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HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, in moving this Motion, I will also speak to the Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and the Local Elections…19 Sept 2023HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 47th Report from Secondary…19 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank the noble Lord for his question. It will not surprise him to hear that that is not something I have in front of me. I will be more than happy to take it back to the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank the right reverend Prelate for his question. In May this year, the Minister for Development and Africa announced that the UK would provide £21.7 million in humanitarian…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. With regard to the final point made by the noble Baroness about climate change, the UK is contributing $1.8 billion for South Africa’s…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank my noble friend for his question. I think it will make a substantial difference to the ability of Africa’s voice to be heard at the highest possible level. The Government…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, for his opening comments. I agree that it is vitally important that strong partnerships are established, and lasting relationships…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank my noble friend for his question and for his work within this organisation. It is vitally important that it continues to do that good work. Clearly, budgets in some cases…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury, for his question. The UK is a partner for African countries that are disproportionately affected by climate change. I will give…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsMy Lords, His Majesty’s Government are committed to developing long-term, diverse partnerships and to strengthening our offer to African countries to help reduce poverty, tackle…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsI thank my noble friend for that question. The UK Government are committed to developing long-term, diverse partnerships and to strengthening our offer to Africa to reduce…14 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank my noble friend for his question. I know he has an incredibly keen interest in this subject. The answer to that question is yes, of course. We need to make sure that all…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, we recognise the growing pressure to extract deep sea resources and are deeply concerned about the potential impacts of mining activities on the fragile marine…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for her question. The UK recognises the growing pressure to extract deep sea resources. The UK’s policy is not to sponsor or support the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank my noble friend for his question. I am very happy to offer him my full support on this issue. I will clearly have to take that back to the department to find what the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for his opening comments. The simple answer is that we need to continue to investigate all possibilities. The point that he has made is…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningYes.13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank the noble Lord for his opening comments. It is important, as he says, for us to make sure that we are working globally on this subject. As a responsible international…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI thank the noble Baroness for her comments; I am very pleased with her scorecard halfway through. The Government are very much committed to research. That is not only through the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI know the noble Baroness takes an incredibly active interest in this subject, having asked a similar question not too long ago. At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the UK…13 Sept 2023