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HANSARDWaste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords who have contributed to this debate today. Now that we have left the EU, it is essential that our legislation reflects this new reality, and I shall try to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentI absolutely can provide that guarantee. The UK is committed to working to prevent and reduce the frequency and intensity of conflict and instability, and to minimise…08 Feb 2022HANSARDWaste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022No, it is not. Defra is one of the busiest departments of government at the moment, not least because we have an enormous amount of follow-up to do following the passing of the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentMy Lords, priority outcomes will be tracked via a set of headline metrics contained in the FCDO outcome delivery plan, and that will be for all to see.08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentMy Lords, the Government will publish a new international development strategy this spring and it will guide our work for the coming decade and beyond. It will align our…08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentI thank the right reverend Prelate for his question. The UK is blessed with the sheer breadth and diversity of organisations representing civil society, and chief among them is…08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentMy Lords, on the issue of the geography and the example given by the noble Lord—whom I commend for being a champion for that continent—the UK remains a leader in international…08 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational DevelopmentMy noble friend makes an important point. Covid exposed the vulnerabilities of those small island developing states, in much the way that climate change, in the longer term, is…08 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”I will give the noble Baroness an example. There was a false alarm, if she remembers, a little over month ago, on 27 December, of a spill from the pipeline connected to “Safer”.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, the UK is using every avenue we can. The noble Lord mentions one; there are others. The UK is now playing an important role in supporting a commercial initiative to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, the noble Viscount makes a very good point, and that is of course foremost in our minds.07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”If I heard the question correctly, plans have been put together with UK support to do precisely that—to try to shift the oil from this tanker to another—but that is not possible…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, there are numerous moving parts. It is worth pointing out that we remain one of the biggest donors to Yemen, contributing more than £1 billion since the conflict began.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”The noble Lord is absolutely right. This would be a really colossal disaster—probably four times worse than the “Exxon Valdez” spill. It would cause irreparable damage and require…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, in addition to the answer I gave to the previous question, that really is absolutely central. Our hands are tied until there is proper, meaningful co-operation. The UK…07 Feb 2022HANSARDOil Tanker “FSO Safer”My Lords, we continue to work closely with our international partners, including through the UN and in the region, to tackle the environmental threat posed by the FSO “Safer” to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, as I said, it was an exceptional emergency situation. In normal circumstances, we do not recommend the movement of consignments of animals, particularly large…02 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, people, not animals, were the priority during the Kabul evacuation. As a British national, Mr Pen Farthing was offered evacuation as part of the organised airlift, which…02 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, the email that the noble Lord mentioned says nothing of the sort and confirms nothing of the sort. A decision to call forward the Nowzad team was communicated by the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, I can absolutely provide that reassurance. I add that Pen Farthing was on one of the very last flights to leave Afghanistan; he left on his own charter plane rather than…02 Feb 2022