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HANSARDWorld AIDS DayIt is certainly right that, here in the UK, we have seen remarkable progress, and people in the UK can take comfort from the figures that I cited right at the beginning of this…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayThe noble Lord makes an important point, and he too has been a vocal champion both in the domestic context and beyond. The UK itself as a country is a champion of human rights…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy Lords, I do not have specific figures in relation to the rate of testing during the pandemic. If they exist, I shall certainly make sure that they are made available. However,…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayIt is certainly the case globally that women with HIV have some of the highest maternal death rates, which is why our ending preventable deaths approach, which is a major focus of…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy Lords, the UK met the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets for the first time two years ago in 2020, meaning that 95% of HIV positive individuals were diagnosed, 99% of those people who…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI first thank the noble Lord for his comments about his contribution to the Global Fund. I agree with him—in the face of the budgetary pressures that we are facing, I was very…01 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC World ServiceThat is another reason why I agreed strongly with the noble Lord—he was quoting me. The UK is a fierce champion of media freedom and a proud member of the Media Freedom Coalition,…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI echo the noble Baroness’s remarks in relation to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, who has a long and distinguished record of championing this issue and is widely respected for…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy Lords, the UK is committed to working in partnership to deliver on the global AIDS strategy and end the epidemic of AIDS by the end of this decade. This is evidenced by our…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayThe right reverend Prelate is right. We continue to support stronger health systems around the world more broadly, because that in turn helps to end AIDS-related deaths and…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayThe wider availability of PrEP is an issue that I know the Government are working on. I do not belong to the relevant department, so I cannot provide authoritative figures, but…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy right honourable friend the Chancellor has long been a champion of UK Aid. I very much hope that, as a consequence, in his current capacity he will be able to do more than…01 Dec 2022HANSARDUNCLOS: The Law of the Sea in the 21st Century (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Anelay for tabling this debate and the committee for its excellent work. I understand that we may be interrupted by a Division. We will come…28 Nov 2022HANSARDUNCLOS: The Law of the Sea in the 21st Century (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)As the committee recognised—a number of noble Lords have made the point as well—any attempt to renegotiate UNCLOS would not attract support from many states and would risk undoing…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseI half-agree with the noble Baroness. There is no doubt that the big vested interests have a disproportionate impact on all such international fora, and that is sometimes…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseThere are many success stories. They get overlooked when we have these huge COP 27-type summits, but there are countries around the world providing perfect examples of what can be…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseThe noble Lord is right. It would be wrong to pretend that all of our policies are lined up across the whole of government and are entirely consistent. What was said at COP 26, or…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseI thank the noble Lord for making an important point. The main focus, when it comes to supporting a shift towards sustainable land use, at least from the point of view of the UK…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseWith the noble Baroness’s help, we passed the Environment Bill into law. That made provision for a due-diligence law, requiring secondary legislation, that is working its way…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseMy Lords, I do not think anyone would pretend that we do not need more progress or do not need to accelerate efforts to reverse deforestation, but the pledges that were secured at…28 Nov 2022