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HANSARDCyclone IdaiMy Lords, can I return the Minister to the Question that the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, asked him in connection with the spread of cholera? Did he see that the first reported…28 Mar 2019HANSARDWar Criminals: International Mechanisms for ProsecutionMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Hylton, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.21 Mar 2019HANSARDWar Criminals: International Mechanisms for ProsecutionMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. With the fall of ISIS at Baghuz, and as the investigative team established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2379 begins…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRefugeesMy Lords, can I return the noble Baroness briefly to the question of the moving-on period and refer her to a letter that I wrote to her on 18 February? This detailed the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSafety of Medicines and Medical DevicesMy Lords, I join others in congratulating my noble friend Lord Carrington on his very well-judged maiden speech today. In this welcome debate, my remarks will centre on…28 Feb 2019HANSARDGenocide PreventionMy Lords, given what we have seen unfold against the Yazidis and the Christians in northern Iraq and northern Syria, and against the Rohingya Muslims in Burma and the Kachin, is…27 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyMy Lords, I welcome the response that Matt Hancock has given to the father of 14 year-old Molly Russell, who took her life in 2017, having visited one of these suicide sites. That…26 Feb 2019HANSARDChina: Freedom of Religion and BeliefMy Lords, may I take the noble Baroness back to the question asked by her noble friend Lord Suri, specifically about unwanted DNA tests on some of the 1 million people estimated…25 Feb 2019HANSARDReturning Jihadists: Treason ActTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to update the Treason Act 1351 to prosecute returning jihadists.21 Feb 2019HANSARDReturning Jihadists: Treason ActMy Lords, while no one would want to glamorise any of the crimes that we are talking about here, nevertheless does the Minister not agree that those who have justified the murder…21 Feb 2019HANSARDAmritsar Massacre: CentenaryMy noble friend Lord Loomba’s eloquent speech and the erudite account by the noble Lord, Lord Desai, in The Rediscovery of India , of what occurred on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, if the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, does not mind, I would rather change the metaphor and say that I am very pleased to be part of the infantry; she is a very good…14 Feb 2019HANSARDZimbabwe: Asylum SeekersMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House how many Zimbabweans there are in the United Kingdom who might be subjected to deportation? Given what has been said by the noble Lords,…13 Feb 2019HANSARDChina: Uighur MuslimsMy Lords, in the aftermath of the death in detention of the Uighur poet and musician, Abdurehim Heyit, how does the Minister respond to the Turkish Foreign Ministry—referred to by…11 Feb 2019HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Naval AssetsMy Lords, will the Minister reconsider the Written Answer she gave me last week about some of the Iranians who have fled their own country because of persecution, or even because…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOverseas AidMy Lords, the World Bank estimates that some 800 million people are racked by starvation, despair or living below any rational definition of human decency. The Minister is right…30 Jan 2019HANSARDPhilippinesMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Hylton on securing this debate. No one in this House needs persuading of his long-standing and tenacious commitment to human…24 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesMy Lords, further north there is already a railway line linking Clitheroe in Lancashire to Hellifield, which is in turned linked to the Skipton-Carlisle line, that would open up…17 Jan 2019HANSARDGambling: Advertising BanMy Lords, when the Minister looks at the effect of gambling on young people, will he take into account the survey conducted by ParentZone yesterday about a new phenomenon called…16 Jan 2019HANSARDSudanMy Lords, has the Minister had a chance to look at the information that I sent him in the past couple of days about the disproportionate use of force by the Bashir regime in…15 Jan 2019