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HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations Committee Rising nuclear risk, disarmament and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (7th Report, HL Paper…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I am glad that we have been able to reach the time for this debate but, like others, I am obviously sorry about the circumstances. I join them in wishing a speedy…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)Like my noble friend, I am not enlightened by the Government’s reply. It would be a very good idea, but the P5 would have to do it. As the UK is its chair, it may have some…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken with enormous knowledge and understanding about this issue and who said kind things about the report. We know that in a world of…16 Jul 2019HANSARDGulf of OmanMy Lords, I cannot help wondering whether it was such a good idea for us to raid the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar in the first place. Obviously, we want to stop oil getting to…11 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationMy Lords, as the President of the United States added a few gratuitous and personal remarks about our Prime Minister, should we not stand back and tell him to go and relax and…11 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 SummitTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the recent G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, and the letter relating to the summit from the International Relations Committee to the Prime…08 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, I declare my interests as listed in the register and in particular that I advise two major Japanese companies. This debate arises from a short inquiry by your Lordships’…08 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Appointment of Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser to two major Japanese companies. We have heard three impressive speeches from one point of view, and it is no surprise that I shall…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEU: Law-making ProcessMy Lords, would it not be a good idea in future to promote more understanding of how the European Economic Area works, because that is where we are highly likely to end up?01 Jul 2019HANSARDLiaison CommitteeMy Lords, I am sure that all the new committee members will be quite excellent, but I wonder whether my noble friend Lord Forsyth has a point: these committees are concerned with…01 Jul 2019HANSARDJamal Khashoggi: United Nations ReportMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, has clearly done a very good job in this investigation along with her two colleagues, as one would expect. Can we be assured, in view…27 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019Before my noble friend comes to an end, does the measure address carbon consumption, as opposed to carbon production? Carbon consumption is increasing fast and will increase…26 Jun 2019HANSARDExport Licences: High Court JudgmentMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, reminds us that this judgment has similarities with the recommendations of your Lordships’ International Relations Committee when we…20 Jun 2019HANSARDGulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz: Merchant ShippingIs my noble friend aware that 95% of the oil going through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asian markets and eastwards, rather than to the West? Should we not be consulting closely…18 Jun 2019HANSARDRwanda: CHOGM 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as in the register. Is not the best way to help Rwanda, as we pass over the chairmanship to that country in June 2020, to bequeath to it much…12 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Net Zero Emissions TargetI declare an interest, as in the register. Has my noble friend seen yesterday’s reports that last year worldwide carbon emissions rose faster than for many years past? Indeed, the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendMy Lords, this is obviously a miserable affair. The Statement mentioned China. Is it not a fact that the entire worldwide motor industry is now in a state of turmoil with the rise…10 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, we are obviously not going to get much in the way of support from the Official Opposition—that is their job—but will my noble friend remind her critics that what…22 May 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations Committee UK foreign policy in a shifting world order (5th Report, HL Paper 250).21 May 2019