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HANSARDUndocumented MigrantsThe noble Baroness raises an important point. The UK Government continually discuss with the Irish Government the impact of a range of matters on the border between Northern…16 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question, and for his service and close association with the Gurkha regiment. The UK remains Nepal’s largest bilateral aid donor, with…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsI can assure the noble Lord that the relationship between people who are receiving salaries or pensions from the United Kingdom as Gurkhas previously will still be maintained. In…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsI am grateful to the noble Lord for the question; it is important. Nepal is responsible for its own affairs; therefore, the Government have to support good affairs being developed…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsI am grateful to the noble Lord. I did not know of the link between Aberdeen and Nepal, but one of the great things about this job is that I learn something every day. The…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsIt is an important point. As I have mentioned to the noble Lord previously, the UK is a long-standing partner, and the British embassy in Kathmandu currently forecasts that the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsThe UK and Nepal share a deep historic relationship. The Government are appalled at the violence that transpired in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal, following protests that were…11 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationThe police are acting extremely professionally, and I am grateful for their support on this matter. I assure the House that it is not an offence to say, “I wish to see the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationThe police do have discretion; it is not for Ministers to order arrests or bring forward charges. It is for the police at a local level to interpret the legislation that has been…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationThe noble Lord should know that 20,000 people marched in support of Palestine in a recent demonstration, with totally peaceful activity and no arrests. There was no support for…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationI am grateful for the noble Earl’s support. We will do that and have done that, but there are several cases pending on which we are not able to comment. Therefore, I hope the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationAgain, I am in danger of repeating myself to the House, but I have to, because the situation is quite clear: there is a line in the sand drawn by legislation passed by this House…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationThe Government currently have no plans to amend the existing legislation. Palestine Action has satisfied the test in the Terrorism Act 2000, having conducted an escalating…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationMy noble friend and I have worked in Northern Ireland and on terrorism-related issues. If he received a report from the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre saying that Palestine…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseMy Lords, the Government have highlighted the Lighthouse as a model of good practice in the provision of multi-agency, joined-up, child-friendly support for children affected by…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseI am grateful to my noble friend. She will know that the inquiry recommendations from the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, have been accepted by the Government. We have accepted the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseI am grateful to the noble Lord. The Government are trying, as I know the noble Lord knows, to respond to the long-term recommendations of the Alexis Jay report, which lay…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseThe noble Lord will know that there is a violence against women and girls strategy that is being brought forward, and the prevention of child sexual abuse will be a considerable…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseI first take this opportunity to pay tribute to my noble friend for his service in the Ministry of Justice, both in opposition and in government, and his service both to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. We have tried to respond to the IICSA recommendations. From the Home Office, we also have legislation on that downstream. We are…09 Sept 2025