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HANSARDOffshore Companies: PropertyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, will recall the briefings that he and I received when we both worked in the Foreign Office about the excellent information and intelligence…29 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, I reiterate the support that the noble Lord gave to Tracey Crouch and her excellent report the other day. Can I ask the Minister about Chelsea Football Club? While it is…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMinister for the OceansMy Lords, given that 90% of the UK’s biodiversity is in the overseas territories, what plans does the Minister have to work more closely with the First Ministers of those…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, I warmly welcome today’s announcement that Roman Abramovich, another Putin crony, is going to be sanctioned. However, I ask the Minister and HMG to look at a possible…10 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, given that the Russian Government have been heavily investing in the Zimbabwean economy, and also bankrolling ZANU-PF, what assessment have Ministers made about the fact…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, does the Minister agree that sporting sanctions are a vital ingredient in the overall package? Bearing this in mind, does he share my concern and dismay about the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, in the event of general economic sanctions being applied—obviously, let us hope that the diplomatic measures that the Minister outlined will bear fruit—given that Russia…01 Feb 2022HANSARDOperation Warm WelcomeMy Lords, early reports seem to indicate that at least some of the victims of yesterday’s appalling tragedy were from Afghanistan. The whole country was absolutely appalled and…25 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairMy Lords, whatever one’s view of Paul Dacre—I happen to regard him as a person of great integrity and ability who would have been a sensible choice to share Ofcom—surely what we…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]The Minister talked about appeal to the Charity Commission. One of the matters the Committee looked at in some detail was the time it took for those appeals to get processed and…18 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a quick question to ask the Minister. The cost of the committee will be very substantial indeed, with its wide-ranging remit across all government. If these…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, does the Minister think that there is a fundamental difference between a lobster and a prawn? If an image of a prawn is magnified many times, we see that it is not…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]Yes, indeed. If these amendments are passed, they will obviously greatly restrict the remit of the committee in what I think would be a very wise manner. Can my noble friend give…20 Jul 2021HANSARDPolicing: European Championship FinalMy Lords, however one looks at this sorry state of affairs, there is no doubt about the fact that the stewards at the ground and the police in and around it behaved with great…15 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a request for clarification from the Minister. I listened carefully to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Mansion House speech, when he made it very clear that the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, as a strong supporter of the Government’s policy on the coronavirus, I was nevertheless critical of them being very slow to enunciate a clear policy on masks over a year…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRepublic of Cameroon: Economic Partnership AgreementMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed. I declare my interests as listed in the register and that, in my time as Minister for Africa, I had the…29 Jun 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Trees, who obviously has a brilliant academic record. I declare my interests as in the register. Like the noble Lords,…16 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and it was a particular pleasure to hear the quite superb maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Fleet, which was…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foster, and I congratulate the two noble Baronesses on their superb maiden speeches, which were a delight to listen to. I…18 May 2021