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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI am sorry, but my noble friend has exceeded her four minutes.05 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: Turing SchemeMy Lords, the noble Lord is right. Erasmus was a scholar at the university of which the noble Lord was vice-chancellor. Inbound student participation is important as well. That is…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: Turing SchemeMy Lords, the Government promised to negotiate with the European Union to seek continued participation. Unfortunately, the ideas that we advanced in the spirit of compromise to…05 Jan 2021HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangI wish the noble Baroness and all noble Lords a very merry Christmas. The UK has played a leading international role in holding China to account for these violations, leading…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsI have not yet had a chance to read my right honourable friend’s speech, but I saw some of the coverage in advance of it, and in particular her quote about the key value of our…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, we do agree with the comments by the Chief Rabbi. The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly made it clear that the UN human rights commissioner, or another independent…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, the noble Lord is also right about the shocking BBC reports. I saw them this week and they give us very serious concern. Through intensive diplomatic engagement,…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, we are speaking directly to trade bodies and individual companies on the final point that the noble Baroness raised. As I said, my right honourable the Foreign Secretary…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy noble friend makes an important point, particularly as people are buying their Christmas presents, as she says; perhaps, like me, they are thinking of doing that tomorrow. As…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsMy Lords, the Government welcome the Baring Foundation’s Leading the W ay report. Officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, including at a senior level, are…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsMy Lords, the UK remains committed to the promotion and protection of LGBT rights at home and internationally. We are proud of the leading work we do through a variety of…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsI pay tribute to my noble friend’s tireless work in this area, not least in relation to the international LGBT rights conference, which we look forward to hosting next year. That…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsThe noble Viscount is absolutely right: Covid-19 affects everybody, whatever their sexual orientation or their gender identity. The Baring Foundation report explores some of the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsThe noble Baroness makes an important point about sustainable funding, which I know is informed by her own extensive work in this field. That is why, notwithstanding the global…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsI certainly will; I will find out and write so that I can provide full information to the noble Baroness. She is right to point to the international aspect of this. Our embassies…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsThe noble Lord makes a point about the geographic spread which is powerfully made in the Baring Foundation report itself. Obviously, the UK has particular links and a particular…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsMy noble friend makes an important point. We believe that our approach to this work should be informed by the work of civil society groups on the ground, as they are often best…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsThe noble and right reverend Lord makes an important point about the role of faith leaders in this area. He might like to know that the FCDO funded a project which delivered the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangAs I say, my Lords, my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary has consistently raised that there should be independent fact-checking through the UN Human Rights Commission…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary has made very clear that what needs to happen, and happen now, is that the UN human rights commissioner, or another independent…17 Dec 2020