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HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI thank the noble and learned Lord for that explanation, which gives me a bit of reassurance. I hope that the Minister will do the same. The fact is that two committee reports…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMay I beg permission to intervene quickly? I forgot to mention one point that arose from civil partnerships being converted into same-sex marriages. It is the issue of recognition…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment and support it whole- heartedly, and I do not believe that we are striking a discordant note. I think the opposite. We are asking…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillThe Delegated Powers Committee made a clear recommendation, and the reasons for it were clearly set out. I totally agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, that this is not…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I welcome those last comments because the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, has today offered us a way forward that addresses the issue of devolution and the…01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillIt would need secondary legislation.01 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillHaving gone through the process—I am sure that the noble and learned Lord can correct me—I should clarify that what the 2013 Act provided for was retrospection. One converted…01 Feb 2019HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, I too thank the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, for initiating this timely debate. As he rightly said, there was great hope that the departure of Robert Mugabe would usher…31 Jan 2019HANSARDOverseas AidMy Lords, last autumn, the Secretary of State acknowledged that public funds alone would not deliver on the sustainable development goals. Seeing 0.7% as the target rather than…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOverseas AidMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOverseas AidTo ask Her Majesty’s Government in the light of recent press reports what plans they have to meet their statutory obligation to spend 0.7% of the UK’s GDP on overseas aid.30 Jan 2019HANSARDPhilippinesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, for initiating this all-too-short debate. We have been able to encompass a wide range of issues, not least the inequality and…24 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, the obvious priority must be to avoid a repeat of the violence in 2017. Therefore, the Secretary-General’s call for the international community to encourage all sides,…24 Jan 2019HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, 12 months ago in this Chamber the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, reported on behalf of the Government about the EU-AU summit to which the Minister referred and outlined a…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, and Tim Loughton for their work on the Bill, which in all main areas seeks to deliver equality and fairness—a task we…18 Jan 2019HANSARDSudanMy Lords, there is no doubt that engagement has a positive impact, but the Minister referred to the impact of the relationship. What range of impacts does it have? The strategic…15 Jan 2019HANSARDChina: Human RightsMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for his response and also for Mark Field’s response to my honourable friend’s Written Question just before Christmas. However,…10 Jan 2019HANSARDWestern BalkansMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, for this very timely debate. Of course, I also repeat the mantra that a secure and stable western Balkans means a secure and…10 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: UK NationalsMy Lords, the problem most people have is that many citizens have been put through an unnecessary period of stress. We could have given these assurances much earlier on and…09 Jan 2019HANSARDConflict-affected Countries: Adolescent GirlsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, for initiating this debate. It is vital that we keep this issue high on the political agenda. As she said, violence against…08 Jan 2019