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HANSARDUK-Ukraine 100-year PartnershipMy Lords, I am very happy to align myself and these Benches with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, has said. If we think back over this three-year period in British…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]Time.17 Jan 2025HANSARDRules-based International OrderMy Lords, the quality of this debate has done justice to the outstanding manner in which my noble friend introduced it. She argued, in clear terms, why we have rules and why there…16 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Healthcare System SupportMy Lords, the families and friends of the hostages deserve their loved ones home, and the catastrophic humanitarian crisis inflicted on the Palestinian civilians needs to end.…16 Jan 2025HANSARDRules-based International OrderI am grateful to the Minister for interacting, but what she said was in response to my question on war crimes. The Minister replied from the Dispatch Box that she could not…16 Jan 2025HANSARDFinancial Assistance to Ukraine BillMy point was less about the US providing $20 billion to the World Bank; my question related to how much Ukraine has actually received.15 Jan 2025HANSARDFinancial Assistance to Ukraine BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord with his very considered remarks, most which I agree with entirely. His points reflected the three words that I thought could…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Peace TalksMy Lords, any agreement that will allow the hostages to come home and the violence against the Palestinian civilians to end cannot come too soon. Does the Minister agree that the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDSudan: US Determination of GenocideMy Lords, I declare an interest as I have ongoing work with Sudanese civilians in exile. At the weekend, I will be travelling to be with them and to facilitate dialogue. Does the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa: Diplomatic RelationshipsFurther to the Minister’s reply to my noble friend on partnership assistance levels, is it not correct that, as a result of this Government’s Budget, ODA is now at the lowest…14 Jan 2025HANSARDAir Defence CapabilitiesMy Lords, with regard to technology, I acknowledge the Government’s STORM framework on counterforce, active defence and passive defence. Most Members will have opinions on the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDPro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsMy Lords, the wholly unacceptable issuing of bounties for the arrest of innocent British residents and citizens is contrary to the promotion of and respect for democracy, the rule…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaMy Lords, it is an outrage that the innocent hostages are still being detained. Yesterday, Minister Falconer said in the House of Commons of the Israeli military: “Air strikes…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryEnding the ban on gay people in the military, ending teachers hitting children in schools in Scotland, ending the retention for life of DNA samples of innocent people, ending the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I hope the House will allow me to say that I miss my noble friend Lady Randerson terribly. Not to strive to protect children in conflict is a war crime. Forcibly moving…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, we normally thank the Minister for advance notice and sight of a Statement. I sympathise, as I do not think he had it himself today, but I am grateful for the text. I…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyI thank the Minister for meeting me yesterday with my Commons colleagues to discuss this issue; I am grateful for that opportunity. Does she agree that this is, regrettably,…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SecurityI can understand that as a theoretical approach, but of all the current CPTPP members, it is the United Kingdom—the newest country —that has the largest trade deficit of them all…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SecurityMy Lords, this has been a debate of fitting quality at the end of this calendar year. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for bringing it to us. In some respects, I hope…19 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaThe Government were aware that the United States and the EU would be placing visa restrictions on these individuals. The UK now finds itself in the invidious position where these…17 Dec 2024