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HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, as my right honourable friend the Prime Minister has said: “We stand side by side with India as a friend and partner … in the fight against Covid-19.” I am sure I speak…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, my noble friend speaks with great insight and expertise on this subject. I note very carefully what she has said. The underlying base on which we will return to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsMy Lords, we take the recommendations seriously and will ensure that, as has been suggested, they are fully evaluated to see how we can further our own domestic regime to ensure…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsMy Lords, first, I thank my noble friend for her support. I agree with her, and have already made the point about cryptocurrencies. As these currencies emerge, there is a need to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite right. All of us have been impacted by the scenes on our screens of people taking, in some tragic cases, their very last breaths because they…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, let me assure my noble friend in relation to all countries that require support, since he is right to point out that it is about not just getting the vaccines but having…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetI can certainly confirm that I would be happy to meet the group, and I will take the request back to my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. I stand by the noble Lord’s…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, on the thematic issues, we are finalising our health spending across all areas, including sexual and reproductive health. I assure my noble friend at this juncture that…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsThe noble Baroness makes some practical suggestions, which I will of consider. On her second point, we are already working with civil society organisations, as well as other…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for their support of the Government’s steps. They will both recall that we have often…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsOn the second question, I will need to take that back and will write to the noble Baroness on the scope. On the specific actions we have brought forward, there are two key…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, the reductions are being finalised. I assure my noble friend that in the work we do with our multilateral organisations, as I have seen directly as Minister for the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, as the noble Lord articulates, the importance of girls’ education is key for this Government and our Prime Minister. However, the challenging situation means that we…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate raises an important point about the impact of funding over the course of the whole year. I can assure him that we have not been working in a…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, on the final point, the challenges of the last year have of course quite severely impacted the fight against not just malaria but other diseases. That is why the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, our country teams are discussing programme plans with host Governments and suppliers. We will publish the 2021-22 country allocations later in 2021 as part of our annual…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, my noble friend is right to raise the issue of large public gatherings as our own experience demonstrates the fact that, when you curb large gatherings, you see an…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, I totally agree with the noble Lord. He pointed to the living bridge, and I welcomed his contributions to that meeting yesterday; he is a fine example of that very…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaI thank my noble friend for her remarks and, of course, I recognise that the issue of remdesivir supplies, for example, is one of India’s requirements. I assure her that, as I…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for IndiaMy Lords, the noble Lord referred to the academic nature of India; the ability and expertise there within science and academia are well known. Indeed, our country, the United…27 Apr 2021