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HANSARDBritish Council Contractors: AfghanistanMy Lords, if I understand this correctly, these people are contractors for the British Council, and employees of GardaWorld are working as security contractors for the Government…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentMy Lords, I wish to associate myself with the expressions of gratitude to our Armed Forces and our veterans. Yesterday in the other place, Leo Docherty, the Parliamentary…21 Jun 2022HANSARDBain & Company: Public Sector ContractsMy Lords, the Minister sought in part to assure us, saying that Bain & Company—I think I quote him properly—are not doing any substantial business with the Government. What does…13 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I agree with him that we face an extraordinarily great challenge in the West, and those of us who subscribe to…09 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: International ConferenceMy Lords, security guarantees in some indiscernible form continue to be referenced as a major issue in ending the war in Ukraine. We understand that Kyiv is now in discussion with…07 Jun 2022HANSARDAI in the UK (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, it is a significant pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. I admire and envy his knowledge of the issue, but mostly I admire and envy his ability to communicate…25 May 2022HANSARDZoonoses Research CentreMy Lords, three-quarters of emerging human infections are zoonoses, and Covid-19 is only the latest example of this. It is therefore surprising that in our biological security…24 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in less than three months of fighting Russia has lost one-third of the ground combat force it committed to the invasion of Ukraine. Every wrecked Russian tank—taken out…18 May 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateOne of the things that the Ukrainians really do need is the capability to clear up the incredible amount of unexploded ordinance, some of which has been seeded deliberately by the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Global Vaccine InequityMy Lords, on 12 May, the White House will co-host the second global Covid-19 summit, a gathering intended to build momentum for vaccine donations, discuss efforts to end the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Support SchemesMy Lords, the Minister says that the Government take fraud seriously. I am tempted to say that if they did, this would not have happened—but let us test that. In the Spring…06 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityThroughout the many years that these very companies have been discharging raw sewage into our rivers, their customers have, in contractual terms, been paying them to treat that…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords—01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Rape as a Weapon of WarMy Lords, as the noble Baroness has said, increasingly, rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war is becoming the rule and accountability is becoming the exception. One…01 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, has the Minister had the opportunity to read the words written yesterday by Richard Haass, the veteran diplomat and peacemaker and the current president of the Council…30 Mar 2022HANSARDOffshore Companies: PropertyMy Lords, the scale of this challenge is enormous. Transparency International UK has found £250 billion worth of funds diverted by rigged procurement, bribery, embezzlement and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners: BudgetMy Lords, following that specific question and the implication that somehow this money was being spent on cybercrime, the principal cybercrime in this country is fraud. Some 42%…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSub-Postmasters: CompensationMy Lords, as well as commending the Government on this Statement, so far as it goes, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, on his unbelievably consistent campaigning…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, this template must be deeply worrying for the Government. Post Brexit, we were going to be a high-wage, high-skilled economy; now we discover that there may well be a…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Discussions with US and ChinaMy Lords, on the issue of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, I was pleased yesterday to see that the FCDO’s update included in its very first point a reference to the peace…17 Mar 2022