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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by thanking the Minister. I will come back to that in a few moments, because she has been extraordinarily helpful, and I know we have made significant progress…11 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that I, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, and our families, have been sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party for,…11 Sept 2023HANSARDMilitary Vehicles: RepairMy Lords, the Minister will recall that, in the International Relations and Defence Committee report and the debate that followed in your Lordships’ House, widespread concern was…04 Sept 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersMy Lords, although the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, is right about the responsibility that falls on the travel companies, the Minister is right to say that they have responded quite…25 Jul 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, has the noble Lord seen reports this week that children are also being sent to Belarus? Will he ensure that the International Criminal Court investigates that, along…20 Jul 2023HANSARDDarfur: Risk of GenocideTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the discovery of mass graves and an increase in crimes targeting non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur, what assessment they have made of the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDDarfur: Risk of GenocideMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. Reports of mass graves come from Geneina, a place I visited during the genocide in Darfur, when hundreds of thousands died…18 Jul 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, further to that point, can I ask the Government Chief Whip whether the House will sit late tomorrow night, bearing in mind what that will mean for the staff of the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDWagner GroupMy Lords, does the noble Baroness recall that in our defence debate just two weeks ago, on 30 June, I did not ask her about the mutually exclusive options of sanctions versus…11 Jul 2023HANSARDHong Kong: Bounties for Exiled Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare a non-financial interest as the patron of Hong Kong Watch.06 Jul 2023HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtMy Lords, in proceedings on the economic crime Bill, the Minister’s noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom kindly agreed to the principle of the all-party amendment to that Bill on…06 Jul 2023HANSARDChinaMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, in making my brief contribution. I thank her for her initiative in bringing this debate to us and for setting…06 Jul 2023HANSARDHong Kong: Bounties for Exiled Pro-democracy ActivistsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action, if any, they have taken in response to the issuing of arrest warrants, including offers of bounties, by police in Hong Kong for eight…06 Jul 2023HANSARDHong Kong: Bounties for Exiled Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, as always, I am grateful to the Minister for his response. But with bounties of 1 million Hong Kong dollars now on the heads of eight exiled Hong Kongers, 1,200…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, and to endorse everything she has just said; if she does decide to test the opinion of the House, I certainly…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI draw the noble Lord’s attention to proposed subsection (2) in Amendment 163, which specifically deals with numbers and a cap, and the regulations that would be available to the…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, and the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, in supporting the amendment tabled by the most…05 Jul 2023HANSARDCybersecurityMy Lords, in addition to the amendment to the 1990 computer Act and the opportunity the Minister will have to address that in due course, will he reflect on what Sir Patrick said…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDefence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, in associating myself with all the preceding speeches, I too pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for her admirable leadership of the International Relations…30 Jun 2023HANSARDDefence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, the Minister referred to Wagner, and the interventions by the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, and myself. I specifically asked why we have failed to proscribe Wagner. When she…30 Jun 2023