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HANSARDEU Security Action for Europe ProgrammeMy Lords, would the Minister agree that this is one case and one sector where the postponement of the EU-UK meeting from this month to the autumn provides an opportunity, and that…20 Jul 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Merchant ShippingMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that, for nearly 30 years after the signature and entry into force of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea—to which we all subscribe and…20 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Marine Protected Area: Sargasso SeaMy Lords—06 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Marine Protected Area: Sargasso SeaDoes the Minister recognise that there is a real risk that the global ocean treaty remains just words on paper if something is not done to create operational effect, and that the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDHigher Education: Affordability and QualityMy Lords, there can surely be no doubt about the timeliness—indeed, the urgency—of a debate on higher education, as the facts flow in of universities in financial trouble, of the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDUkraine: International Claims Commission ConventionBefore the noble Lord sits down, I want to raise one point to which he referred: the large number of people who were compensated by the Iraq-Kuwait compensation commission set up…30 Jun 2026HANSARDUkraine: International Claims Commission ConventionMy Lords, the report from your Lordships’ International Agreements Committee, on which I have the honour to serve, might seem something of a no-brainer in recommending support for…30 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: 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 2026HANSARDBosnia 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 2026