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HANSARDTransnational Marriage AbandonmentMy Lords, just two nights ago in Parliament, there was a two and a half-hour session organised by one of the all-party parliamentary groups at which a number of women and girls…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, on this day last week, the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, spoke powerfully in the debate on genocide and atrocity crimes, pledging support for my Genocide Determination…11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionMy Lords, I strongly welcome the role that the Minister has played in ensuring that this legislation is brought forward. I remind him of the debate that we had in in your…11 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the reported discoveries of concealed surveillance equipment in Government offices and vehicles, what assessment they have made of the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesI am grateful to the noble Baroness, and to the Minister for that reply. That disclosure was made yesterday to a Select Committee in another place—that a Chinese cellular module…10 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesMy Lords, the Minister is always helpful in the replies that he gives to the House, but I press him further on the second limb of the question I put to him about the discovery of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDCuba: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, in that one-party state which systematically suppresses dissent, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, which routinely uses sham trials and which imposes…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I am greatly encouraged to have heard our House speak so powerfully, so eloquently, and with such a united voice about our determination to tackle atrocity crimes in…04 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideThat this House takes note of the role of government policy in combating atrocity crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.04 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords participating in today’s debate, along with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, Protection Approaches, and the Coalition…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. As the gracious Address rightly notes, antisemitism, political fragmentation and alienation…21 May 2026HANSARDDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola OutbreakMy Lords, given what the Minister has rightly said about the systemic challenges facing aid workers and others in the east of the DRC, will she look carefully during her visit to…21 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentMy Lords, in thanking the Minister for the way she introduced her response to the Statement this afternoon, I link that with thanks to the Secretary of State, Hilary Benn MP, for…19 May 2026HANSARDSudanMy Lords, in this fourth year of Sudan’s war, will the Minister take the opportunity to underline the link between the 14 million people whom the United Nations High Commissioner…21 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandMy Lords, when the Minister last answered on this question, he was good enough to talk about the problem of using Uyghur slave labour in the manufacture of solar panels. He…16 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyMy Lords, in the light of the Times report earlier this week on energy links between the United Kingdom and Xinjiang, has the Minister read the Joint Committee on Human Rights…19 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, brevity is the order of the day but, like some of my noble friends, I would like to add my support to the amendments that have been laid before your Lordships’ House by…18 Mar 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityMy Lords, has the Minister had the chance to read the debate in your Lordships’ House on 26 February about the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on transnational…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, I start by saying how grateful I am to noble Lord, Lord Hanson of Flint, for the way in which he has engaged with the JCHR on this issue, and indeed to his colleague,…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights Transnational repression in the UK (7th Report, HL Paper 160).26 Feb 2026