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HANSARDNigeriaMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness: the primary responsibility of any Government anywhere in the world is the security of their citizens, irrespective of who they are or…05 Jul 2022HANSARDNigeriaMy Lords, when my right honourable friend became Foreign Secretary, she made very clear that the budgets on issues relating to women and girls would be restored to previous…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, as my noble friend will be aware, CRSV remains a key priority for the UK Government. The Foreign Secretary has made sexual violence in conflict one of her top…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness that the challenge is immense across Ethiopia. In particular, 9 million people in northern Ethiopia are in need of life-saving aid due to…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, we welcome the cessation of hostilities between the Government of Ethiopia and Tigrayan forces and the subsequent uplift in aid deliveries, but the humanitarian…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s second suggestion, I have already alluded to the fact that some of the very points the noble Lord has raised are being discussed directly, and one…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, the noble Lord makes a very valid proposal and I assure him that in our engagement with Kenya the importance of the situation in Ethiopia is part and parcel of our…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, I totally agree with the noble Lord’s final point. We are ensuring through the deployment of experts and in working with key international partners that we do exactly as…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord about the need for co-ordination. As I said earlier, that is why we are working with key UN agencies in particular, which are among the first…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord about the tragedy of what has happened in Ethiopia, and he is right that Prime Minister Abiy was very much at the forefront of bringing peace…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, again, without getting too much into the arms sales issue, as I have said repeatedly from the Dispatch Box, we have a very rigid policy when it comes to arms and defence…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCommonwealthMy Lords, first, I join noble Lords in genuinely and sincerely thanking—I say this from the bottom of my heart—my dear noble friend Lord Howell, who has been an incredible…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, again, the noble Baroness raises an important point. I say to her that in this framework the “J” is “just”. That is something we recognise and it should do what it says…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, again, my noble friend speaks with great insight and expertise, and I agree in the sense that this should not be in any way prescriptive. It should not mean the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, I think I have answered seven or eight questions and I was going to be in the unusual position of leaving your Lordships’ Chamber having said that I agreed with every…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, I assure noble Lords that we are doing exactly as the noble Baroness suggests. We are talking to other partners and I pay particular tribute to the current COP…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipI agree with the noble Lord. My right honourable friend the Prime Minister met President Ramaphosa in the margins of the G7 meeting this week. He mentioned Eskom specifically.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, as I said to the noble Lord, Lord Oates, I agree, and we are very much at one. Perhaps I did a slight injustice in the brevity of my Answer to the noble Lord, Lord…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, I say to the noble Lord: yes, yes and yes.30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, South Africa and the International Partners Group—the IPG—chaired by the United Kingdom, have focused on establishing new structures to underpin the long-term…30 Jun 2022