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HANSARDIran and Gulf SecurityAs the noble Lord knows, we are not only committed diplomatically to the JCPOA but have been working in co-operation with our European partners on the special purpose vehicle.…13 May 2019HANSARDIran and Gulf SecurityMy noble friend raises an important point about the US-British relationship. I assure him that we are in constant dialogue and contact with our US counterparts; the discussions…13 May 2019HANSARDZimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Regulations laid before the House on 20 March be approved.09 May 2019HANSARDSyria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I think that the Joint Committee has reported back but, if I may, I will cover that in my letter to the noble Lord. He raised one other point about NGOs which I have not covered.…09 May 2019HANSARDSyria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Northover, said that I spent a bit more time setting out the detail in my…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy noble friend makes a practical suggestion, and I assure him that I will take this forward. Many Foreign Ministers from across the Commonwealth will be attending the media…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy Lords, the short answer to the noble Lord’s final point is, absolutely. My right honourable friend the Security Minister made that offer to the Sri Lankan Government. I visited…09 May 2019HANSARDNigeria: FulaniThe noble Lord is correct to ask that question. Progress is being made; obviously, the election in Nigeria may have caused certain things to come to a halt but there has been a…09 May 2019HANSARDNigeria: FulaniMy noble friend is quite right to point out the extensive level of support. I assure her that our work in Nigeria represents, I believe, the fifth-largest DfID support programme…09 May 2019HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Regulations laid before the House on 11 April be approved.09 May 2019HANSARDNigeria: FulaniMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness. It is exactly why the Foreign Secretary and I were intrinsically involved in that decision, and initiated the independent review of…09 May 2019HANSARDNigeria: FulaniFirst, I totally concur with the noble Lord. Membership of the Commonwealth brings additional responsibilities for any country wishing to be an active and fully engaged member. I…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy 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 for Asia to an Urgent Question in…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy Lords, first, I join with the noble Lord and I am sure I speak for all noble Lords when I say that we were all appalled by the events that took place in Colombo, with…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy noble friend speaks with great experience and insights, not just on the Commonwealth but on the two countries to which he refers, which are both friends of the United Kingdom.…09 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy Lords, again, the noble Lord speaks with great insight on these issues; equally, to return to the issue of Asia Bibi, I pay tribute to his efforts in that respect—I think we…09 May 2019HANSARDRepublic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Regulations laid before the House on 20 March be approved.09 May 2019HANSARDSyria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Regulations laid before the House on 5 April be approved. Special attention drawn to the i nstrument by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments , 58th Report09 May 2019HANSARDSyria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will speak also to the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions)…09 May 2019HANSARDChemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Regulations laid before the House on 22 March be approved.09 May 2019