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HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsMy Lords, can we be assured that we are pressing ahead with sanctions against the murderers of Sergei Magnitsky under existing legislation which we have now passed? Should we not…25 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayMy Lords, in the White Paper we are talking about, there is a short but quite good section on working with the Commonwealth. Given that security goes with development—there is no…22 Apr 2024HANSARDUK-African Investment SummitMy Lords, will my noble friend bear in mind that an increasing number of African countries are showing an interest in association or involvement with the Commonwealth, including…18 Apr 2024HANSARDUkraine: SupportMy Lords, in addition to the obvious need of Ukrainians for combat aircraft and munitions, in the present situation can we at least make sure, with our allies, that they obtain…16 Apr 2024HANSARDAdvanced Modular Reactors: Criticality TestsMy Lords, as I understand it, Great British Nuclear says that the final decision on smaller modular reactors will not be made until 2029 for the present competition, and that no…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024My Lords, I am delighted to have the chance to follow that excellent maiden speech by my noble friend Lord Kempsell. He is absolutely right about the secret—I think he called it…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsMy Lords, I welcome this announcement because it seems to have a strong element of realism and honesty in this whole advance towards net zero, which I personally welcome. If the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDBiomass: Power GenerationI agree that there is biomass and biomass, but in this case trees are being cut down to provide wooden frames to replace steel frames in construction, and are therefore…13 Mar 2024HANSARDMilitary National ServiceOn those words, professional, regular and reserve, my understanding is that for some years now we have been vigorously building up our whole reserve—what used to be called the…07 Mar 2024HANSARDZimbabwe: SanctionsMy Lords, I think the State Department described its latest move in relation to sanctions as fine-tuning, aimed at easing the situation for the majority of the Zimbabwean people…07 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, after these wise speeches, with more no doubt to come, what can one say in five minutes about the boiling turmoil of the world today and the crises and pessimism with…05 Mar 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Fowler is quite right that this needs the full support of Europe, but it is not just Europe. The trouble is that half of Asia—indeed, half the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his clear response and the very clear Statement. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for his very clear support. What has happened to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAUKUS Security PartnershipMy Lords, are any other countries applying to join the AUKUS partnership? Are we thinking of applying to join the Quad—that is Australia, Japan, India and the United States? Will…13 Feb 2024HANSARDTata Steel: Port TalbotMy Lords, electric arc furnaces require huge volumes of electricity to be produced reliably—24 hours a day, seven days a week—and distributed by a reliable transmission system.…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDevolved Authorities: Expenditure outwith CompetencesMy Lords, the area in which we seem to have come unstuck, particularly over what is devolved and what are reserved powers, is the changing scene of foreign policy. Does my noble…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, bombing the launch sites in Yemen makes sense, particularly if they are using Iranian weapons and rockets, if they are advised by the Iranians, and if some Iranians…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, it is surely obvious to everyone—at least, I hope it is—that the Iranians are completely behind all these Houthi operations, with their advisers crawling all over…24 Jan 2024HANSARDPension InvestmentsDoes my noble friend agree that, whatever the pension funds invest in—and we certainly need them to get back to the 40% they once put into Britain, rather than today’s 4%—and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the enthusiastic verve with which he has handled the whole of this legislation. We in the International Agreements…23 Jan 2024