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HANSARDAzerbaijan: Khojaly MassacreMy Lords, on visiting Nagorno-Karabakh, I was struck that there is one land corridor that links it to Armenia, the Lachin corridor, which has been blockaded since last December.…17 Apr 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus ImmunisationMy Lords, in thanking the Minister for his positive and constructive response to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, I press him further on talks he might have with the Treasury and…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSecurity of Government DevicesMy Lords, given the Minister’s previous professional connections with Tesco, she will have noticed that, last weekend, it announced that it will remove Hikvision cameras from its…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMedical Devices and EquipmentMy Lords, on 31 January, the Minister’s noble friend, the noble Lord, Lord Markham, told me in a Written Answer that we still have 118 million items of PPE stored in the People’s…20 Mar 2023HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirMy Lords, although I recognise the undoubted role that the Minister plays and his undoubted concern, is not the killing of Hussein Abo al-Kheir just part of a shocking pattern…16 Mar 2023HANSARDCleaner Energy TechnologiesMy Lords, on an earlier occasion, the Minister referred to the possibilities of nuclear fusion. Is he in a position to say whether the contribution that British scientists have…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIran: Toxic Chemical AgentsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the way in which he expressed that reply. Can he share with the House his assessment of reports that these wicked attacks are a…09 Mar 2023HANSARDIran: Toxic Chemical AgentsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that toxic chemical agents have been used against schoolgirls by the authorities in Iran.09 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillNo, I have not finished; I have a number of points that I would like to make to the Minister. It seems to me that, if we are saying that this is ultimately a matter that must be…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, if it was so that the Government are not acting contrary to international law, as the Minister has just said, then the compatibility statement would be put on the face…08 Mar 2023HANSARDMyanmar: Health WorkersMy Lords, I declare my interests as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary groups on Burma and the Rohingya. I want to take the Minister back to what he has just said about…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Polak and Lord Leigh, as well as my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Purvis. He is indeed a friend, but I disagree with the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for the way in which he introduced these regulations. Just before we began, a group of us were recalling how we have discussed this year in,…06 Mar 2023HANSARDNuclear Weapons: Failsafe ReviewMy Lords, is not the most dangerous situation in the world currently presented by both Iran and North Korea? Given that Iran has now produced enough enriched uranium to build…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTrain Services: North of EnglandMy Lords, at least the Avanti service this morning from the north-west ran, although it was 20 minutes late in getting to Euston. The noble Baroness was good enough to raise these…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBritish-Iranian RelationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what their priorities are in respect of the conduct of British-Iranian relations.23 Feb 2023HANSARDBritish-Iranian RelationsMy Lords, in thanking all noble Lords who are to speak today, I wish that more time was available for an extended parliamentary debate. I should also record for the sake of…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorn of Africa: FamineMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for the way in which he has opened this short debate. I also echo his remarks about the late Lord Chidgey. I…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey: Earthquake ReliefMy Lords, having travelled in the areas around south-east Turkey that have been affected, to the east of Diyarbakır into Mardin and Tur Abdin, where the ancient Assyrian and…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, notwithstanding what the noble Lord has been able to tell us about the efficacy of sanctions impacting Russian GDP, will he return to the question of circumvention which…30 Jan 2023