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HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024That the Regulations laid before the House on 30 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 October.17 Oct 2024HANSARDEthiopia Famine: 40th AnniversaryMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, for opening the debate with such insight and care on issues that are incredibly important. I share in what the noble Lord…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanAs the noble Lord knows, I have also visited Taiwan. The United Kingdom has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan but a strong unofficial relationship based on deep and growing ties…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanI think I have addressed these issues. The increased tensions are concerning and we are increasingly concerned about the consequences should peace and stability fail the in Taiwan…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanWell, I think I understand the point of the noble and gallant Lord’s question. The fact is that Taiwan’s biggest trading partner is the People’s Republic. Trading across the globe…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanThere are two questions there. The first is: what is our relationship with the People’s Republic of China? It is one of co-operation, particularly when we need to address those…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanI must admit that I was reflecting this morning, at an APPG meeting, on what we can do in the first 100 days. I was reflecting on the fact that I have been a Minister for only…17 Oct 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsDillington—sorry; there are too many Lord Camerons in my mind. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron, is absolutely right. I visited the food security conference in Kigali and I came away…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, in our Statement of 14 October, we stated our concern about China’s military exercises around Taiwan and reaffirmed our interest in peace and stability in the Taiwan…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTaiwanAs the noble Lord, Lord Alton, said, North Korea is one of the worst regimes in history in terms of the way that it treats its people, and certainly it is in a crisis situation.…17 Oct 2024HANSARDEthiopia Famine: 40th AnniversaryI have one.17 Oct 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsWell, up until that point, I thought it was quite a consensual debate. Anyway, it has been a very interesting debate and could not be more timely, and I thank my noble friend for…17 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonThey are, and there was a question in the other place on our support for UNIFIL and how we can act. We are keeping all this under review, but I assure the noble Lord that we will…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonI assure the noble Baroness that I have been meeting organisations. I am fully aware of the situation. I have an open-door policy when I am here. The reality is that the Prime…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonWe are taking all possible action to defend, protect and not take anything for granted. We are in an incredibly volatile situation, with other actors intervening. We are…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonI repeat what I have said: it is absolutely the number one priority. Humanitarian access is what the United States is demanding of Israel and what we have demanded. We want those…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonAbsolutely. One of the concerns of all of us is the absolute humanitarian catastrophe that is occurring in Gaza. Almost 42,000 people have died and more than 50% of the identified…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonI am not going to speculate on the motives—I am certainly not going to speculate on what is going on in the mind of Premier Netanyahu—but what I do know is that our allies and the…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonI heard the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, on the radio. I am always willing to take his advice; I have done so on many occasions in the House. It is pity that he did not take mine.…16 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonThat is the question. It is the question that the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, answered, and it was a correct one. I do not think she has anything to apologise for.16 Oct 2024