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HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, accountability and hope are clearly vital, as the right reverend Prelate has pointed out. The UN commission of inquiry into the deaths of 189 Palestinians in Gaza last…11 Mar 2019HANSARDKimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was unable to be present when this SI was considered in Grand Committee, and I am very grateful for this opportunity to comment briefly. If the UK is indeed to leave…28 Feb 2019HANSARDNord Stream 2 PipelineMy Lords, noble Lords are surely right to be concerned about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the greater reliance on Russia and Gazprom. The Minister mentioned Denmark; the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Answer to the Urgent Question on this extremely challenging development in the region. Did she hear a commentator on the…27 Feb 2019HANSARDGenocide PreventionMy Lords, I was pleased that in the coalition Government we managed to put in place measures in Syria and Iraq to gather evidence in these conflicts—an extremely difficult and…27 Feb 2019HANSARDChagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, previously when this issue has come up, our European colleagues have supported us. Rightly, that did not happen this time. Does that augur well for global Britain?26 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019My Lords, I want to add to what my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford has said and to comment on what the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, said. The noble Lord may remember that that…25 Feb 2019HANSARDYemenMy Lords, the Government say that their sale of arms to Saudi Arabia falls narrowly on the right side of international humanitarian law, but the International Relations Select…25 Feb 2019HANSARDAmritsar Massacre: CentenaryMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, for securing this very important debate. I pay tribute to the work that he and the noble Lord, Lord Desai, are doing on this matter.…19 Feb 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, given that Maduro has not given up and that the army has not deserted him, what action can we take to warn him to respect the right of the Venezuelans to demonstrate…07 Feb 2019HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, has a long record of engagement in Sri Lanka, and over the years, the Governments there will have been very grateful to him for that…05 Feb 2019HANSARDOverseas AidThe UK commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on development was made via a Lib Dem Private Member’s Bill, which in this House was in the capable hands of my noble friend Lord Purvis. It…30 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that the government of the United States have recognised the Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as the…24 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.24 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Does she agree, as I am sure she does, that Venezuela is in a desperately unstable situation? Some 3 million people have already…24 Jan 2019HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, what we are hearing is very shocking and deeply depressing, when people had been optimistic about where Zimbabwe was heading. The EU has condemned this violence and…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: UK NationalsMy Lords, what guarantees is the UK giving to our citizens living in the EU about their pension rights after 2020? That is of course just one area of uncertainty. Many UK citizens…09 Jan 2019