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HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Government’s Statement, which struck exactly the right note. I have two questions I would like to put to him. The first relates to the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will address principally the arguments that the noble Lord, Lord Frost, used in the third part of his speech—the ones that relate more generally to the SPS agreement…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that account of the agreement with India and the deal with the United States. She said what the processes will be for the India deal with…13 May 2025HANSARDMiddle East UpdateMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that the June conference that the French seem to be planning to convene, along with the Saudis, offers an opportunity to move forward on the…07 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this Bill is a complex and sensitive one which will deserve careful and detailed scrutiny in Committee and on Report. I intend to concentrate my remarks at this stage to…01 May 2025HANSARDUkraine War: London TalksMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the objective of President Putin in these matters is to bar Ukraine from ever being a member of NATO—in eternity—because were it to be…28 Apr 2025HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, will the Minister go a little further than she did in replying to the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, about peacekeeping in Bosnia and any role that the United Kingdom might…03 Apr 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundMy Lords, will the Minister accept my thanks for having widened the crack she opened about a week ago when this matter was first raised in this House? That was welcome. I also…02 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Fishers: EU AgreementMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that, following the trade and co-operation agreement, the Government will enter into post-2026 fisheries issues at the time laid down for that…31 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords, will the Minister give careful study to the report by the International Agreements Committee, which is issuing today, about the agreement between the UK and Ukraine and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the adoption and special guardianship support fund may run out of funds entirely by the end of this month? What action are the Government…20 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights would have merited a celebration, even if the noble Lord, Lord Alton, that tireless champion of human…20 Mar 2025HANSARDG7My Lords, can the Minister tell the House whether the United States Secretary of State raised either the G7 becoming the G8, by the addition of Russia, or the G6, by the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am speaking to give strong support to the Second Reading of the Bill proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, on Palestinian statehood. Why is that so? It is…14 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, I think the Minister recognises the very—perhaps disproportionately—central position of Syria in Middle Eastern politics over many years. Will we not allow ourselves, as…13 Mar 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Global PositionMy Lords, it is customary to congratulate the holder of a debate such as this one, and I do so with all the more enthusiasm on this occasion, since that person is the noble Lord,…13 Mar 2025HANSARDHigh Seas TreatyMy Lords, does the Minister not recognise that with areas such as this in which the United States is not participating, it is even more important that we ratify promptly and show…10 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, the International Relations and Defence Committee’s report, which was so eloquently introduced by the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and is the subject of today’s debate,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDErasmus ProgrammeMy Lords, the noble Lord was making the point that the Erasmus scheme takes in large numbers of countries that are not in the European Union, so there is no need to conduct this…05 Mar 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCMy Lords, the Minister referred to the genocide 30 years ago in Rwanda. I suppose nobody in your Lordships’ House can feel that more painfully than me, since I was the British…03 Feb 2025