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HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahI hear what the noble Lord says, and I responded to a previous question on this. Of course, we make sure all our allies are very much aware of our position and our call on the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahI thank the noble Lord for his Question. Both and I and the Foreign Secretary were deeply concerned at Laila Soueif’s hospitalisation on Thursday. Certainly, our officials are in…04 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahI hope I have reassured the House that, while the Egyptian authorities do not recognise his British nationality and therefore our consular staff have not been able to see him in…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillAnd that is illegal.03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for initiating this probing debate on Clause 31. As the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, highlighted—I like to call him my noble…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate on positive action, and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, for initiating it. It raised important issues but,…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for moving Amendment 131 and speaking to Amendments 297 and 314, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond. Of…03 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy noble friend is absolutely right about the importance of that monitoring, and the challenges of a multipolar, global geopolitical situation mean that it is even more important.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceI am not sure what my noble friend is saying. We stepped up our services in eastern Europe as a consequence of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and the BBC has just launched…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceI reiterate that the BBC plays a crucial part in ensuring that the world is a safer place, and that people are knowledgeable about what is going on. What the US has done with the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, the Government highly value the BBC World Service and its contribution to our international objectives. We increased our contribution for this year. Decisions on the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceThe noble Lord is absolutely right. One of the points of this year’s uplift was to guarantee the continued presence of 42 language-based services, but over a range of platforms,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceThe noble Baroness is absolutely right, but I would make one correction—the figure is 70%. The point is that, prior to 2010, all the BBC World Service was independent, and it was…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceThe BBC has certain editorial responsibilities, but the right reverend Prelate knows my commitment to freedom of religion and belief, and our appointment of the special envoy is…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceI of course understand what the noble Baroness is saying, but the Government uplifted the spending for 2025-26 to ensure that we can reach those people, particularly in Sudan,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI appreciate the noble Lord’s concern; I think everyone in this House is concerned about how we can get aid in. I recall the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, reminding me, when I made such…22 May 2025HANSARDJimmy LaiI repeat: do not underestimate the value of words, and I think the noble and right reverend Lord understands that. They do have an impact, particularly in the current geopolitical…22 May 2025HANSARDJimmy LaiThe noble Lord is absolutely correct. I must correct something I said earlier by mistake. Jimmy Lai is a British citizen; he is not a Chinese citizen, which I alluded to, so I…22 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank both noble Lords for their questions and contributions. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, that the United Kingdom has played an active role in co-ordination with our…22 May 2025HANSARDJimmy LaiI repeat: it is absolutely important. Jimmy Lai is a British citizen, which the Chinese of course deny because he is a dual national. But we have absolutely remained committed to…22 May 2025