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HANSARDPakistan: Flood ReliefMy Lords, I join the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, in thanking the Minister for the personal and deep interest he has taken in this. I declare my interest as co-chair of the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the noble Baroness will have seen that, in the last day, President Zelensky has supported the call by the UN safety agency that a safety zone should be put around the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Security SituationMy Lords, I declare an interest as the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea. Does the noble Lord agree that the malign role of Eritrean militias has…06 Sept 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity in Developing Countries due to Blockade of Ukrainian PortsMy Lords, in opening today’s debate I should like to thank all noble Lords who are going to take part, especially the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Southwell and…21 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity in Developing Countries due to Blockade of Ukrainian PortsMy Lords, the quality of a debate is determined by those who participate, and no one could have hoped for a better informed, knowledgeable, wise or humanity-related debate than…21 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity in Developing Countries due to Blockade of Ukrainian PortsThat this House takes note of (1) the impact of the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports on food insecurity in developing countries, and (2) its contribution to the danger of…21 Jul 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022My Lords, I rise to support the regret amendment that the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has tabled. He has powerfully laid out the arguments why the amendment is needed, for reasons of…20 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 449 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and Amendment 449A from the noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord Clement-Jones, which…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Boycott and to associate myself with the remarks she has just made, and also with the noble Lord, Lord Hain, who…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness. On the question of the National Audit Office, I was wondering whether the Minister could tell us whether there had been any…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has made a telling and persuasive case. I hope it will convince the Committee to support the tenor of Amendment 485 in particular; I added…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, before the noble Lord continues, I hope he will go back to the original statement to reflect further on whether this information could be published. This was an open…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister. Without pre-empting our debate later in the Committee’s proceedings, is he in a position now to respond to the letter to the Cabinet Secretary from…18 Jul 2022HANSARDChinaMy Lords, I refer the House to my relevant non-financial interests. If we look through the lens of Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Wuhan or Xinjiang or through the lens of Xi Jinping’s…14 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, when later today the Minister has talks with Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will he talk to him about the use of starvation as a weapon…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNigeriaMy Lords, in this week of the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Article 18, which the Minister himself has done so much to facilitate and…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, has the noble Lord had a chance to look at the link I sent him over the weekend to a French documentary, the first in 18 months to be undertaken by international,…04 Jul 2022HANSARDDisabled Children: Support ServicesThe Minister will be aware that in April the Down Syndrome Bill, promoted in another place by the right honourable Dr Liam Fox MP and promoted here by my noble friend Lady…23 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsMy Lords, in the context of Ukraine, can the noble Baroness say what role the Royal Navy is playing in deterring Russian aggression? Given that there are 25 million tonnes of…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesMy Lords, before the Minister returns to the Home Office this afternoon, will she encourage colleagues to go and see the exhibition that opened yesterday, sponsored by the United…21 Jun 2022