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HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyThose are wise words from my noble friend and I take note of them. He is quite right: I agree that the challenge is not just to comment from the sidelines. That is why we have…10 Mar 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord for his remarks. I am sure I speak for everyone in your Lordships’ House—we have all seen the images and pictures from the border—in saying…10 Mar 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyHaving assumed wider responsibilities in DfID, I know that in 2019-20 we allocated £118 million for the crisis in the north-west of Syria. We continue to support that. The noble…10 Mar 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyI assure my noble friend that we continue to make the case with our Turkish counterparts. As I said, the Prime Minister has talked directly to the President of Turkey in this…10 Mar 2020HANSARDContinuity Agreement: Kingdom of MoroccoMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, and in particular, the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for rightly raising issues of scrutiny and debate. It is…09 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, we will soon lay secondary legislation for the UK’s first autonomous sanctions regime under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The work is complex, and it…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, I note and pay tribute to the noble Lord’s work on this. I assure all noble Lords that the whole purpose of the scope of the sanctions regime is to ensure that we hold…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, on that final point, as the noble Baroness will know from her own experience as a Minister, when you are at international fora you are very much time-limited on all the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, my Sunday afternoons would not be the same without emails from the noble Lord. I assure him that I have underlined my commitment and the commitment of Her Majesty’s…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsThe short answer to the noble Lord is yes; we have taken up direct conversations and consultations with the World Health Organization. I put on record again that the allegations…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsIt is always a challenge when a former Health Minister asks you a pointed and specific question, but the answer to my noble friend is yes. Across the piece, the United Kingdom…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsIn all those respects, the Government’s position is clear. We continue to uphold the issue of human rights, not just in a European context, but globally. On the final question, we…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, there is no sense of a lack of priority. I assure the noble Lord that we are very committed to this sanctions regime. Indeed, my right honourable friend the Foreign…02 Mar 2020HANSARDIsrael and Palestine: United States’ Proposals for PeaceMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tonge, for tabling this debate and for her ongoing interest in the Middle East peace process. I would also like to thank all…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyMy Lords, I do indeed recall that, and I have followed it up with colleagues at the Department for International Trade. I will come back to the noble Lord on the specific issue of…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyThe noble Baroness raises an important point. Collaborative efforts on matters of foreign policy and on issues such as the death penalty do have an impact; we have therefore made…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, for her report. The United Kingdom strongly opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances. The former Minister of…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyMy Lords, first, I am glad that we were finally allowed to take this Oral Question after the publication of the report. I can assure the noble Baroness that, since then, we have…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyThe noble Lord refers to my time in post, and I am delighted to return to the Dispatch Box. My noble friend from the Treasury has just left the Chamber, but I am sure he will be…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, talked about my longevity in office: I was not here 12 or 15 years ago, as the noble Lord may know. On his general point, while we hope for…26 Feb 2020