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HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictMy Lords, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is a key partner for the UK. It provides protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees and other displaced persons. We have…20 Apr 2023HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictThe noble Lord makes a key point. We have repeatedly called on Russia through the United Nations to cease targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow unfettered…20 Apr 2023HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictMy Lords, a range of obligations exist in international humanitarian law and international refugee law concerning the safety and well-being of civilians displaced by conflict. The…20 Apr 2023HANSARDClimate Change in Developing CountriesMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, for securing this debate. As he illustrated with frightening clarity, climate change and biodiversity loss are the…30 Mar 2023HANSARDClimate Change in Developing CountriesI am so sorry; I know there are other questions that I also did not answer, but I spoke as fast as I physically can. We need vast amounts of money, as I said—trillions. That will…30 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportMy Lords, I am afraid I do not know how many reservoirs have been built since 1991. I am sure that another department of government will provide that answer, but I am afraid I…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportMy noble friend makes an important point. There are lots of ways in which we can alleviate that problem. I add to his suggestion that the most important focus is to concentrate on…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportMy noble friend makes a very important point. We have a lot of partnerships. For example, since 2020 with Unilever we have supported 14,800 healthcare facilities with critical…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportIt is not a case I know, but I will certainly look into it. The Gurkha Welfare Trust sounds like a very valuable organisation and I will be sure to raise this with colleagues in…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportMy Lords, the UK supports the findings of the UN World Water Development Report 2023 . We agree that partnership and co-operation are key to achieving sustainable development goal…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportThe noble Lord is right to highlight this issue, despite the Question being on the international situation. The treatment by water companies of our waterways is and has been…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportThe noble Lord makes the point about ODA cuts on most occasions when we debate. He is absolutely right to and, like him, I would very much like to see a return to the 0.7%…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportI absolutely can make that commitment. The water conference that I have just returned from was the first such conference in 46 years, which is a reflection of the lack of…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportThe right reverend Prelate is exactly right on both counts, and our approach focuses very much on partnership and co-operation. The figures are huge: 2 billion people lacked…28 Mar 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportI would love to see us produce more fruit and veg here in the UK. We produce wonderful fruit and veg. I suspect that the answer is that water is not priced correctly. Water is…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, I am afraid that I cannot give details on the nature of the exchange; I will have to get back to the noble Lord with that information. However, I do know that the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe noble Lord asked a lot of questions and I doubt whether I will be able to answer them all. In both this House and the other House, the UK has repeatedly and strongly condemned…27 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy noble friend is vastly more knowledgeable about and qualified to speak about this issue than I am, and he makes a fascinating contribution. The reality is that, wherever things…27 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the UK’s long-standing position on the Middle East peace process is clear and remains clear. We support a negotiated settlement leading to a safe and secure Israel…27 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesI will convey that perfectly reasonable request to my colleague who normally handles this brief.27 Mar 2023