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HANSARDInterfaith DialogueThe Government have strict laws to deal with such matters, as the noble Lord will be aware. As he will also be aware, my noble friend Lord Ahmad is special envoy on freedom of…17 Jul 2019HANSARDInterfaith DialogueI thank the right reverend Prelate and pay tribute to the work to which she referred. It is to be commended and is an interesting example of what can be done with both…17 Jul 2019HANSARDInterfaith DialogueI thank the noble and right reverend Lord for raising an extremely important point. The FCO has extended training on the influence of faith on foreign policy, commissioning the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDInterfaith DialogueWe all listened to what the right reverend Prelate said. It is perhaps not for me to tell communities of faith what to do but everyone will have listened with great sympathy to…17 Jul 2019HANSARDInterfaith DialogueI thank the noble Lord for the practical and interesting example he has shared with the House. I am pleased that the Government are committed to preventive diplomacy such as…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I first apologise for being slightly late into the Chamber; I was caught unawares by the preceding Statement ending a little early. I thank my noble friend Lord Howell…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)I hear the noble Lord, but he will understand as well as anyone, with his distinguished experience in these matters, that we cannot comment on specific security measures and I do…16 Jul 2019HANSARDReligious PersecutionMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Elton for tabling this debate and all noble Lords for their thoughtful, perceptive and passionate contributions. My noble friend Lord Ahmad…11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanMy Lords, we remain concerned by heightened tensions in the Gulf of Oman. We continue to call for de-escalation on all sides and have long made clear our concern about Iran’s…11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanMy noble friend is absolutely correct in his analysis that this is a situation of uncertainty and fragility. Profoundly undesirable would be any action which precipitated…11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanI can speak for the current Administration. The noble Lord makes three important points. First, evidence confirms that we work together and collaboratively. We work with our…11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanIn a sense, I reprise what I said to the noble Lord, Lord Collins. We are actively engaged diplomatically in the region, where we have UK interests. As the overnight incident…11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanThat is exactly what the United Kingdom Government are engaged in. As I have illustrated, we engage in that programme in various ways.11 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanLet me assure my noble friend. First, we did this at the request of the Government of Gibraltar, to assist with a sanctions operation. Action was taken because of where the oil…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Answer, given in the other place this morning by my right honourable friend Sir Alan Duncan, to an Urgent Question…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationThe noble Lord’s last point is extremely important. It is absolutely vital that our Diplomatic Service be conducted with integrity, and Sir Kim was an exemplar of that. The noble…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationLet me be crystal clear: it is for the United Kingdom to select our ambassador to any diplomatic appointment. There is a process for appointing a successor to Sir Kim Darroch,…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationI thank the noble Lord, who speaks with a special experience of these matters. Democracy requires elected politicians and Governments, and Governments cannot operate without…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationMy noble friend speaks with great wisdom. I am not sure that I am qualified to be an adviser or a counsellor to the President of the United States of America. We have a…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationWe have to be sensitive to the wishes of Sir Kim Darroch. We profoundly regret the position in which he was put—the position in which he found himself—but we have to respect his…11 Jul 2019