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HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite right: I lived that crisis, and I continue to live and work on the situation and the response to the evacuation of Afghanistan. Even today, it…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, without getting into the specifics of each contract—of course, that is a Ministry of Defence lead—I will look through the noble Lord’s question and answer appropriately.26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, I assure my noble friend that food security is very much at the forefront of not just our thinking but our policy. Over the next three years, we will direct more than £3…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question in the other place given by my right honourable friend the Minister for Europe and North…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord. He and I have been speaking about this consistently throughout. I am glad that he met Ambassador Woodward. We continue to engage through all…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, I totally agree with my noble friend. The Government are engaging at the top level. My right honourable friend the Prime Minister engages regularly with President…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 27 April be approved. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, I first acknowledge all the work that the noble Baroness engaged in both during the crisis and subsequently. She and I have worked on the important issue of vulnerable…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, as I have always acknowledged, there are always improvements that can be made—the same is true in the current crisis in Ukraine. You cannot say that any Government have…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, again, the noble Lord speaks with great insight and knowledge of the situation. Yes, there was a decision that had been taken by the United States in relation to the…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, our colleagues in the Ministry of Defence are working as quickly as they can on a number of ARAP cases that have arisen. Of course, ARAP is one pathway; there is also…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that, as I have already mentioned, I have a meeting later today with the prosecutor-general, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary.…26 May 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, it has been very important to show unity of purpose and unity of action. The noble Lord mentions the role of sanctions. As he said—I believe this passionately—the…26 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, first of all I pay tribute to my noble friend’s persistent focus on this particular issue. On the issue he raises about the Human Rights Council, every country that…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, we are certainly working with our partners. As I am sure the noble Lord acknowledges, we have acted to hold to account senior officials and organisations who are…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and I have been working together, and I am conscious of and grateful for the strong support on the issue of Xinjiang. The continuing…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s final point, that documentary—I have certainly seen part of it, not in full, but I have also seen many of the images associated with it—really makes…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy noble friend raises a valid point. In terms of practical steps, the Department for International Trade is very much focused on the provisions we will bring forward in the…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises a very valid point, and I assure her that the United Kingdom has been and remains very much a place where people seek sanctuary. That applies…25 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyFirst of all, I agree with the noble Lord about the issue of human rights abuses. As the UK’s Human Rights Minister, it is something very specific to the agenda that I am…25 May 2022