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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillIt is important for clarification because the Government’s own advice says “It’s risky because it’s not legal and therefore won’t have that international law protection”. So it is…14 May 2024HANSARDUganda: Anti-Homosexuality ActMy Lords, it is the voice not only of government but of civil society that needs to be heard. I have welcomed the Government’s contribution to the Commonwealth Equality Network in…09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, I agree with the Minister. France’s nuclear policy is a sovereign matter, and a matter for the French Government. But we also strongly support the strength of…09 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillDo you mean “must have regard to”?07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, that I wish the Bill was specific and addressed the manifesto commitment of the Conservative Party. The Labour Party has made…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, the Minister has made the case: there should have been a government Statement today on this subject and we should have had more time to discuss it. I ask two basic…07 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThis is supposed to be a PNQ.07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment and speaking to Amendment 48, I stress that we are very happy to sit down with the noble Baroness and her departmental colleagues to see whether…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillCan I interrupt the noble Lord? I was going to do it at the end, but it might help the Committee. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, said that this would create loopholes, and the…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillSorry to interrupt, but I thought I did, at the beginning, when I moved the amendment. Sadly, the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, did not refer to my opening remarks when I moved it.…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillWe are going to address the issue in the next group, so I am reluctant to make this point, but it is not just Israel that is listed in the Bill.07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThis has been an incredibly useful discussion and debate, but this is not a probing amendment. It is an attempt to bring two sides of the House together. I made it very clear in…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I echo a number of the noble Lord’s comments. I must admit I find it difficult to understand how, at a moment of crisis in the Middle East, the Government have allowed…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am more than happy to discuss the wording of this amendment and this proposal. We are not advocating blanket bans. There must be a reason for a ban. The FCDO issues a list of…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillWe currently have guidance on human rights and investment decisions. On other groups of amendments we will discuss the whole question of environmental, social and governance…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillNo, the noble Lord is not right. That is not what I said. We have guidance about specific investment in the Occupied Territories. That is what the Government issue now. Why is…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThis is a fundamental point. I have made clear the Labour Party’s position on boycotts. We are talking about investment in factories in illegal settlements in the Occupied…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillCan I also ask a question? The Minister mentioned that the Delegated Powers Committee did not comment on the Bill in a negative way. On the point about the amendment on free…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am hesitant to interrupt an interruption, but I will. One of the issues we have discussed—it is about Clause 4 as well—is what hat somebody is wearing. For example, a leader of…07 May 2024