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HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for leading this group. I will start by speaking to my own Amendments 2 and 17, before addressing Amendments 4 and 5 in the name…16 Dec 2025HANSARDUS National Security StrategyMy Lords, the new US strategy makes it even more vital that the UK remains a key part of European and global defence. As the new head of MI6 reminded us yesterday, threats to us…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, for leading this group, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for making me feel guilty for drinking from my plastic…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI can also be brief because this side of the Committee has no concerns about the Government’s amendments. I thank the Minister for introducing this group. My single amendment in…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026First, on behalf of these Benches I echo and endorse the Minister’s sentiments on the tragic death of Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment in Ukraine while…10 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I join others in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, to his place on the Government Front Bench. When I was a Minister in DESNZ and he was shadow Energy Minister…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBritish Embassy in DamascusMy Lords, the US reopened the ambassador’s residence in Damascus some seven months ago. The UK Government, as the noble Baroness has said, are taking a somewhat more circumspect…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I pay tribute to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds for his service to the House, for securing this important debate and for his excellent valedictory…27 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for their contributions on the noble Lord’s Amendment 20K, which, much like his Amendment 20J in…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, the trust fund set up for the Chagossians is absolutely central to this treaty. Under Article 11, the Mauritians have been given the responsibility for administering the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, the issue of national security is clearly one of the most important concerns that have been raised about this treaty. The continued and effective operation of the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, this amendment seeks to prevent the United Kingdom being responsible for asylum seekers and refugees arriving in the Chagos Archipelago. In moving this amendment, it is…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister has not even attempted to address any of the questions that we have asked.25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, for his Amendment 81 that he has just talked about, which rightly puts the focus of our debate on the citizens of the Chagos Islands, the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Democratic ResilienceMy Lords, Siniša Karan, who is a close ally of the dismissed President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has criticised what he calls foreign intervention in its politics.…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group speak to perhaps one of the most concerning parts of the treaty—although the previous bit was also concerning: namely, the risk that this…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her clarification, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for her contribution to this important debate. We know how strongly the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, reminds us, this amendment gets to the core of the criticisms that have been levelled against the Government’s approach to this Bill so…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for moving this amendment, my noble friend Lord Hannan for his excellent speech and my noble friend Lord Leicester, who also made…25 Nov 2025