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HANSARDUkraine: BBC World ServiceThe integrated review proudly and rightly states that “The BBC is the most trusted broadcaster worldwide”, and the Minister has repeated that. When the review was published, with…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Disasters Emergency Committee AppealMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord and his colleague alongside him—the noble Baroness, Lady Williams—for their help in relation to a case flagged to me by World Jewish Relief, and…09 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumI referred a case to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, of a very frail lady in her 90s who has been brought to my attention by World Jewish Relief. She is in Warsaw and, as I say, she…07 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, does the Minister agree that a good start for International Women’s Day would be for the United Kingdom to be as open as the EU to women and girls fleeing extreme…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has very effectively introduced the amendments to which I have put my name, Amendments 162 and 173, and I wish briefly to express the support of these…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, I think a theme is emerging. The noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, has secured a very timely debate, as the noble Lord has just said. The Chinese leadership will be watching…03 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the security warnings, as Ukraine was encircled, were indeed right. It seemed that the Ukrainian leadership itself thought full invasion was unthinkable—no doubt…25 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator in the region warns that the risk of imminent catastrophe is very real. As the Minister will know, clearly such a spill would disrupt…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 270, which requires the Government to consult on raising the age of sale for tobacco to 21, and which the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, has…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has introduced Amendments 265 and 282 on this appalling subject extremely effectively and I wish to make clear the support for both those…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendments 260, 261 and 262 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on water fluoridation. The NHS rightly prides itself on being…31 Jan 2022HANSARDBurundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I speak for the Liberal Democrat Benches to express considerable concern about the decision to remove people from being designated under the sanctions regime in relation…19 Jan 2022HANSARDColombia: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, Global Witness reports that Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world to be an environmental activist—65 people were killed in 2020. Given that the FCDO oversees…19 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is my first foray into this Bill. I have a sense of déjà vu, having deputised for the noble Earl, Lord Howe, on the 2012 Bill. Despite our absolute confidence at…13 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisTaken together, given the expertise in the FCDO in relation to Afghanistan—even with cuts in funds—will the department play a key role in the MoJ/Home Office decisions made under…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWill the Minister look at this globally and recognise that the poorest are affected the worst? When he talks about those in poverty, he should think globally.13 Jan 2022HANSARDIndia: Missionaries of CharityMy Lords, may I pin the Minister down somewhat? This is an issue which has come up repeatedly and over a period of time, so he will be very familiar with it. He mentions officials…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I too start by paying tribute to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for her maiden speech. I appreciate her terrible loss. I was a student at Oxford…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for tabling this vital debate. There was UN agreement to go into Afghanistan, and we did so. There are, of course, questions about how…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSmoke-free PavementsMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that these areas are an extension of inside that is outside and that surveys show that smoke-free areas, inside and outside, are popular,…24 Nov 2021