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HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, the regulations before us were laid on Monday 6 July under the powers provided by the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The regulations were made on 5 July.…29 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 6 July be approved. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee29 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, my right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made absolutely clear that alleviating poverty and responding to humanitarian crises remains a priority programme in…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, I note what my noble friend has said. He will know from our own conversations how committed I am personally to ensuring scrutiny. We continue to ensure that Poland…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s final point, we do engage regularly—most recently, as we heard from my noble friend, engagement through our ambassador produced positive results. We…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, first, I join my noble friend in paying tribute to our ambassador to Poland, who, as my noble friend said, recently intervened on an important issue of legislation in…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, I will write to the noble Lord on that important issue. However, I am sure I speak for all noble Lords when I say that wherever such atrocities took place—I have visited…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, I acknowledge the noble Baroness’s question; I remember answering the first Question on this issue back in 2014. As the Human Rights Minister, I remain committed, along…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, I have already answered the issue of scrutiny. I have dealt with ICAI specifically. It has made recommendations on briefs and parts of my portfolio, including PSVI,…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerI totally agree with my noble friend.27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerI did not catch the full question; I will write to the noble Earl on the specifics.27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, the new department carries the word “development” for an important reason, because development will continue to be a focus. The Government will remain accountable and…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, we remain committed to ensuring that grass-roots organisations, such as the one my noble friend described, continue to be recipients of UK support, because they deliver…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, parliamentary committees are very much a matter for Parliament. I disagree with the noble Baroness on consultation. As a Human Rights Minister, I have engaged closely…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerI assure my noble friend, notwithstanding the merger—and I have been directly involved in aligning responsibilities as part of the merger—we continue to retain, sustain and…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, I do not doubt for a moment that we will continue to have various debates on the new FCDO. The right reverend Prelate mentioned gender equality. As he will know, the…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerThe FCDO will remain accountable to Parliament in how it spends UK aid. I assure the noble Lord that we remain fully committed to issues of transparency in our aid spending. There…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, the United Kingdom continues to meet its commitments to the Terezin declaration, particularly in Holocaust education and remembrance. We are in regular conversation with…27 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerAs the Prime Minister’s PSVI envoy and representative, I assure the noble Baroness that it remains a key priority for Her Majesty’s Government. I am sure she respects the fact…27 Jul 2020HANSARDTerezin DeclarationMy Lords, I am happy to give that commitment. As a Minister I am responsible for human rights and for standing up in strong support of organisations around the world that fight…27 Jul 2020