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HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyThe short answer to the noble Baroness’s question is yes. She is right to raise the issue of those who profiteer. I mentioned earlier those who look for innovative ways of…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord. He has great experience and insight: indeed, he has dealt with Mr Putin directly and knows the individual concerned. On his latter point on…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyOf course I give the assurance that we will keep noble Lords informed. The noble Baroness spoke about the sister party to the Liberal Democrats, Yabloko. Indeed, its leader was…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, our freedoms and our civil and human rights were hard fought for. If you go back a century into our own history, you see the challenges of the brave souls who had to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyAgain, the noble Baroness provides a very personal insight of her experiences. I recall the time of the great and late Lady Thatcher and her meeting with Mr Gorbachev—that this…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Collins and Lord Purvis, for their statements and questions. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, that it is incredible to think that…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, my noble friend has great insight in this respect: history has shown that, for coercive regimes, an end will be brought about. Normally, it is brought about from within,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, I recognise what the noble Baroness raises. As I said, we are very much seized of the situation with Mr Kara-Murza and making sure that his welfare is very much a matter…19 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hussein-Ece, for initiating this vital, timely and extremely important debate, and all noble Lords for their insightful contributions.…08 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, we support a just and sustainable peace that restores Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, underpinned by the UN charter. However, Russia’s actions on the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, no one wants peace more than the Ukrainians. Anyone who has visited Ukraine can see that. President Zelensky wants peace; that is why he has put forward a 10-point…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, my noble friend raises a very important point. Ukraine supplied to many across Africa—more than 400 million people were the beneficiaries of Ukraine’s grain exports. I…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, we are at one, as the noble Lord knows and as is required at this time. Only last week I met the prosecutor-general of Ukraine, who underlined the strength and courage…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, I am not going to respond to media speculation. I have had the opportunity, as I am often reminded, to serve under a number of Foreign Secretaries and Prime…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, I thank my noble friend, who provides a great deal of insight on this. The debate about Ukraine across our country reflects the very freedoms that the Ukrainians are…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, we always listen carefully to what President Macron says—France is an important ally in every sense, and we are working closely with France and our European partners. We…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEuropean Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and the European Space Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 18 December 2023 be approved. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, I am sure the noble Baroness has noticed that there is a change in the Polish leadership. We have also seen, when it comes to issues of the defence of Europe, the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, my noble friend raises an important point. We need to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to defend its sovereign territory. Let us go back in time. Since we saw the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEuropean Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and the European Space Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, this order will allow the European Space Agency’s senior officials to fulfil their roles in the UK by bringing the headquarters agreement the UK signed with the agency…06 Feb 2024