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HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportI acknowledge some of the points that my noble friend has made. There has been disruption to the FCDO’s ODA budget. In addition to the additional £2.5 billion that was allocated…05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportMy Lords, as I said in response to an earlier question, the Home Office is increasing the number of caseworkers to deal with asylum claims; it has more than doubled that over the…05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportMy Lords, the Government will update the House when we respond to that judgment.05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportI do not accept the points that the noble Lord has made. It is right that we provided the responses that we did to crises such as that in Ukraine but it is also important that we…05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportODA-eligible costs of supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK have increased significantly, including to reflect support offered to Ukrainian and Afghan citizens. The…05 Sept 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) RegulationsThat the Regulations laid before the House on 26 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 19 July.20 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 June be approved. Relevant document: 46th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn…20 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, that is why it is important to distinguish between the PEP regime, which has caused problems for people, and questions about banks’ actions in relation to freedom of…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023The whole purpose of the Windsor Framework is to reduce any extra costs and burdens from moving from business to business in Northern Ireland. We need to put this in the context…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I was going to come later to ongoing co-operation with businesses in Northern Ireland and Great Britain, in terms of implementing the provisions when it comes to parcels. For…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, on the approach that this Government should, and want to, take to implementing the provisions in the Windsor Framework.…19 Jul 2023HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 12 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 12 July .19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I think the point we can all agree on is that the right to lawful freedom of speech is fundamental. Where that has been seen to be brought into question through the…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, the Government have taken an interest in this issue, which is why we issued a call for evidence earlier this year that covered freedom of speech and bank account…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I absolutely agree about the importance of financial inclusion, and we have seen significant progress on that issue in recent years, including through establishing…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsFCDO colleagues have not raised this with me but if there is an issue, I will be more than happy to sit down with other departments and discuss what we can do about it.19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I am not sure that events recently pertain to the particular case raised by the noble Lord. I was pleased to meet with him and as I committed to then and commit to on an…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, it is important to distinguish between any action that may have been taken on freedom of speech grounds, or on the grounds of people’s political views, and the PEP…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsI absolutely agree with my noble friend and reiterate once again that the Government unequivocally support the right to lawful free speech and consider it completely unacceptable…19 Jul 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I will write on Sudan to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, as I committed to do, and I will copy in the Members in this debate. The UAE is making swift progress on its FATF action…19 Jul 2023