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HANSARDBelarusI completely admire what the noble Lord has done to keep the spotlight on Belarus and the work that he and others on the all-party group have done; it is hugely to his and the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusI make the point to the noble Lord, who asks an important question, that yes, of course, we introduced entrepreneur visas to try to attract bright talent to the UK to help to grow…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusI thank the noble Baroness for her question. Yes, I am aware of the case of Jimmy Lai. It is very important that we raise such cases in interactions with the Chinese Government…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusI thank the honourable Lady for her question—sorry, the noble Baroness; I will get there eventually. I have not asked the Foreign Office for a specific analysis of the weakness of…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusI can point the noble Lord to speeches I made as far back as 2005 saying that we must always put our national interest first, whether in the need to deport dangerous terrorists or…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusMy noble friend is absolutely right. Belarus has been the No. 1 supporter of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and it should be held to account for that. I am certainly happy to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusI thank the noble Lord for his question, which I am very happy to take away. The Government I led and this Government have made progress on that. As he said, we have the register…05 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-EU RelationshipWell, I had a feeling that some of my past words might be served up for me and I am sure that, as another former Prime Minister said, they will make a very fulfilling and…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesI thank the noble Baroness for her Question and her deep interest in this subject. I think the reason the Pakistan Government are doing this is that they are concerned about the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesI thank the noble Lord for his question. Of course, he has great experience of this, having been the Defence Secretary for a prolonged period when we were in that fight in…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesFrom what I have seen in the last three weeks, I know that my noble friend is incredibly active in his travels, particularly around the Middle East, north Africa and much of the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesI thank my noble friend for her question. It is appalling how women are treated in Afghanistan. I gave some of the points earlier about access to school, education and university,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesThe noble Baroness is completely right; this is a cross-government effort. We have to make sure we identify these people, contact them and let them know about their right to come…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTaliban Relations and Afghan RefugeesI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I do not have the figures since that change, but the overall figures are that ARAP has seen 12,200 people repatriated and the ACRS has…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.21 Nov 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Johnson of Lainston, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. It is truly an honour to stand at this Dispatch Box and…21 Nov 2023