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HANSARDIsrael Defense ForcesMy Lords, we continue to have strong concerns about reports of ill-treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention and regularly make representations to the Israeli…08 Jul 2019HANSARDIsrael Defense ForcesMy Lords, I have already made it clear that we have constantly and consistently raised the issue of the use of live ammunition against children with the Israeli authorities. The…08 Jul 2019HANSARDIsrael Defense ForcesMy Lords, anyone anywhere in the world who uses children as human shields or in such a despicable manner is to be condemned. I have consistently said that it is the Government’s…08 Jul 2019HANSARDIsrael Defense ForcesI totally agree with the noble Baroness that any plan for alleviating the plight of the suffering, albeit an economic plan, must include a political settlement. Our position is…08 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USAMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my right honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe and the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USAMy Lords, I am sure that the noble Baroness will recognise that when you take up responsibility as a Minister of the Crown, you are bound by the duties and responsibilities of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDIsrael Defense ForcesAs we have consistently made clear, Israel has a right to self-defence. We have also repeatedly called for Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel. Whether a life is lost on the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USAI assure the noble Lord that the question of who is appointed as a diplomat to any country is a matter for Her Majesty’s Government and no one else.08 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USAI pay tribute to the work of the noble Lord in his various diplomatic responsibilities, which he discharged with great aplomb during his tenure as a Foreign Office diplomat,…08 Jul 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismHe could, yes. I tripped somewhat on that one. On a serious note, this is deeply disturbing. The noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, and all noble Lords made the point that in…20 Jun 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismIn the interests of time, I will not give way, but I am happy to meet the noble Baroness, as she knows. This relationship is an important one, as with any country—I mentioned…20 Jun 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismThe noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, talked about the importance of the evidence base and statistics. It is shocking when we see the…20 Jun 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, I join all noble Lords in thanking my noble friend Lady Berridge, not only for securing this debate. I have known her for a long time. I think we entered your Lordships’…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI agree totally with the noble Baroness. I have seen reports over the last few days and I got a full update about the situation this morning. As she will know, our embassy is not…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanThe noble Lord is quite right. He will recall that the Saudi Arabian Government, along with the Emirati Government, have offered £3 billion of assistance to Sudan. Of that money,…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI put on record my thanks to the right reverend Prelate for his interventions in Sudan. Working with Her Majesty’s Government, he was instrumental in the opening of Christian…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI agree with the noble Lord, and assure him that with the United Nations—in terms of the Security Council in New York and the Human Rights Council in Geneva—the United Kingdom as…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanMy Lords, we condemn the violent attacks by the Sudanese security forces against peaceful protesters in Sudan this week, which left many civilians dead or injured. The…06 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I join all noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord Howell on securing this important debate. He is someone who provides great insight and wisdom to all our…21 May 2019HANSARDWilton ParkMy Lords, making the presumption that—just because two people may have agreed on their perspective on the Brexit referendum, it does not mean that the former Foreign Secretary—15 May 2019