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HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the benefits to this country of rejoining SIS II and Eurodac go much wider than simply immigration issues and that they cover the whole…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, it is easy to forget how close the Yugoslav succession crises came, during the 1990s, to destroying or at least severely damaging both the UN and NATO, not to speak of…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureMy Lords, will the Minister comment on the attack yesterday on the Chernobyl civil nuclear power facilities by Russian drones? Is it the Government’s intention, with other…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsCan the Minister tell us what, if any, explanation the Government have had of the killing of a general officer of the Lebanese armed forces, another officer and a soldier by the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, the debate we are having today is an essential one, and my noble friend Lord Alton is to be congratulated on bringing us back to it, as he does regularly and with good…04 Jun 2026HANSARDMilitary in the GulfMy Lords, does the Minister agree that military means are not necessarily the best means to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and that one better way of…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechTo say that we live in a volatile and disrupted world is to state a truism. Truisms can get tedious, especially if too often repeated, but one ignores them at one’s peril. For no…21 May 2026HANSARDDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola OutbreakMy Lords, what progress has been made towards the negotiation of a pandemic convention by the World Health Organization? Does the Minister not agree that some of the…21 May 2026HANSARDEU-UK SPS Agreement: Food-related StandardsMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that what the Government are negotiating on SPS could bring quite substantial benefits to the bureaucratic problems met by trade between…18 May 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Mine ClearanceCan the Minister give us some reaction from the Government to the legality, under international law, of the action being taken by Iran to impede passage through the strait? It…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, will the Minister tell us whether the Treasury has made any estimates of how much oil, in value, Iran needs to export before it drops below a way of maintaining any form…26 Mar 2026HANSARDUkraine: ReparationMy Lords, can the Minister say whether, in the discussion that the Prime Minister had at the weekend with the President of the United States, he drew attention to the talks that…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRefugee Movements: LebanonMy Lords—19 Mar 2026HANSARDRefugee Movements: LebanonMy Lords, the Minister did not mention a joint statement last week by a number of middle-ranking powers, including the UK, calling for an end to the hostilities in the south of…19 Mar 2026HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, your Lordships’ International Agreements Committee, on which I have the honour to serve, is a relatively newly established committee, with a mandate that in its…16 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren in Care: Illegal AccommodationThe Minister has rightly made much of the Government’s commitment of more funds for kinship care. When are they are likely to report back to this House and the other place about…12 Mar 2026HANSARDIran and the Middle EastMy Lords, will the Minister agree that, for there to be any stability in the Gulf region and in the Middle East, there will have to be some kind of negotiated outcome on Iran’s…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow and applaud the excellent introductory speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, the former chair of the International Agreements…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForest-Risk CommoditiesMy Lords, I imagine that the Minister is aware that the Government have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Indonesia, which is a substantial producer of…02 Mar 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, the report we are debating today, so ably introduced by my noble friend Lord Ricketts, is an important one, as it marks the first six months of the follow-up and…26 Feb 2026