenges that remain within Afghanistan, but there have been…12 Jul 2021