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HANSARDUkraineThe Minister was right to emphasise the importance of respecting the sovereignty of Ukraine. In 1989, I was privileged to be in Lviv in Ukraine at the time of the pro-democracy…18 Jan 2022HANSARDNuclear WeaponsMy Lords, Nikita Kruschev said that, in the event of a nuclear war, the living would envy the dead. The noble Lord has said that the P5 have rightly said that there should be no…12 Jan 2022HANSARDKazakhstanMy Lords, in light of the bloodshed and loss of life in Kazakhstan, should we not be more cautious about being too admiring of what Mr Tokayev has been saying? Has the Minister…11 Jan 2022HANSARDIndia: Missionaries of CharityMy Lords, I have written to the Minister, copying in the Indian high commissioner, specifically about the life-saving work of Mother Teresa’s community in Calcutta, which I have…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I declare my interests as a trustee of the charity Arise and as co-chair or officer of a number of relevant all-party groups. Seven years ago, I opened a Cross-Bench…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I was particularly pleased when I saw that the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, had been asked to reply to this debate in your Lordships’ House. He is well…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementThat this House takes note of (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ estimate that 82.4 million people are displaced worldwide, 42 per cent of whom are children,…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in today’s debate there have been echoes of the consideration we gave in another place in 1981 to the British Nationality Act, when I raised concerns about its impact on…05 Jan 2022HANSARDInternational Development StrategyMy Lords, during the Cross-Bench debate in April on the reduction in UK development aid, the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith, told us “I am determined … that we return to…16 Dec 2021HANSARDUighurs in XinjiangMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his, as ever, helpful reply. Does he agree that International Court of Justice jurisprudence is clear on when a state has an obligation to…16 Dec 2021HANSARDUighurs in XinjiangMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in doing so declare that I am a patron of the Coalition for Genocide Response and vice-chair…16 Dec 2021HANSARDUighurs in XinjiangTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion of the Uyghur Tribunal on 9 December that a genocide is underway against Uyghurs in Xinjiang; and…16 Dec 2021HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyMy Lords, in advance of this weekend’s sham elections in Hong Kong, will the Minister call for the release of Hong Kong’s legitimate and democratically elected representatives,…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank the Minister. I hope she will read Hansard carefully in the morning. She will see that I did not equate this Bill with what happened in that period. I said that, when…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester and to support the noble Baronesses, Lady Lister and Lady Whitaker, on Amendments 57…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, I urge the Minister to return to the question asked by my noble and right reverend friend Lord Harries of Pentregarth, specifically about the two bodies which have been…13 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I intervene briefly to support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, so ably supported by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer FabI thank the Minister for that reply, and I understand that he cannot say a great deal more about the review. Nevertheless, can he say something about the clarity of the Chinese…06 Dec 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer FabTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the strategic importance to the United Kingdom of Newport Wafer Fab prior to its takeover by a Chinese-owned…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPatient Safety CommissionerMy Lords, the important inquiry of the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, shone a light on the consequences of the dangerous drug, Primodos. Is the Minister aware that within the…02 Dec 2021