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HANSARDMyanmar: Health SystemBefore the Minister leaves that point, will he respond to the request from Kim Aris that he should have a meeting with the Foreign Secretary at some stage? Will the Minister at…29 Feb 2024HANSARDUNICEF: Child Poverty RankingsMy Lords, in addition to combating the financial disadvantage facing some 69 million children in the 43 wealthiest countries in the world, as identified in the UNICEF report…28 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. I support Amendment 75, which was moved so powerfully by the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, and…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI would not want the noble Lord to proceed on the basis of believing that the JCHR, for instance, which I have been privileged to serve on, was critical of Rwanda. It is very much…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will reinforce the point that the noble Lord, Lord Browne, has made and I am grateful to the Minister for his patience. The individual cases that I have referred to the Minister…14 Feb 2024HANSARDDeveloping World: Debt ReductionWill the Foreign Secretary confirm that, through China’s belt and road programme, developing nations are estimated to be indebted to China to the tune of more than $1 trillion?…13 Feb 2024HANSARDAUKUS Security PartnershipMy Lords, it was said by the Foreign Affairs Committee of another place that South Korea and Japan should be “invited to join an AUKUS technological defence cooperation…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I had the privilege of serving as a Cross-Bench member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, which was…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, before the noble Lord concludes, can he say whether he will be formally responding to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, especially before we reach Report?12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness; I was not intending to touch on Northern Ireland, but she is right that this does touch on the Windsor agreement and on our obligations to…12 Feb 2024HANSARDMet Office: 2023 TemperaturesMy Lords, the meeting of the All-Party Group for Africa last night was addressed by the Africa Minister, the right honourable Andrew Mitchell MP. He described the almost…06 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: Private EquityMy Lords, to give the House a clearer idea of the trends, can the Minister tell us how many children are currently in care homes and foster homes? What have been the trends over…30 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, the whole House is greatly in the debt of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, for giving us the opportunity to debate the Rwanda agreement, to consider the…22 Jan 2024HANSARDTaiwan: ElectionsBut of course, my Lords, the People’s Republic of China has never been able to claim that Taiwan has ever been part of the PRC, so talk of reunification is completely wrong. Great…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and all noble Lords who have taken part in today’s debate. I felt we were quite close to agreement, as I felt we were during the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDRules-based International OrderMy Lords, how does a rules-based international order sit with the destruction of the Sino-British treaty, an international treaty, which has led to the dismantling of democracy…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to your Lordships’ House for giving me the opportunity to address this issue again. It is an amendment which I laid before Committee, and it was very ably…16 Jan 2024HANSARDRohingya RefugeesMy Lords, looking specifically at the point the right reverend Prelate raised about the plight of the refugees in Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh, will the Minister look again at what…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]The Minister made an important point, so I will press him on it, as I did during the meeting we had with officials. Can he confirm that the CRaG process does not provide for a…16 Jan 2024