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HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, the UK is a strong supporter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans rights internationally through our overseas network, at the UN and through our co-chairmanship of the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, we are clear that states must not use Covid-19 as a cover for repressive action, including discrimination against LGBT citizens. Like my noble friend, I am concerned…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, we are looking forward to hosting the international conference. As my noble friend said, our ambitious plans, sadly, had to be postponed. We are looking at alternative…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, the UK is recognised as one of the most progressive countries on LGBT rights and has one of the world’s strongest legislative frameworks to prevent and tackle…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, I will happily join my noble friend in praising the right honourable David Cameron; I know that introducing marriage for same-sex couples was one of his proudest…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, our embassy in Warsaw works actively on this agenda with both civil society and the Polish Government, in close co-operation with our diplomatic partners. The noble Lord…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, as the noble Baroness will know, the British Overseas Territories are separate and largely self-governing jurisdictions with their own democratically elected…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, we have seen good progress over the past two years. Our UK-funded Equality & Justice Alliance has helped to promote the full social, economic and political participation…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsI agree with my noble friend: it is right that sports bodies have the discretion to set their own rules on these issues.12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, we are working closely with allies to support the LGBT community in Poland. Recently, we have seen concerning reports of local councils and regional administrations in…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, of course we fully support the Commonwealth charter and we are working closely to make sure that we are seeing progress in this area. I join my noble friend in paying…12 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, I join the noble Baroness in her concern at the reports of civilian settlements being targeted. We are deeply concerned about that and, as I say, we urge an immediate…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, I acknowledge that we are seeing an increase and escalation in the fighting, which is deeply concerning. The UK is working at a number of levels to try to bring about an…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, we are of course working to ensure that external partners do not escalate this issue further. We call on all external partners to help bring about the peace that we need…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, we are working with both Turkey and Russia on this. We are speaking to the Russian authorities in Moscow and we are working closely with the Turkey and its Defence…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, we support the role that the US is playing in the Minsk process; I mentioned before the strong statements from the President and the Secretary of State on this issue. We…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness’s work in this area; I know that her charity HART does a lot of work in Nagorno-Karabakh. We are taking an active role in this as…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, the UK continues to urge de-escalation and an immediate return to the negotiation table in our engagements with our partners, including the Azerbaijani Minister Bayramov…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, we continue to monitor developments in the region closely. We consider all our export applications against a strict assessment framework. We will keep all licences under…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhI acknowledge the noble Lord’s point on the length of this conflict, and of course we must use every avenue we have to try to bring about an end to the conflict. We continue to…07 Oct 2020