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HANSARDAfrica: PartnershipsMy Lords, since this is the first time I have asked the Minister a question, I welcome him to his brief. For partnerships to be effective, does he agree that we need reliable and…14 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Change: MigrationMy Lords, it is always interesting for me when I speak on behalf of my Benches and yet agree with every single world that has been said by all previous speakers in the debate. I…14 Sept 2023HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lord. I agree with every single word he said. I also agree with what the Minister said in outlining these measures,…14 Sept 2023HANSARDAbraham AccordsMy Lords, it is always interesting to listen to the noble Lord. I served on the International Relations and Defence Committee with him and it was a pleasure to do so. I appreciate…14 Sept 2023HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2023I will be happy if the Minister wishes to write to me on this, but I raised a point regarding entities that have contracted the Wagner Group as private security. This can include…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, the Minister knows that Russia’s export in goods is now at pre-war levels, and the very friends the Minister referred to—in India and the Gulf—are offering financial…11 Sept 2023HANSARDGlobal Famine: SolutionsMy Lords, this is my first opportunity to welcome the proscription of the Wagner Group. The president of the IRC specifically singled out the Sahel and Sudan as part of this…07 Sept 2023HANSARDUkraine: Post-conflict ReconstructionMy Lords, the Minister knows that I support the valuable assistance that has been provided to Ukraine. Can he give the House the assurance that, for any funds going forward, there…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHome Office: ODA-funded SupportThe Minister referred to the Illegal Migration Act. The Home Office assumed that it would be able to score on ODA all the costs of the that Act, but it cannot. I asked for…05 Sept 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersMy Lords, I will inform the House of the current FCDO guidance. Its website says: “If you are planning to travel to any areas affected by wildfires, please check with your travel…25 Jul 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, these Benches also agree with the Minister in that regard. He referred to the egregious war crime of attacking the grain supplies; the hungriest and the poorest people…20 Jul 2023HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, I very warmly welcome the 0.08% estimated growth over 15 years of this momentous agreement. But, with regard to China, it is more than simply expressing an interest; it…20 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I understand the Minister’s point with regards to the powers for HMRC under these regulations, but it assumes that HMRC will not then use those powers to ask businesses to carry…19 Jul 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I look forward to the Minister writing to me, because I was a little alarmed to hear her say—if I heard her correctly—that the UK would work with Sudan on this. There is no one to…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, it will spare the blushes of the noble Lords, Lord Dodds and Lord Weir, for them not yet to be in their places to hear me say that I agree with everything that they…19 Jul 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, who made a probing and persuasive argument about the deficiencies in some of the process. I have two questions for…19 Jul 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations in such a clear and comprehensive way. I will refer briefly to the concerns about unintended consequences…19 Jul 2023HANSARDDarfur: Risk of GenocideMy Lords, I declare an interest; I am actively involved in supporting dialogue with Sudanese civilians, including last week in Addis Ababa. Will the Minister agree that there is…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCounter Disinformation UnitMy Lords, we went through considerable consideration of foreign state threats during the passage of the National Security Act, during which the Government did not present any…18 Jul 2023HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, the Government will find no disagreement at all with the Statement from these Benches. We also support the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Collins. It is clearly…13 Jul 2023