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HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his readiness at any time of day or night to receive details of those who have been made very vulnerable in this situation and to do what he…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, over 120 of your Lordships have spoken today. We have had passionate and well-informed speeches, including from those who have had long engagement with Afghanistan,…18 Aug 2021HANSARDBelarus: ElectionsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, for securing this debate. He made an extremely interesting contribution, based on long experience. But here we are, out of the EU,…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Situation in IndiaMy Lords, I too thank the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, for securing this debate and for his sensitive though probing introduction. India is a close…22 Jul 2021HANSARDOrgan Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]My Lords, I too commend the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for his pursuit of these issues. He has introduced his Bill brilliantly, as ever, cogently and comprehensively.…16 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I have added my name in support of Amendment 22, which the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, explained so comprehensively and so well. He has picked up an ongoing theme that has…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, Amendment 18 would require the Secretary of State to “establish a body … to consider emerging and future developments for the telecommunications sector for the purposes…15 Jul 2021HANSARDBahrain: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, with the permission of my noble friend Lord Scriven, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.15 Jul 2021HANSARDBahrain: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord. The UK has a close relationship with Bahrain but is pressed on what it raises on human rights. I flagged to the noble Lord last night the case of…15 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I strongly support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, which he very effectively introduced. The Government claim that they want the UK to be smoke free by…14 Jul 2021HANSARDGlobal Education SummitMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the link between good family planning and girls being in education is exceptionally strong? Good access to family planning means smaller…14 Jul 2021HANSARDOverseas Development AssistanceAs the Minister who took the Bill through the House, I can tell the noble Lord that this is totally contrary to the spirit, let alone the letter, of the law. Has the Treasury made…14 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, we move into the scrutiny of the Bill, which seeks to balance the need for the United Kingdom to be at the forefront in technological development and…13 Jul 2021HANSARDPalestineIs the noble Lord aware that this morning, Israeli forces demolished more structures in the Jordan Valley? Does he agree that that the time really has come to move beyond that old…07 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for his extraordinary record in this field. The noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, has once more drawn the short straw. Where is the noble…01 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, this has been a thoughtful debate, with contributions from several former Ministers who have worked in this area, including the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Vaizey,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine ProductionDoes the Minister agree that it was ODA funding to the Jenner Institute, for the Ebola crisis, that helped to underpin what it was later able to do in this pandemic? Has any new…17 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, exactly how are the Government respecting either the law or this House in the way the Minister said in answer to my noble friend? The Minister knows that the Act allows…10 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish CouncilThe strategic review rightly extols the soft power of the British Council, but its finances have, as we have heard, been savaged by the pandemic. I fought hard to get the council…09 Jun 2021HANSARDIran: British-Iranian PrisonersMy Lords, following on from the question of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, at the G7 meeting will the Prime Minister raise with President Biden the necessity of getting Nazanin…07 Jun 2021