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HANSARDRecycled PlasticsMy Lords, we are aware of the oversupply of petrochemicals in the global market, but this is a matter for industry to lead on. It is estimated that businesses which are members of…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe noble Lord understands more than any of us how sensitive this time and the surrounding negotiations are. It is absolutely clear that Gaza and the West Bank are occupied…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt is crucial to get the right amount of medical aid and food, and all the other types of sustenance the people of Gaza require. That means more trucks, more ships and more…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe are very concerned with the immediate days—hours, even—of this emerging saga. Whatever any Minister says at any Dispatch Box is very often out of date by the time he or she…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI certainly do. That is the first step in a road out of this sorry saga that we all want to see achieved. I cannot imagine—well, I can imagine what it is like for the families,…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to both the noble Lords. I agree wholeheartedly with the analysis of the current situation given by the noble Lord, Lord Collins. The whole House shares his and my…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy noble friend the Foreign Secretary met the President of the Occupied West Bank Territories, Mahmoud Abbas, and will continue to talk to him to find, I hope, precisely that…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesNone of these solutions is entirely in our gift. We do not have the ability to wave a wand or send a gunboat or do all the things that Foreign Ministers might have done in…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe British Government have never defined what genocide is; we leave that for a court to do. However, we do not believe that this qualifies as genocide. We accept, and are pleased…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI understand my noble friend’s concerns and hope that, through the process we can now move towards, we can address the 30-year failure of the international community to support a…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to my noble friend, and allow me to clarify. We will recognise a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution at the time that is right and with the leadership…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe noble Lord raises the fundamental issue here. There are different voices in Israel, and we will work with whoever is in government to achieve what we, with our partners in the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityI entirely agree with the noble Baroness, and when we talk about the focus of our aid being on trying to increase the amount for women and girls, it is vital that we address that…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityMy Lords, our White Paper sets the course for transformative change, including countering efforts to roll back women’s and girls’ rights. It builds on our new International Women…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityMy noble friend is absolutely right. Throughout the White Paper, a theme of trying to focus our development support on women’s and girls’ projects is justified by the fact that if…24 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023That the Regulations laid before the House on 13 and 14 December 2023 be approved. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityThe noble Lord is absolutely right and there are some stark statistics here. But the advantage from the global perspective is that every £1 spent on contraceptive services beyond…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityThe noble Baroness raises an area of human courage that is almost impossible to imagine—people are defying the repulsive acts of this regime by providing education in sometimes…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityMany of these areas will be taken into such programmes by our drive to achieve the 80% figure by 2030. A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live beyond the age of…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityI am throwing statistics around today, but it is interesting to see that peace agreements are 35% more likely to last if women are involved in the process. We are doing a great…24 Jan 2024