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HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, we are making significant progress in that regard. I am sure that the noble and gallant Lord welcomed the Prime Minister setting out our bolstering of the defence…09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, we have reached agreements through established channels, including the Lancaster House agreement. When we go back to exchanges going back to John Major’s time with the…09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords I fear that the noble Lord might be tempting the noble Lord, Lord West, to come in again. On his serious point, we need to be very clear that loose language is extremely…09 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I give the noble Lord that assurance. I have on a number of occasions, as have the Prime Minister and my noble friend the Foreign Secretary, met directly with hostage…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the issue of consequences for actions, we have raised a number of concerns directly with the Israeli Government. I am sure the noble Lord saw, for example, on the…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI have already answered the first question; we have seen no credible plan as to where people would go. I assure the noble Baroness that we are pressing the Israeli authorities to…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, the Government’s position has always been that we need all sides who come to the negotiating table to recognise the other side’s right to exist. Therefore, we have been…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, we want an end to the fighting as soon as possible. Well over six months since Hamas’s terror attack against Israel, it is appalling that hostages are still being held.…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy noble friend is right to raise the maritime route, and I assure him that we are involved in all elements of that process. We were involved in the initial call for that route,…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn the noble Baroness’s earlier point, I have spoken proactively about the deep concerns. I know the lay of the land on Mawasi regarding the proposal to move. There are 1.4…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I seek the House’s indulgence. The reason my Answer was slightly more lengthy is that it has been a very long working weekend on this and I wanted to give details. In…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy noble friend has articulated the Government’s approach extremely well. That is exactly what I assure all noble Lords that the Foreign Secretary and I are working on.07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the second point, the Government’s position is well known: genocide determination is a matter for the courts. We remind all sides, including partners, friends and…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn the noble Lord’s second point, there were two reports set up by the Secretary-General. One—the Colonna report—has reported back; the other oversight report is being reported…07 May 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsAs I have said to the noble Baroness and others, and as I know all noble Lords agree, our fight is not against the Russian people. We have seen the appalling treatment of those…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsI assure the noble Lord that we have conversations with all of our key partners, including, as I have already said, quite directly with our G7 partners, on this very issue at the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsOf course.25 Apr 2024HANSARDPakistan: UK AidI shall do so. I have read part of it—as I say, it is an active part of what we are looking at, and there is a series of work that we have been doing on brick kilns. I stress the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsI assure the noble and gallant Lord that that is exactly the priority. He will have seen the recent travels of my noble friend. We are ensuring that we build a broad and…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsMy Lords, the United Kingdom is at the forefront of international sanctions against Russia, and takes a carefully targeted and rigorous approach to weaken Mr Putin’s war machine…25 Apr 2024