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HANSARDWorld Bank: Selection Process for PresidentMy Lords, irrespective of the outcome of this open and transparent process that the Minister is talking up so much, I have no doubt that the outcome will be Malpass, the US…28 Feb 2019HANSARDKimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, before the Minister rises, how can I resist making a contribution? The debate in Grand Committee lasted for some considerable time despite there being only the two of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDNord Stream 2 PipelineMy Lords, I welcome the response from the Minister but, as the Prime Minister has said on many occasions, we should engage but beware. If this has been raised with the German…28 Feb 2019HANSARDGenocide PreventionMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister said about conflict prevention and the excellent work the FCO has been doing on that. However, is the FCO training its staff, particularly…27 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirI thank the Minister for repeating the response and for the Government’s efforts with Pakistan and India to cease all action that risks escalating the conflict. Mark Field said…27 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirMy Lords, I should have done this earlier: I wish the Minister a very happy birthday.27 Feb 2019HANSARDChagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, the fact of the matter is that this is a clear wrong that should be put right. When the Minister talks about an advisory decision, she has to remember that 33 countries…26 Feb 2019HANSARDChina: Freedom of Religion and BeliefMy Lords, this subject was recently discussed in this Chamber, particularly the so-called education camps in the province which was mentioned. Can the Minister tell the House…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019My Lords, I will speak very briefly. Of course, we had extensive debates when the first Brexit Bill on sanctions went through and we have certainly spent a lot of time trying to…25 Feb 2019HANSARDAmritsar Massacre: CentenaryMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord for speaking in the gap—a failure on my part in not adding my name to the list in time. In 1919, Josiah Wedgwood said in the Commons that,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDKimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Before the Minister leaves the point about maintaining our objectives and policy, I have a question. As it sort of states in the memorandum of agreement, I accept that,…13 Feb 2019HANSARDKimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I reassure the Minister that I also welcome the opportunity to give him my views, once again—we have the opportunity at frequent intervals. I will say, right from the outset, that…13 Feb 2019HANSARDChina: Uighur MuslimsMy Lords, there are pictures of these camps on the BBC website. They are huge and the idea that they are somehow for educational purposes is just crazy. Can the noble Lord tell us…11 Feb 2019HANSARDProsperity Fund: Sustainable Development GoalsI thank the noble Baroness for that response, but the simple fact is that the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, the International Development Committee in the other place and…07 Feb 2019HANSARDProsperity Fund: Sustainable Development GoalsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Cross-Government Prosperity Fund is being used to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development…07 Feb 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI really must intervene. The noble Lord has used this Question as a Statement. The Statement is not being repeated in this Chamber. Let me make it absolutely clear: the position…07 Feb 2019HANSARDVenezuelaWill the Minister give me a chance to speak?07 Feb 2019HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, I too welcome the opportunity that the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, has given us to address the issues in Sri Lanka. There is no doubt that there has been progress but, as…05 Feb 2019HANSARDSri LankaI am grateful for the offer. I am sorry it has come 14 months late, but I would have appreciated—and certainly the campaign for Sri Lanka would have appreciated—copies earlier.…05 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-range Nuclear Forces TreatyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that response to the Urgent Question. As he repeated, and as Mark Field said yesterday in the other place, the treaty’s six-month…05 Feb 2019