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HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumMy Lords, the compact is from 2019, so we have had three years that the international community should be addressing. One of the things the International Rescue Committee has…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for initiating this debate and for her excellent introduction. Taiwan has become a democratic success story—a beacon…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I too fully welcome the introduction of these sanctions. The Government will have our full support in holding Putin and his acolytes to account. I believe—and I said…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, the Minister used the term “ratchet up”. No doubt, he would have heard a solicitor on the radio this morning talking about the potential risk of asset flight. He said…03 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, I begin by reaffirming our full support for the Government’s approach to this crisis. On a personal note, I wish to acknowledge the hard work of the Minister, certainly…01 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, we know that the cuts this year have resulted in 9.5 million fewer women and couples receiving services. The noble Lord keeps repeating the assurances of the Foreign…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her introduction to this debate. I am also grateful to the usual channels and the Government for facilitating it. I want to pick up on…25 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, of course these sanctions were laid in a different context. Earlier today, I said that the Opposition fully support the Government and will continue to support them in…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: NATO MembershipMy Lords, I am taking the unusual step of intervening straight away just to echo the comments of the Minister. He knows that the Opposition fully support the Government in all…24 Feb 2022HANSARDIreland: Russian Naval Military ExercisesMy Lords, acting in lockstep with our allies is not just about punishing Russian aggression. It is also about protecting our interests, so could the Minister tell us when we will…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I, too, start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Moore, on his excellent maiden speech. I must admit that I was a little shocked and surprised to hear him quote…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: OSCE Special Monitoring MissionMy Lords, yesterday, the Minister for Europe told an OSCE meeting that Russia had rejected the diplomatic efforts of the OSCE’s chair in office, refused to engage in the proposed…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFCDO Nutrition PolicyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their strategy papers on ending preventable deaths and global health systems strengthening, published on 14 December 2021, how they…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Anyone who watched “Panorama” on Monday will have been truly shocked by the conditions that were highlighted. I hear…09 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentThe Minister reminded us of the Foreign Secretary’s commitment to ensure that the strategy focuses on women and girls and, in her words, their “freedom to succeed”. Malnutrition…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I thank the Lord Speaker for granting this PNQ; given how important this issue is, we might have expected the Government to make a Statement. I share the view that the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, I return to the fundamental question. The United Kingdom is a penholder on the UN Security Council. This ship has been there for five years and is being used as a weapon…07 Feb 2022HANSARDAutocrats, Kleptocrats and PopulistsMy Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Browne for his excellent introduction to a wide-ranging debate. I also thank all noble Lords for raising such important issues. As we…03 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, I think that the families and children who were left behind would be shocked by the Minister. If there was a plane flying out of Kabul, I know who should have been on…02 Feb 2022HANSARDMinisters: Overseas TravelMy Lords, there is another important issue here. There is the cost of this individual plane, but the Minister mentioned three planes. I have the Prime Minister’s letter here, and…01 Feb 2022