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HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumMy Lords, stepping back and looking at the UK’s contribution to tackling human migration, a problem that has become dramatically worse in the last few days, we are one of the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsI warmly welcome the work that the pact has done and very much support its ambition. Just a few days ago, the member states of the United Nations Environment Assembly agreed to a…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsMy Lords, where evidence supports the case for a ban we will act, as we have with a number of plastic items—straws, stirrers, cotton buds—and as we plan to do on further…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsI very much share the frustrations of the noble Baroness about how long some of these things take, but it is worth pointing out that, as she says, we now have the power to ban…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsMy Lords, our approach must put the main emphasis on reducing the amount of plastic being created in the first place. There are vast numbers of items that are made of single-use…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsThe problem with government is that, sometimes, you cannot just undermine a sector in a way that has a dramatic impact on its business model without offering the necessary respect…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsThe noble Baroness makes an important point. Single-use plastics that are necessary within the context of delivery of health services are well known and, clearly, they would not…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumMy Lords, I am not familiar with the case the noble Baroness describes, but I assure her that I will convey her message back to both the Foreign Office and the Home Office. We…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsMy Lords, there is a whole range of plastics, not least disposable nappies, where work must be done. We are currently taking advice in relation to wet wipes, single-use coffee…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsMy Lords, I am not convinced that the argument follows. We are among the most ambitious countries in the world in terms of where we are heading in relation to single-use plastics.…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumI thank the noble Lord for his question. Of course, he is right; the UK is one of the High Commissioner for Refugees’ largest financial supporters. We provided more than £714…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumThe teams are designing an entirely new scheme for an entirely new situation as quickly as possible. That is reflected in the numbers that have so far been reported. But from…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumThe noble Baroness is right that there have been serious capacity issues. We have just sent a group of UK experts to bolster the UK’s support to countries surrounding Ukraine, to…07 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Refugee ForumWe are creating exactly that system. We are creating a humanitarian sponsorship pathway which will open up a route to the UK for Ukrainians who may not have family ties with the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, we fully understand the importance of this area. That is why the Foreign Secretary has made the commitment that she has, and why it appeared in the manifesto. SRHR means…28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthI thank the noble Baroness for her campaigning on this issue. Sexual and reproductive health and rights are central to achieving the UK Government’s manifesto commitment to end…28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, the Government will publish a new international development strategy this spring that will guide our work for the coming decade and beyond. It will align our development…28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, I start by saying something I have said many times: no one welcomes the cut from 0.7% to 0.5%. Notwithstanding that cut, we will have spent more than £10 billion on ODA…28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMy Lords, we will know the answer, but we will not know it until the IDS is published and the allocations are made and the programmes are chosen. As a principle, the Foreign…28 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Development: Sexual and Reproductive HealthMost of our programmes across the FCDO are delivered through trusted partners on the ground. Where we do not have the expertise, we look for it. Health is one of the most obvious…28 Feb 2022