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HANSARDUniversities: Financial SustainabilityMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that some university funding might be made easier if the whole process of receiving bona fide students from overseas were made somewhat less…11 Feb 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, like others, I welcome the decision of Her Majesty’s Government to support other allies and democracies in support of Juan Guaidó. Does the Minister accept the urgent…07 Feb 2019HANSARDZimbabweIf my noble friend would forgive me, I have not spoken in the debate but have attended it throughout and it has been excellent. Is it not worth bearing in mind that not only is he…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, as the Brexit process nears its high noon, I suggest to your Lordships that it might be a useful time for us as a House, as the noble Baroness has suggested, to think a…28 Jan 2019HANSARDZimbabweAs British Minister for the Commonwealth, will my noble friend use his considerable influence with the Commonwealth authorities and the secretariat to urge them in turn to point…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, given that this excellent and welcome Statement makes it perfectly clear that the only honest ways to avoid no deal are either to support the withdrawal agreement or to…21 Jan 2019HANSARDNuclear Power: Future Energy NeedsMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that, with the possible withdrawal of the Japanese from Wylfa and their withdrawal anyway from Moorside, and with the Chinese building at…17 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, is my noble friend aware—she probably is not—that this morning I visited an exhibition which contained a book that included Dante’s “Map of Hell”, and that it bore a…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationDoes my noble friend recall that back in October the UN co-ordinator said that between 12 million and 13 million people would starve in Yemen? Since then, we have had the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, I am honoured to speak after the most reverend Primate, whose voice is much valued in the land in these troubled times. I am also grateful to the Whips for reinstating…09 Jan 2019HANSARDRAF: Operational Conversion UnitWhile we are speaking of combined air and naval power, has my noble friend noticed the reports that British shipbuilding of warships may now be resuming a world role, after many…08 Jan 2019