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HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friends from the coalition. I join many noble Lords who have paid tribute to my noble friend Lord Ahmad for his tireless work and…05 Mar 2024HANSARDSudan: DarfurMy Lords, last year the US made the official atrocity determination for Sudan, citing war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. Does my noble friend agree that…29 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, Ukraine and the Ukrainians are paying for the West’s complacency about Russia. It is good now that we are demonstrating unwavering support for Ukraine, and we must…28 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren in GazaMy Lords, alongside medical aid on the ground, one practical step the Government could take with an immediate impact would be to support medical care for children injured in Gaza…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a hard act to follow so many lawyers here: I hope that my compassion and conviction might help me where I am missing legal expertise. I support the amendments to…12 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, Gaza’s children are innocent. They are the future of the Palestinian state, which must become a reality. I welcome my noble friend the Foreign Secretary’s comments in…08 Feb 2024HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human RightsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Anelay for securing this debate. It is my honour to follow her and the other speakers, who know much more about human rights and…11 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsMy Lords, the key test in granting export licences is criterion 2C of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which focuses on whether “there is a clear risk that the items might…06 Dec 2023HANSARDSudan and South SudanMy Lords, on 14 July, members of the PSVI international alliance issued a joint statement condemning reports of increased sexual violence and calling on all parties to stop the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome my noble friends the Minister and Lord Roberts. I pay tribute to my noble friends Lord Ahmad and Lady Goldie for their tireless work. I welcome the Foreign…15 Nov 2023HANSARDWestern Balkans: Dayton Peace AgreementMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-chair of the APPG for Bosnia and Herzegovina. This debate comes at a time of global insecurity: from Ukraine to Sudan, from Kosovo to…17 Oct 2023HANSARDWestern Balkans: Dayton Peace AgreementTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the security and political situation in the Western Balkans and challenges to the Dayton Peace Agreement…17 Oct 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-chair of the All-Party Group on Bosnia-Herzegovina and as a member of the PSVI advisory board at the FCO. I am grateful to my noble…07 Sept 2023HANSARDDarfur: Risk of GenocideMy Lords, two decades ago in Darfur, systematic rape was used as a weapon of war as part of ethnic cleansing and genocide. No one has been held accountable and those same crimes…18 Jul 2023HANSARDDefence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the contribution from a noble and gallant Lord with so much knowledge and experience in the matters we are debating today. I…30 Jun 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsGiven the organisations which are stepping up to address this issue, would it not be better if we could resolve it at the source and protect survivors, while preventing…29 Jun 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the speech of the noble Baroness, but how depressing to hear that this is the world in which girls and boys are being brought up. I really…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 5 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. I speak on…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 95 and the consequential Amendments 99, 101 and 104 in the name of my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge, who unfortunately cannot be in his place…28 Jun 2023HANSARDSituation in Russia and Ukraine Recovery ConferenceMy Lords, the potential destruction of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, which is currently occupied by Russia and reportedly mined, is deeply concerning. The…26 Jun 2023