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HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseMy Lords, there is no solution to climate change without nature, which is why, as part of our COP 26 presidency, the UK moved nature from the margins of the debate to its centre.…28 Nov 2022HANSARDInter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022This instrument, which is subject to the affirmative procedure, was laid before Parliament in draft on 11 October 2022. It will be made once it is approved by both Houses. It…03 Nov 2022HANSARDInter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions and questions, and I shall do my best to answer them. I welcome the support for our membership of IDB Invest. I turn to the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDInter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022.03 Nov 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, the participants, including the host country, are very clear that no new structures or institutions are to be created. That is absolutely not the purpose. There is a…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, I mentioned in response to a question from another noble Lord that discussions around the interconnectors took place, but I am afraid I am not in a position to provide…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, those discussions with Turkey are ongoing, and they are key. As the noble Lord will know, Turkey, as an important NATO ally, played an important role in negotiating the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, there were no formal conclusions from the summit itself but progress was undoubtedly made in a bunch of areas and key priorities for the UK. For example, the former…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, it will be for BEIS to provide specific details on next steps in relation to this issue but I can confirm that it was discussed. The former Prime Minister pushed for the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityThe noble Viscount makes an important point. That is true across all issues in all sectors. One of the most valuable organisations that I have been involved in is called GLOBE. It…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, the UK attended the summit of the European Political Community as an independent sovereign nation, pursuing our national interest and working with our European…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, it is expected—more than expected; it has been agreed—that the next host will be Moldova, followed by Spain, and the former Prime Minister Liz Truss agreed to host the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityI thank the noble Earl for the second half of his question, which I will convey to the Government; it is not a commitment that I can make but I imagine that it is something that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, the UK will always do what is in our interests, and our interests are closely aligned with those of our European neighbours. The fact that progress was made at the forum…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, as I understand it, there are no plans for a formal secretariat. That is not to say that some kind of structure would not be set up on informal basis, but there are no…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMusic has been one of the great exports of this country for many decades now. I know that the noble Lord’s comments will be heard loud and clear by colleagues in the appropriate…31 Oct 2022HANSARDZimbabweI thank the noble Lord for raising this enormously important issue. He is right: the world is watching and of course the UK is deeply concerned by the challenging human rights…27 Oct 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the UK is concerned by the trend of lengthy pre-trial detention of government critics in Zimbabwe. We are monitoring the ongoing detention of the MPs Job Sikhala and…27 Oct 2022HANSARDZimbabweThe noble Lord is right to raise this issue as well. The UK is working closely with international partners to encourage the Zimbabwean Government to live up to their own…27 Oct 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, I cannot provide details of ministerial meetings; that is not to say that they have not happened—I just do not have the details of specific meetings. However, I know…27 Oct 2022