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HANSARDEmployment Rights LegislationWill the Minister recognise that his reply to the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, showed that he had not read the article by the director-general of the CBI very carefully? The main…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that action to implement sanctions successfully has to be collective and not separate? What exists in the way of collective machinery among…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House what provision in the refugee convention permits us to refuse to even consider someone who arrives on our shores seeking asylum?24 Jan 2023HANSARDREUL Bill: Trade Unions and Workers’ RightsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, rather than the sledgehammer approach that this Bill takes, it might be more sensible if the Government simply proceeded with bits of law…23 Jan 2023HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)My Lords, the valuable report we are debating, remarkably well presented by my noble friend Lord Jay of Ewelme, lifts the lid on a somewhat overlooked aspect of the Northern…20 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and IndiaMy Lords, at the beginning of this month, India took over the chair of the G20. In a few months’ time, it will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation—perhaps not an…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUkraine: UpdateMy Lords, can the Minister say a word or two about how combating the Russian policy of disinformation and misinformation is going? The evidence is that, unfortunately, a large…19 Jan 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersMy Lords, first, I offer the Minister my thanks and congratulations on being active in helping the United Nations to take the initiative that it has by sending the Deputy…19 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and IndiaI am coming to a conclusion. Let us hope that India’s chairing of the G20 will be marked, as it was in the case of Indonesia, by a better response to flagrant breaches of…19 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, would the Minister tell the House what provision in the refugee convention, of which we are a party, permits us to refuse to even consider the asylum request of someone…17 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Future PandemicsMy Lords, could the Minister report to the House what progress is being made in giving the World Health Organization better access to new virus discoveries, and setting up schemes…16 Jan 2023HANSARDBilateral Free Trade AgreementsMy Lords, in an earlier answer, the Minister said that the Government have eased trade to the European Union with several measures. Could he share a list of them with the House…20 Dec 2022HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, whose principled decision to resign from the Government on this issue was a subject of admiration. I made my…15 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyI wish to make a point.09 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, the choice of topic by the most reverend Primate for his annual debate, Britain’s asylum and refugee policies, is a timely and necessary one. I thank him and his…09 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords—09 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, President Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine has upended our own country’s national security strategy, along with those of many other countries, particularly fellow…01 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, I only truly understood and valued the significance of the BBC World Service for Britain’s soft power influence around the world when I was our ambassador to the UN from…01 Dec 2022HANSARDMali: UN Peacekeeping MissionMy Lords, while joining those paying tribute to the work that our peacekeepers have done in what is obviously an extremely challenging and difficult mission, I have two questions…15 Nov 2022HANSARDKinship CareMy Lords, does the Minister agree that kinship care is a cost-effective way of dealing with the problems of children in need and that this is therefore a moment when it should be…14 Nov 2022