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HANSARDLife Sciences BusinessesMy Lords, will the Minister attend the conference on life sciences in Aberdeen on 20 March, which is designed precisely to focus on this and is being promoted not just by the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDevolved Authorities: Expenditure outwith CompetencesMy Lords, I return to the problems that the Scottish Government wish to be independent, pretend they are independent and then complain when they find that things they are trying…05 Feb 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, the Foreign Secretary has said he thinks that the merger of DfID and the Foreign Office, and the cuts in aid, were justified; that was not what he said at the time. How…16 Jan 2024HANSARDPoverty: International Development AidMy Lords, the Government’s change of focus and the cuts mean that, in spite of the Minister’s reply, the UK has lost its focus on poverty reduction. UK aid to Africa fell by £258…15 Jan 2024HANSARDPoverty: International Development AidTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote the end of absolute poverty through international development aid.15 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change: Impact on Developing NationsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for initiating this debate and draw attention to my entry in the register as a consultant at DAI and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, as…11 Jan 2024HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryTo ask His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to Guyana in response to the threat of illegal annexation of parts of its sovereign territory by Venezuela.12 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryI thank the Minister for his Answer and declare an interest as president of the Caribbean Council, which has sent three missions to Guyana in the last year, hosted President Ali…12 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and the White Paper, which has the style and energy you would expect from Andrew Mitchell. During the 10 years I had the privilege to chair the…23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too was shocked to hear of the death of Lord Judge. Although I did not know him as well as many others in this House, I always knew how wise and well-informed he was,…08 Nov 2023HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing and explaining the purpose of these instruments. To take a step back—the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, made these points—the process of…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI accept that. It is a perfectly fair point. For a long time, Wales has argued that the Barnett formula has not worked well for it, and it has not worked for Northern Ireland. The…14 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI am grateful, as we are all, for the Minister’s presentation of this budget. We all recognise the need for it and agree to process it rapidly, because services in Northern…14 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I concur with the noble Lord, Lord Murphy. I question the Minister on the wording of the Commons reason, which is very short: “Giving family members a role in whether…12 Sept 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)My Lords, I echo all the congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Jay, and the committee, not only on a very good piece of work and on bringing so many disparate voices together…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for his introduction and obviously wholly support him in what he is required to do. I have just a couple of issues to raise. We were having an informal…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will place a cap on the amount of ODA-funded support provided by the Home Office for refugees who have reached the United Kingdom.05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I draw attention to my entry in the register of Members’ interests.05 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportMy Lords, had the Government not broken the pledge to deliver 0.7%, the overseas aid budget would now be £17.5 billion, which is £4.75 billion more than is currently proposed.…05 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachMy Lords, I thank the Minister for those clarifications to the noble Lord’s questions. Policing in Northern Ireland is always challenging and this very unfortunate release has…05 Sept 2023