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HANSARDChina: GenocideThat this House takes note of the reported remarks of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs that a genocide is underway against the Uyghur…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChina: GenocideMy Lords, sometimes the word “remarkable” is overused in the context of our debates in your Lordships’ House, but I do not think it would be overstating it to say that this has…25 Nov 2021HANSARDInternational Development StrategyMy Lords, I declare my relevant interest in a number of all-party parliamentary groups. Does the Minister agree that central to our international development strategy is the BBC…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChina: GenocideMy Lords, in moving the Motion that the House takes note of the reported remarks of the right honourable Liz Truss MP, the Foreign Secretary, that a genocide is under way against…25 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillCan we press the Minister further on this point about the link between the MoD and the Home Office? She is of course right, but she has just said that it is a continuing process…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, we had a good debate earlier when my noble and gallant friend Lord Craig spoke to Amendment 4 tabled by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. There was a…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to support Amendment 4, in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, the noble Baroness, Lady…23 Nov 2021HANSARDEthiopia: Tigray RegionMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that he and the Foreign Office have received representations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea, which I co-chair, about torture,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDRefugees: StatusMy Lords, given that geography alone means that the UK will rarely be the first safe country an asylum seeker has reached, could we not at least designate especially vulnerable…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, has made an important contribution in your Lordships’ House, albeit at this late hour. This is a terrifically important…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, before we pass this Bill, may I add to a comment to what the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, said? I express my thanks as well to everyone who…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to my unpaid interests in the register. Both Houses began this week in sorrowful and tragic circumstances, with appeals to listen to different points of…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCotton ImportsMy Lords, I declare an interest as the vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs. Has the Minister noted the all-party amendment passed in your Lordships’…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Merron. Like other noble Lords, I was remiss in not welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, to…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, the amendment just moved by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, is about transparency, accountability and parliamentary scrutiny. It puts Parliament into the driving seat. It…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and to endorse everything he has just said about Amendments 10 and 11. In speaking to Amendment 11, about…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, the Minister was characteristically courteous. I am grateful to him, but I wish to test the opinion of the House.19 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPI associate myself with the remarks of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Clarke of Nottingham, particularly about the declining standard of political debate. He is also right to…18 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsMy Lords, the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Hong Kong and on Uyghurs, on which I serve as vice-chair, have drawn the Government’s intention to the impunity of those such as…13 Oct 2021