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HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, I understand the Minister’s difficulty when the Statement was given so recently in the Commons. I used to have a similar problem repeating Statements during the Brexit…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMy Lords, if this deal is not yet legally deceased then it certainly seems to be on end-of-life support. Can the Minister explain why the Government were in such a hurry to give…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SecurityMy Lords, this has indeed been an excellent debate. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing it in the first place, for his excellent sense of timing and for his…19 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaMy Lords, I want to back up the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. The UK has always been widely admired in Georgia for the support we have offered to that country…17 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian AssistanceMy Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler of Enfield, for securing this important discussion. We all look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say to update the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be pleased to know that she will have an easier time on this Question because we remain fully supportive of the Government’s position on…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgia: Political SituationMy Lords, it is clear from the experiences of my noble friend Lord Blencathra and other observers that the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia were indeed seriously flawed.…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK Leadership on SudanMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s Statement. As I am sure many noble Lords are aware, Sudan is a terrible humanitarian catastrophe that gets far too little media attention,…02 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Aid Workers: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the Israeli Government have banned UNRWA from operating in Israel due to the number of its staff involved in the 7 October attack. Considering this information, can the…26 Nov 2024HANSARDThe Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is indeed a particular pleasure to participate in another debate on Ukraine and to see almost complete unanimity yet again across the House on the findings of the…21 Nov 2024HANSARDJailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, the jailing of 45 pro- democracy campaigners in Hong Kong is a serious blow to the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. The fact that this happened only 24 hours after…20 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsMy Lords, the new Government were suspiciously quick to conclude the deal, within weeks of taking office, with the Mauritian Government, represented as they were by a close legal…14 Nov 2024HANSARDEuropean Forest Institute (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, for her comprehensive introduction to this subject. She will not be surprised to know that we are fully supportive of the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDInternational EngagementsMy Lords, we welcome the news that the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, and indeed the noble Lord himself, attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. CHOGM is…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInternational EngagementsMy Lords, if there are no further Back-Bench questions, I will have another go at getting an answer from the Minister. In his reply to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and me, he…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSudanMy Lords, the ongoing conflict in Sudan represents the world’s largest humanitarian hunger and displacement crisis. Since hostilities broke out 18 months ago, tens of thousands of…30 Oct 2024HANSARDHorn of AfricaMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions. It has been another outstanding debate in your Lordships’ House. I thank the Minister for tabling it. I start by joining…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsMy Lords, we are told that when the Foreign Secretary visited China, he raised British citizen Jimmy Lai’s sham detention, and we welcome that. Jimmy is 76 and is being held in…29 Oct 2024HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, Israel’s response to the missile attack launched by Iran earlier this month was proportionate, precise and targeted. On these Benches, we hope that this will now mark…29 Oct 2024HANSARDSouth Asia: Minority Faith CommunitiesMy Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Ahmad for bringing this important subject forward for debate. It has been an excellent, albeit brief, discussion by noble Lords. My…28 Oct 2024