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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House for too long because I made my comments in the previous debate about my support and that of the Opposition for this amendment. I thank the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDConflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I echo many of the comments that have already been made in this short debate. I, too, welcome the regulations and their need to address some important issues. When one…02 Dec 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I would like to mention the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, to start with. Like her, I feel immensely proud that the United Kingdom has been a development superpower and…02 Dec 2020HANSARDEthiopia: Northern Tigray RegionPicking up the last point the Minister mentioned, on the number of internally displaced people, has there been an assessment of how many there are? Have conversations taken place…02 Dec 2020HANSARDHIV: Ending TransmissionsMy Lords, this is a global fight, and, as the noble Lord mentioned, this target is for the SDGs that apply throughout. If we are to meet the global agenda of no new transmissions…01 Dec 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I, too, praise the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, and hope that we can work on a cross-party basis to oppose this move by the Government. The Minister said that there would…26 Nov 2020HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, this crisis is global as much as it is domestic. In 2008 Gordon Brown persuaded fellow leaders to act as one, agreeing a synchronised stimulus alongside aid for…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Medical EquipmentMy Lords, on COVAX, which the noble Lord mentioned, has there been any contact with the new US Administration to encourage its participation? Will the UK use its position within…25 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015My Lords, this year, we have seen £2.9 billion cut from the ODA budget, so whatever the Chancellor announces this afternoon will be on top of that—and could be as much as £4.8…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, after the conflict of the 1980s we are on the brink of another tragedy. Civilians are caught between violent rebels willing to die and a Government threatening to shell…24 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Croatia and Bosnia-HerzegovinaMy Lords, can I return to the issue that the Minister raised in his original response, about an independent assessment of these claims? The UNCHR is backing this. In raising this…18 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister said about his and the United Kingdom’s efforts at the United Nations and building support, but we obviously need to do more. The Minister…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, Covid shows the need for increased action by the global community towards achieving the SDGs and delivering on the commitment to “leave no one behind”. Prioritising the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plans to develop a strategy for how they plan to meet the Sustainable Development Goals;…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, last week I met representatives of the British Overseas Territories, who acknowledged that the funding that they had received since March to deal with the pandemic. But,…11 Nov 2020HANSARDJonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreMy Lords, I listened carefully to the debate yesterday on this Urgent Question. One thing that I hope the noble Baroness will be able to respond on today is the assessment—or…10 Nov 2020HANSARDGender-based ViolenceMy Lords, earlier this year I asked a Written Question on how the Government were best utilising their role as co-lead of the Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUSA Presidential ElectionMy Lords, I cannot have been the only person who was shocked to hear the Foreign Secretary yesterday unable to answer the question on whether all votes should be counted in a…09 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I welcome this Statement and the Foreign Secretary’s representations about Nazanin’s case generally, including his rightly voiced opposition to her potential return to…04 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, the current crisis highlights that international co-operation is the greatest tool for confronting global threats and advancing our values and interests. Sadly, under…03 Nov 2020