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HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I declare my interests as chief executive of United Against Malnutrition and Hunger and a trustee of the Royal African Society. I am pleased to follow the noble…13 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to the Front Bench. I have no doubt that they will make as…25 Jul 2024HANSARDFundamental Rights and the Rule of LawMy Lords, does the Minister agree that respect for human rights and the rule of law are key pillars of any free society, both at home and abroad? The Government will be aware of…25 Jul 2024HANSARDSouth AfricaMy Lords, does the Foreign Secretary share my regret that, notwithstanding the state visit by President Ramaphosa, over recent years the relationship between the UK and South…21 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I share the view of the noble Lord, Lord Deben, that these amendments simply highlight the mess that the Government have got themselves into with the Bill as a whole.…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support the noble Lord, Lord Warner, in his Amendment 20, which, as he set out, would delete Clause 3(7) of the Bill. I do so because what is already a…07 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and all noble Lords who have participated in the debate. A number of important points have been made, but I fear that he may be a…01 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I thank the Work Rights Centre for its briefing and support, and for all its efforts to protect working people from exploitation. I am also grateful to the Kenyan Nurses…01 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesThat this House regrets the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 556), published on 19 February, in particular the provisions preventing overseas care workers from…01 May 2024HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, the Minister has done good job of telling us what the Government are against but a less good job of telling us what they are in favour of. In light of the reduction in…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLow and Middle-income Countries: Debt RestructuringMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interests as set out in the register.12 Mar 2024HANSARDLow and Middle-income Countries: Debt RestructuringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what consideration he has given to introducing measures to compel private creditors to take part in…12 Mar 2024HANSARDLow and Middle-income Countries: Debt RestructuringMy Lords, I thank the Foreign Secretary for that Answer. He will be aware that lobbyists for private creditors made the same arguments ahead of the Debt Relief (Developing…12 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, and I fully associate myself with her comments on the horrors inflicted on women by Hamas and the…08 Mar 2024HANSARDZimbabwe: SanctionsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that ZANU-PF has used the cover of the Zimbabwe-specific sanctions regime as a propaganda tool to excuse its economic mismanagement and…07 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud. I note that, with the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, who follows me, we form a wedge of former coalition…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, like other Members of this House I feel a sense of profound shock at the rise in anti-Semitism since the appalling attacks of 7 October. As my noble friend Lord Palmer…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillCould the Minister tell us how the Bill distinguishes this, because the clause applies to them all equally? Could she set that out?20 Feb 2024HANSARDClimate Change: Impact on Developing NationsMy Lords, I join others in thanking my noble friend Lady Northover for initiating this debate, and I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester on his…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCertificate of Sponsorship: Foreign Health and Care WorkersI thank the Minister for his Answer. Is he aware that those requirements are frequently not complied with? Is he aware that the Kenyan and Zimbabwean diasporas report certificates…13 Nov 2023