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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, on my noble friend’s first point, yes, of course, and I shall write to her with an update. We have already responded to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s report on this…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, the noble Lord makes a very practical point, and I share his view on the importance of having the necessary infrastructure around the world to ensure equitable and safe…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsOn the 100 million vaccines, as my noble friend will be aware, this was very much part of our drive during our leadership at the G7 and it was announced by my right honourable…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, I share the noble Baroness’s concern. We are engaging pragmatically on the TRIPS waiver. However, when looking into some of the hurdles that developing parts of the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, the United Kingdom has delivered over 21.2 million doses to recipient countries. Some 16.6 million have been distributed through COVAX, a further 3.4 million doses are…14 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, the UK targets our development support at the most marginalised communities in Nepal, including Dalits, Adivasis, Janajatis and people with disabilities. The United…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that I am engaging directly with VSO on the priorities. I value it, and I am sure that all noble Lords acknowledge its valuable work. On the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, on the specifics of my honourable friend’s meeting, I will certainly make sure that that was included and write to the noble Lord. On the more general point, in all our…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble and right reverend Lord’s work in his role as chair of the APPG for Dalits. I think there are some encouraging signs from Nepal. He will be…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, first, I pay tribute to my noble friend’s work and, indeed, that of others in your Lordships’ House who drew specific attention to the plight of Nepal during the crisis…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, as I have already made clear, I will follow up on the noble and right reverend Lord’s earlier point, specifically on representation. But I sought to illustrate that we…13 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s second point about talks, I take encouragement that recently, for the first time in many years, President Herzog and President Abbas have spoken,…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, my noble friend will be fully aware of my views on that. No British money should be spent on any textbook or support for any institution or organisation that suggests or…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his kind remarks. I share the point that he raises: as I said in an earlier answer, this has gone on for far too long; from both an Israeli…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, the United Kingdom is a long-term supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency—UNRWA. So far in 2021 we have provided £27.9 million to UNRWA, although final…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite right: UNRWA was set up under a unique mandate by the UN General Assembly to provide protection and core services to Palestinian refugees across…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, as the noble Lord will be aware, the US is taking a particular lead on these issues and positive initiatives have been undertaken by the new Administration in…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, I have already acknowledged that there has been a reduction which reflects the reduction in the overall ODA spend. Notwithstanding that, on Gaza specifically the United…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises specific issues about UNRWA. As I said in my original Answer, the UK continues to support UNRWA but, as I have indicated, where concerns are…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, we consistently make representations on the issue of settler violence in the Palestinian territories. I assure the noble Lord that we work closely with Israel on…09 Dec 2021