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HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, next autumn we are hosting COP 26, which must be a success both for the United Kingdom and globally. Given the delay to the CSR, how will we ensure that climate change…03 Nov 2020HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsMy Lords, the former Chief Minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Mrs Mufti, was detained in August last year when the Indian Government stripped the region of its partial…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations. The decline in smoking that we have seen in the United Kingdom is indeed a major public health achievement and has,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, we on these Benches associate ourselves with the statement made by the Minister in relation to the horrendous events in France. I thank him for introducing these…29 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillCan the Minister tell me whether she has read the China Tribunal report in preparation for this amendment, as I asked when I was speaking to it? If she has not, will she agree to…28 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am very pleased to have added my name to Amendment 24. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, is to be commended for his determination on this issue. Given his previous…28 Oct 2020HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the FCO has tended to look at things by country and DfID has often looked at things across the region. Given the effectiveness of the African Union in the coronavirus…27 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, has said, these 18 men were cleared for release by six US security agencies and transferred to the UAE on the understanding that…22 Oct 2020HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, one of the key advances that has come out of the engagement in Afghanistan has been the improvement in women’s rights. What discussions have the Government had with our…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this has been a passionate debate on an appalling subject: the brutality of man against man. It should be a given that we do not have a trade deal with a country that is…13 Oct 2020HANSARDProtecting Civilians in Armed ConflictMy Lords, following the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Tonge, and the Minister’s Answer, can he confirm the UK’s continued commitment to the principle that international…12 Oct 2020HANSARDIran: UN Arms EmbargoMy Lords, I hope that the Minister will answer both my questions. Has the United Kingdom said anything to the United States about the importance of adhering to international…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendments 39 and 97, in the names of my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed and others. Clearly, any trade deals that we agree must be…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, there is surely nothing more important than addressing climate change, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and others have made clear. It is difficult to see that any…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, many of the debates here take me back to 2012, and I look forward to the contribution from my former boss, the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. I want to speak in support of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhAre the Government aware of reports that a Turkish security company has been recruiting Syrian fighters from Idlib to fight in Azerbaijan? Does the Minister see this as a very…30 Sept 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Political SituationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current political situation in Hong Kong.29 Sept 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Political SituationMy Lords, China has broken its treaty obligations—I am sure the Minister agrees that we must never do the same with any of ours—suspended elections in Hong Kong, and compromised…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in this group of amendments we are once more addressing standards. Amendment 11, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and other noble Lords, rightly states…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBelarus: Presidential ElectionsMy Lords, I thank the Minister and the Foreign Secretary for this very clear Statement. The Foreign Secretary is right to state unequivocally that the elections in Belarus were…25 Sept 2020