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HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for initiating this debate and for being absolutely consistent in the message that he has put across in numerous debates over the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine DistributionMy Lords, one of the things we could have more of is greater transparency on this issue. Last month, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, was unclear on, or did not know, whether Gordon…06 Jan 2022HANSARDPhilippines: Typhoon OdetteMy Lords, can I come back to my noble friend’s point about resilience? I appreciate the Minister’s kind words, but can he give us concrete examples of what we are doing to build…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFCDO StaffingI thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. In the other place, James Cleverly was quite categorical, as was the Minister in repeating the Statement, that there will be no…16 Dec 2021HANSARDInternational Development StrategyMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend not only on initiating this debate but on his excellent cross-party work on the APPG for the SDGs. I also reflect on his words about…16 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia-HerzegovinaMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, for initiating this debate and noble Lords for all the contributions that we have heard today. I hope that the other end will…16 Dec 2021HANSARDFCDO StaffingMy Lords, I take it that the Minister is not going to read out the Statement.16 Dec 2021HANSARDUighurs in XinjiangMy Lords, the Minister says that we have led the way, and I certainly appreciate the actions of the United Kingdom’s Government. He has also stressed before that sanctions really…16 Dec 2021HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyMy Lords, in her speech, the Foreign Secretary said she would be launching the new development strategy in the new year and that this will focus on providing women and girls with…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, as we have heard, the two key issues in reaching the target of 70% of the global population being vaccinated are delivery mechanisms and manufacture. At the Foreign…14 Dec 2021HANSARDNepalMy Lords, Helen Grant, the Prime Minister’s special envoy on girls’ education, visited Nepal in October, and she met activist women and girls on education and climate change. Did…13 Dec 2021HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, I shall just pick up that last point about talks. Last month, at the UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, the UN Secretary-General remarked that…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsMy Lords, one thing that the Minister mentioned is working with our allies. Sanctions, as he knows, are ineffective without support from allies. President Biden’s talks with…08 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsI have not got it.08 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]We will try again.03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I accept that we were facing a huge crisis but, due to the hard work of our staff and noble Lords, Parliament continued its important work and was not stopped from doing it. Of…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the first time that I have been able to contribute in a debate on the Bill. Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, I will give it a very warm welcome. My noble…03 Dec 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, for five and a half years, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in Iran, often in isolation and separated from her baby daughter, robbing her of motherhood and…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, for initiating this debate. I also thank the Minister for all his help with Members of both Houses to get their constituents,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThat this House takes note of the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the case for further action by Her Majesty’s Government to secure her release.02 Dec 2021