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HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that reply. With the comprehensive spending review now delayed, can we be clear about which comes first: the much-needed review of defence…03 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I join in congratulating and welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I am sure that most of your Lordships will agree that—after defeating Covid-19—the highest…19 Oct 2020HANSARDIran: UN Arms EmbargoMy Lords, as it is pretty obvious from the exchanges of the past few minutes that on Iran we are not really on the same page as the Americans, is it not time for a complete…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Does he agree that when it comes to the future reliability of energy supplies, the public badly need some reassurance? Our main…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they anticipate publishing the next energy White Paper.28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare my interests as in the register.28 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and join in the congratulations on the achievement of this agreement in principle, and for which my noble friend the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy: HydrogenMy Lords, I declare my energy interests as in the register. Does my noble friend agree that hydrogen as an energy vector is an old story with an entirely new life nowadays? Has he…17 Sept 2020HANSARDRenewable EnergyMy Lords, I declare my interests, as in the register. Presumably, the Government accept the NIC’s view that “renewables alone cannot create a resilient energy system for future…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAid ImpactMy Lords, the independent commission clearly does a good and much-needed job in evaluating aid flows, but does my noble friend agree that it has been particularly useful in…03 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: MergerMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, contrary to some views that we have heard, the proposed merger will bring together the considerable expertise and resources of both…27 Jul 2020HANSARDDigital Platforms: Impact on DemocracyMy Lords, my question may be more for Parliament than for Ministers, but does my noble friend the Minister nevertheless agree that, with a highly informed, although also often…16 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, in the civil war in Libya, Egypt, our friend the United Arab Emirates and France aligned with the rebel side along with Russia and even some support from Washington, but…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Libya.13 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, I fully agree that we should be both fearful of and careful about Chinese bullying methods, of course, but if we are thinking about Hong Kong’s real, longer-term…29 Jun 2020HANSARDRwandaMy Lords, I declare an interest as in the register. Does my noble friend the Minister recognise that the modern Commonwealth is about a lot more than Governments and officials? It…23 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, further to the question put by my noble friend Lord Strathclyde, will the proposed commission look at the relationship between the Supreme Court and Parliament? If so,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments Act 2011My Lords, this Act has clearly served Parliament badly but I worry that we are getting too many reviews and commissions confused together. Bearing in mind that many other…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPress FreedomMy Lords, will my noble friend acknowledge the excellent work of the Commonwealth Journalists Association in this field? I acknowledge my interest as president of the Royal…08 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Anelay. Of course, I am strongly against Chinese bullying and strongly in favour of a united front among nations in addressing China over…04 Jun 2020