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HANSARDYazidis: Attempted GenocideI thank the Minister for his Answer and also for the work that he and UK diplomats have done to try to take this issue forward. However, the reality is that, more than five years…23 Oct 2019HANSARDNorth-east SyriaMy Lords, it is right that Members of your Lordships’ House scrutinise the Government in detail on this issue, but I detect a slight difference of tone in the response on this…23 Oct 2019HANSARDSahel: Climate ChangeMy Lords, under Prime Minister Cameron and the noble Lord, Lord Hague, when he was Foreign Secretary, the UK had a very strategic focus on the Sahel, including a very high-profile…24 Jul 2019HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests listed in the register, some of which impact on my work on the global goals. I am grateful that the voluntary national review mentions…10 Jul 2019HANSARDDisplaced Yazidis and Survivors of Daesh ViolenceMy Lords, recent fires in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq have led to significant damage not only to the crops in that area—therefore affecting the decisions of those who might…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDisplaced Yazidis and Survivors of Daesh ViolenceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken (1) to support access to justice for displaced people from the Yazidi community in Iraq, and (2) to enable survivors of…02 Jul 2019HANSARDGlobal Gender EqualityMy Lords, when visiting areas affected by conflict over the years, whether in the southern Philippines, northern Nigeria, the DRC, the Central African Republic, Myanmar or many…17 Jun 2019HANSARDSexual Violence in ConflictMy Lords, I have just returned from Dohuk in northern Iraq, where more than 300,000 Yazidis are still living in IDP camps, and where thousands of women and young boys have…12 Jun 2019HANSARDScottish Government: DiscussionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when their Ministers will next meet Ministers from the Scottish Government, and what will be discussed at that meeting.02 May 2019HANSARDScottish Government: DiscussionsMy Lords, next week sees the 20th anniversary of the first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament. I am sure that the whole House would want to congratulate the civil…02 May 2019HANSARDBritish Citizenship: ChildrenMy Lords, as the Minister has said, the Home Secretary has had to face this kind of decision on a number of occasions over recent years. Given the legitimate reaction there has…10 Apr 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiMy Lords, I was struck even at the time of the last significant flooding that there were no preparations in place to try to avoid a similar catastrophe affecting so many…28 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima and Jarrah BegumMy Lords, to focus on the practicalities of recovering a child from Syria is to go down the wrong road. At the core of this problem is the fact that a decision was made within…11 Mar 2019HANSARDChild RefugeesMy Lords, on trafficking and those who the Government quite rightly say should be deterred from travelling to the Mediterranean if at all possible, the reality is that thousands…11 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Counterfeit MedicinesMy Lords, can we be assured that, in these and other areas where legislative responsibility is shared between the UK Government and the devolved Governments, there are appropriate…07 Feb 2019HANSARDProsperity Fund: Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, that is one of the clearest answers we have had yet from Ministers on the link between these funds and the sustainable development goals, and I welcome it. But will the…07 Feb 2019HANSARDOverseas AidMy Lords, at the heart of some of the suspicions about the delivery of the commitment lies the spending of ODA through departments other than DfID. Will the Minister take this…30 Jan 2019HANSARDPhilippinesMy Lords, can we have a specific and comprehensive response on the UK Government’s support for the Bangsamoro peace process to be circulated to other Members through the Library?24 Jan 2019HANSARDPhilippinesMy Lords, the Philippines is an almost magical country with wonderful people, but it suffers from some of the worst inequality and probably the most significant extreme weather…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Stability of the UnionMy Lords, in my maiden speech in your Lordships’ House in July 2010 I expressed a hope that a new generation of politicians and leaders in the House of Commons, many of whom had…17 Jan 2019