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HANSARDSyria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I thank the Minister for her balanced and nuanced tone on these measures. These measures, unlike the previous measures, give me a bit more concern. I agree with the Minister that…12 May 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionMy Lords, we on these Benches associate ourselves with the words of the Minister with regards to the condolences for those who were murdered. We believe there should be no…30 Apr 2025HANSARDJournalists and Media Workers: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, we all thank the noble Baroness, Lady Mobarik, for allowing us to have this short but very powerful debate in the House. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, for…24 Apr 2025HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Rule of LawMy Lords, the future of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the western Balkans is critical to the future of the United Kingdom’s interests for national security, especially in the context of…23 Apr 2025HANSARDOne Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and UkraineMy Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the committee. I have said previously, when we have debated reports from the International Agreements Committee, that I believe it…22 Apr 2025HANSARDBasel 3.1My Lords, further to my noble friend’s question, this will apply to businesses that are making more than €20 billion in profits, operating within the United Kingdom and not paying…03 Apr 2025HANSARDMyanmar EarthquakeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, and the noble Baroness, Lady Curran, for years of work supporting civil society, and especially those in the medical field in…03 Apr 2025HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, this issue is central to our national security interests, whether on immigration, organised crime or resisting Russian interference. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness,…03 Apr 2025HANSARDUK-US Trade and TariffsMy Lords, this is my first opportunity to ask the Minister questions. I give her my belated welcome to the portfolio. She is in a new world when it comes to the unjustified and…03 Apr 2025HANSARDForeign Influence Registration SchemeMy Lords, I associate myself and these Benches with much of what the noble Lord, Lord Davies, said, especially the last part. I will add to that small list of questions to the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsMy Lords, I am sure that the House will sympathise with the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, that his investment in Donald Trump is not getting many returns on this issue. However,…02 Apr 2025HANSARDForeign Influence Registration SchemeI know that it is not the done thing for the Front Bench to come back, but I want to come back on a question. The Minister is characteristically very good at answering questions…02 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Resettlement Scheme 2025My Lords, as the Minister knows from my question yesterday, the Home Office scores all in-country migration costs as official development assistance. At the end of this…27 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords—27 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, yesterday the Government failed to implement the global tax avoidance scheme for businesses earning profits of more than €20 billion, and which would raise over half a…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy Lords, last week, the Development Minister told this Chamber that it was government policy to return ODA to the legally required 0.7% when the fiscal circumstances…27 Mar 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsMy Lords, this Government have decided to continue the practice of scoring 100% of in-country migration costs as official development assistance. In the Statement made by the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords, the Minister is aware that these Benches are part of the consensus in Parliament in support of the Government’s aims in this, but with Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s…26 Mar 2025HANSARDIsrael: Arms ExportsMy Lords, these Benches agreed with the assessment carried out last summer. But, given that there have been considerable and grave breaches since then, why have the Government not…25 Mar 2025HANSARDCuba: Political Dialogue and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, unfortunately, I have not a chat with a Cuban taxi driver, but 18 months seems a little long for internal government consultation on an agreement signed by a Minister of…25 Mar 2025