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HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, we have a clear interest and goal here. Our goal is to do everything we can to ensure that Nazanin is returned to this country to be able to live safely and happily with…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy noble friend makes a powerful point and, yes, I agree entirely that it remains completely in the gift of Iran to do the right thing by allowing all British dual nationals home…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeWe have said on many occasions that Iran continues to put Nazanin through a cruel and intolerable ordeal; there is no question about that. She must be allowed to return…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI can certainly provide that assurance. However, perhaps I may make a broader point about diplomatic protection. Exercising diplomatic protection in the case of Ms…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I will have to take the case mentioned by the noble Baroness back to the FCDO and I will convey her message to colleagues in the ministerial team and officials.24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, it is unhelpful to connect wider bilateral issues with those being arbitrarily detained in Iran. It remains in Iran’s gift to do the right thing and allow British dual…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy noble friend makes an extremely powerful point. Compassion is certainly not a word that can be used to describe the manner in which this British subject has been treated. The…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, we have made many efforts to attend court hearings to witness at first hand the discussions that have taken place which have had a direct impact on this appalling case,…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, it is unacceptable and unjustifiable that Iran has chosen to continue with this second and wholly arbitrary case against Nazanin. Iran has put her through an inhumane…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteI agree with the noble Lord about the value, the benefit and the effectiveness of the private sector in dealing with these issues, particularly through new technology and apps. I…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteOn food waste, with our counterparts in the DAs, we learn from each other. Much of our work with WRAP, including citizen campaigns, is supported by Scotland, Wales and Northern…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMuch of the focus of the work that the Government are doing is on trying to get the food sector, at all levels, to reduce the amount of food waste generated. Clearly, that…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteThe Government have a keen interest in the issue of biodegradable and compostable packaging. The sad truth is that much of the packaging that is advertised as such really is not.…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, it is remarkable that over the last 40 years food production has trebled, but that has come at a huge cost, in soil erosion, in the unsustainable use and pollution of…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteThe noble Baroness makes an important point. We are supporting WRAP, which is our delivery partner, to help the hospitality sector to waste less food. WRAP has developed a new…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, there are so many benefits to cutting food waste and the noble Baroness has mentioned just one. The total amount of surplus food redistributed in the UK in 2018 alone—as…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, that is very much the direction in which we are focusing our efforts. For example, Food Waste Action Week in March is the first of what we hope will be an annual event…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, I have considerable sympathy with that point. I do not think that I have eaten a biscuit quite that old, but I would not be afraid of doing so. The UK is objectively an…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, reducing food waste helps mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity, improve other environmental outcomes and use our resources more efficiently. This Government are…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTuberculosisMy Lords, my noble friend asks a serious and important question. I am afraid that it is not one that I can answer right now, but I will convey it back to the department and my…24 Mar 2021