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HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryI seem to be taking on the role of diary secretary for a number of people at Questions today. The short answer is that I am sure she is considering the important role of the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitIt has often been said that I have an ever-widening brief, and I am now being asked to speak for the French Government. I shall not take up my noble friend’s offer, but I assure…12 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryMy Lords, the UK is fully engaged at senior levels following the recent steps taken by Venezuela with respect to the Essequibo region of Guyana. The actions of Venezuela are…12 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryMy Lords, I recognise the important work that the noble Lord does with respect to the Caribbean. As he said, we are working through multilateral institutions as well. There was a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitMy Lords, I am not the diary manager for the Prime Minister—but you never know with the extension of mandates, roles and briefs. In all seriousness, I can speak quite…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyMy Lords, the noble Lord is right to raise that. Our discussions with key Gulf partners and directly with Israel are about opening land routes, which are the most effective…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyMy Lords, to me that is fundamental. There is a unifying factor, which from the Muslim perspective was the prophet Abraham, and we all recognise that. Faith leaders have an…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitOn the noble Earl’s second point, this is a new organisation which was put forward by the French President and we supported it. I agree with him on his first point as well: that…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitMy Lords, I am sure the noble Lord will be watching the debate in the other place with great attention and, of course, immigration is very much the remit of my colleagues in the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitI thank the noble Lord for sharing the second part of his Question; it is always good for a Minister to get early warning. The UK values the European Political Community as an…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyMy Lords, I have not seen those specific videos but I have seen earlier videos about the atrocities and the abhorrent attacks of Hamas. I have already said that we regard Hamas as…12 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryMy Lords, we have supported Guyana over a number of years. The noble Lord raises a valid point. I assure him that we are very much seized of the issues of protecting the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryI totally agree.12 Dec 2023HANSARDLatin AmericaYou never know. That really is going to be a question. Anyway, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Collins, that we have used up more than 15 seconds. I also acknowledge the presence of…07 Dec 2023HANSARDLatin AmericaMy Lords, I am grateful for the 15 seconds and I have used them up already. I thank all noble Lords for their insightful contributions and join, rightly, in praising and…07 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I am aware of the prosecutor’s visit to both Ramallah and Israel. We are strong supporters of the International Criminal Court. He will make his appropriate…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, as my noble friend will know from her own experience, it is important that we make public statements and private representations, and we are doing that to Israel. While…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationOn the noble Lord’s last question, I think I have answered that. Of course, I will not speculate on what actions we may or may not take but my noble friend the Foreign Secretary’s…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, first, I assure the noble Lord that I think we all agree with him that we want to see conditions prevailing that allow humanitarian aid, which is continuing,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAs for the first part of the noble Lord’s question, the attacks that took place on 7 October were abhorrent, and that is why we welcome the universal condemnation of those acts,…06 Dec 2023