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HANSARDAI: International Co-operationMy Lords, in assessing the CCP’s AI global initiative, which the noble Baroness just referred to, will she look carefully at the 29 member states of that initiative, which include…22 Jul 2026HANSARDCategory 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free QuotasMy Lords, I welcome what the Government did in protecting the steel industry in this country, but do we not need to do a lot more to develop our resilience and reduce our…22 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.17 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, on this politically auspicious day, as we mark the appointment of Andy Burnham Member of Parliament as the new leader of the Labour Party, we know that we have a…17 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to today’s important debate. I am grateful even to those who have disagreed with the principle, the practicalities or the…17 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hanson of Flint, just referred to the assassination of Airey Neave here in the precincts of Parliament in 1979. It was the day after I was elected…14 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Development Outcomes for Women and GirlsMy Lords, not for the first time the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, deserves our gratitude for concentrating our minds on victims and survivors of international crimes, especially on…09 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Development Outcomes for Women and GirlsI am grateful to the Minister for her intervention, but what I said is based on information provided to me by officials who work in her department. It is said that the “FCDO opted…09 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Development Outcomes for Women and GirlsI do not doubt the Minister’s sincerity at all—she knows that. I did not say that proposals had been sent to her. I said there had been four sets of proposals and stakeholders had…09 Jul 2026HANSARDMilitary Conflicts: International LawMy Lords, I thank the Attorney-General for his recent engagement with the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, and myself on universal jurisdiction and genocide…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHistorical Forced AdoptionMy Lords, I thank the Lord Privy Seal for the tone and manner in which she repeated the Prime Minister’s Statement in your Lordships’ House this afternoon. She will be aware that,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. This builds on the Private Notice Question which she placed before your Lordships’ House and indeed on…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI strongly agree with the points that the noble Baroness has just been making. She has referenced the plight of people living in the United Kingdom who now have bounties on their…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillJust before the noble Lord, Lord Hanson, leaves that point—and he will know that I have raised this before—it was one of the points raised in the Joint Committee on Human Rights…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI thank the Minister for giving that assurance. As he said, it puts it beyond doubt. It would enable that to be referred to in a court of law, should such a prosecution occur. I…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillThe urgency of dealing with the question of AI was emphasised by the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and, of course, by the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, to whose excellent amendment I am…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 22 in the group in my name and the name of my noble friend Lady D’Souza. It touches on the issues that my noble friend Lord Anderson of Ipswich…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI do indeed—there are too many acronyms flying around at the moment, and it is rather late in the day. I am very grateful to the noble Baroness.30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, from the Cross Benches, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Anderson of Ipswich, myself and my other noble friends, we too would echo the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDarfur: AtrocitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following atrocities in El Fasher in the Darfur region of Sudan, what assessment they have made of (1) the situation in El Obeid, and (2) of the…24 Jun 2026