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HANSARDHong Kong Security LegislationMy Lords, I have already partly answered that question. We regard human rights as a key part of our foreign policy. On Xinjiang, we have taken direct action against the Chinese…21 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs the noble Lord will know from his own time as an ambassador to the UN, the report being shared today is an interim report by the former Foreign Minister of France, Catherine…21 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that we are fully seized of our engagement with UNRWA. I have spoken several times to Philippe Lazzarini, the director of UNRWA, as has the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDHong Kong Security LegislationMy Lords, I can assure my noble friend that we co-ordinate on sanctions across the piece with all our key partners, as we have said on a number of occasions, in relation to other…21 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Regulations laid before the House on 26 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March .20 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, this instrument contains measures to deter Russia from continuing its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, it targets the key sources of revenue that Mr Putin uses…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.19 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their support of the sanctions we have announced. As I said in my opening remarks, the Government recognise the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that, in all our interactions with the Israeli Government, we make the point, as we have said in your Lordships’ House, about the importance of…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationI totally agree with my noble friend. I assure the noble Lord that our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has had no impact on the UK’s overall contribution to the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, I believe that I, my right honourable friend and indeed His Majesty’s loyal Opposition, if I may speak for them, have all been consistent in our line on this. We need…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, on the projections of famine, the report says that one in five households faces an extreme food shortage and one in three children is acutely malnourished. Famine is…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, we recognise that the desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating rapidly, and we are doing everything we can to get more aid in as quickly as possible,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend that, as we have all said from various parts of your Lordships’ House, land routes are the most important and need to be utilised; indeed,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that we are very clear to Israel, as a friend and partner—for example, with Mr Gantz—about Israel’s responsibilities in the appalling…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, all the aid that gets through is checked first and foremost by the Israelis themselves at the various checkpoints including, as my noble friend said, at Kerem Shalom,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, we have been very clear about the importance of aid entering Gaza unimpeded. There have been claims and counterclaims. The United Kingdom has been very clear that Israel…18 Mar 2024HANSARDIndia: Democratic FreedomsI totally concur with the noble Lord’s summary because that is demonstrable in any country around the world. On the issue of Dalits, we have seen progress in this respect not just…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIndia: Democratic FreedomsMy Lords, the noble Lord is right. This Government stand up for media freedom and the protection of media. Indeed, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer initiated such a…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIndia: Democratic FreedomsMy Lords, I would not compare India in any shape or form to Russia—we have to be very clear about that. On the specific case that the noble Lord raised, he will be aware that,…14 Mar 2024