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HANSARDSyriaIt has been a very positive exchange. It is a very fluid situation, and one in which all parties in this House can work together to support the people of Syria and ensure they…19 Dec 2024HANSARDSyriaI would not use the word “push”. What we are doing, with all international allies, is trying to push for an inclusive process that ensures that everyone forms part of the solution…19 Dec 2024HANSARDSyriaI thank my noble friend for that contribution. He is absolutely right that we need to judge the situation by deeds, rather than simply words, and we will continue to do so. I am…19 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaI thank the noble Lord for his contribution. The important thing is that the United Kingdom supports the preliminary findings of the OSCE ODIHR’s report on parliamentary elections…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaMy Lords, in his statement on 9 December, the Foreign Secretary called for violence towards protesters and journalists in Georgia to stop. Until Georgian Dream halts its move away…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaMy noble friend is absolutely right. As I said in an earlier response, we have supported the joint statements through the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations, where…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaI think the noble Baroness will know that I will repeat that it would not be appropriate to speculate on future sanctions designations, as to do so would reduce their impact. I…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaI will not repeat it a third time because the noble Lord knows exactly what the Government’s position on sanctions is. The shocking scenes of violence towards protesters and…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaThe noble Lord has made the point precisely—of course it would prejudice any future designations. I will not be tempted into doing that, because it would harm the impact. I repeat…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaThe noble and right reverend Lord is right. The people of Georgia are making absolutely clear their opposition to Georgian Dream’s decision to pause the country’s further moves…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaMy noble friend is absolutely right and we are in regular contact with international partners, including the EU and the US. We are collaborating multilaterally, including on…17 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtThere is a range of options here, and I have met Judge Wolf. A range of experts is looking into the draft treaty, and we have been talking to international countries. What we need…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtThe noble Lord makes a valid point. We are working collaboratively, as my noble friend said, with other countries to ensure that we can look at this in principle and then see how…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtI very much welcome the noble and learned Lord’s comments and I look forward to working with him to ensure that we can achieve these objectives. Since July 2017, the IACCC has…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtMy Lords, as I said, we support the objectives of the proposed international anti-corruption court. We look forward to considering the draft treaty and will continue to engage in…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtI welcome the noble Lord’s comments. I met Judge Wolf, who has proposed this for some time and has been campaigning for it. A range of international experts is looking at the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. I stress that not only are we following the money, ensuring that we take action against those who commit this crime, but in recent times we…16 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtMy Lords, we look forward to considering the draft treaty, which is expected next year, for the proposed international anti-corruption court. This Government fully support the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]I intervene briefly to repeat what I have said before, which is that the Government support the ethos of this Bill and that our support for the WPS agenda is unwavering, as the…13 Dec 2024HANSARDSyriaThe important thing to stress, as I said earlier, reflecting the Secretary-General’s comments, is that it is for the Syrians to determine their own Government. Turning to HTS, it…12 Dec 2024