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HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I can give the noble Baroness that assurance. Our experience of the support we have extended to India lends to the strength of our diaspora communities. I have asked my…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I have not yet seen the 10-point plan, but I look forward to it. On this occasion, I must disappoint the noble Lord—I have not seen his tweet—but I will certainly…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I have already alluded to the cross-government approach and the structured approach. We are engaging with the Nepalese Government directly, both in Kathmandu and in the…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, that is just not the case. We are leading the efforts, along with other key partners, on vaccines, and again, as I said in my original Answer, any surplus vaccines in…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestThe challenges—the noble Lord mentioned the Serum Institute of India, which I know well as the Minister for India, and the challenges in India in terms of the current wave…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I assure the noble Earl that we are looking at all key players to ensure that the response and the requirements of Nepal can be met in the best possible manner by the…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, my apologies; I was certainly writing to answer my noble friend’s question. I too have worshipped at the al-Aqsa mosque; it is a sacred site for Muslims. Equally, as we…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I know our Prime Minister. I worked with our Prime Minister when he was Foreign Secretary. I have seen a side to our Prime Minister that perhaps other noble Lords have…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend: Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. We have seen interview upon interview with innocent residents of Gaza who have been…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I agree with the right reverend Prelate and have already indicated what the sustainable solution is, which is clear and in front of us. It goes back to the importance of…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, as I have already indicated, through the tragedy of the current conflict, there is ironically a sense of both attention and momentum, and therein lies an opportunity to…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the second question the noble Lord raised, I think I have made the position clear. In reply to his first point, both at the Security Council and in the Statement…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, we must engage directly with all initiatives which seek to bring peace to the region. This conflict has gone on for far too long. We know what the ultimate goal should…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, it is certainly my firm belief that, in the tragedy of this ongoing conflict, we all know what the ultimate sustainable solution is: a secure, safe Israel next door to a…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is huge privilege for me to address your Lordships’ House on this wide-ranging debate covering many areas. It was a tour of the world as we know it in terms of…19 May 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Landmine ClearanceMy Lords, we have prioritised our aid to be more strategic and remain a force for good across the world. On landmine clearance, this will mean a reduction in financial support…17 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingThe noble Baroness raises an important point. I will certainly write to her on the specific work that we are doing in that respect.17 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingMy Lords, we are doing just as the noble Baroness suggested. We are engaging directly with different regions of the Commonwealth on the important priorities in the lead-up to COP…17 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingMy Lords, on the personal note that my noble friend raises, having just come out of Ramadan and having been in Rwanda during Ramadan, I fully appreciate the importance of day and…17 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingMy Lords, it is not often that I say “Yes, yes and yes” to a Member of the Opposition, but I do so in this particular instance. We have prioritised this. Three countries have…17 May 2021