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HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022My Lords, I have been in Ukraine in the winter, and that, combined with the indiscriminate barbarity of the Putin regime towards the people of Ukraine in what will be a very…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022I am grateful for that. One area that the EU is looking at is effectively a punitive exit tax: those who have assets in one area and seek to dispose of them in another will be…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMissile Incident in PolandMy Lords, the Minister did not reply to my question about the failure of the UK to ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome statute on the crime of aggression, which means that…17 Nov 2022HANSARDMissile Incident in PolandMy Lords, I also associate these Benches with the condolences offered by the noble Lord, Lord Collins, to those affected by this. We agree with the NATO Secretary-General when he…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ChinaMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rogan. I will touch on Taiwan in a moment, and I commend the work he does in the British-Taiwanese All-Party…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: IndiaMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and I, along with the Minister of course, have been discussing human rights within Europe, including Ukraine. Later, we will do so on China…17 Nov 2022HANSARDRussia in GeorgiaGeorgia has reported that there will actually be some economic growth in its economy because of the influx of over 112,000 young professionals who have fled Russia. In June, the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMali: UN Peacekeeping MissionMy Lords, for a decade now, the people of Mali have suffered the consequences of war, the multiplication of violent extremism and the ensuing violence. This has led to a state of…15 Nov 2022HANSARDTigray Province: Ceasefire AgreementMy Lords, it is a real privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, and his words of caution from history should be listened to very carefully. I join him and others in…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, the Government are scoring international climate finance against ODA, and their 0.5% cap means that that spending has to be offset by cuts to developing countries…15 Nov 2022HANSARDIran: Women ProtestersMy Lords, the young women of Iran are an inspiration, but the Iranian regime is profiting from additional oil sales and it was confirmed this week that a major buyer of Iranian…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeMy Lords, why has the Prime Minister been unable to secure information that a British citizen is alive? What actions did President Sisi provide in response to our Prime Minister’s…09 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, it is very hard to follow those three eminent contributions. The egregious nature of this clause and its subsections goes beyond parliamentary affrontery because they…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe Advocate-General will have had the opportunity to reflect on a previous day in Committee, when concerns about the single electricity market were raised. A key component is EU…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThat is the point. We have now legislated for it, and the element we have legislated for includes Article 13.8, which is the process by which it would be superseded. I do not…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful to the Minister. When the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, says that he is miles away from the situation, I have known him long enough to suspect that there is a wee bit of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and to those who have taken part. I felt that I was agreeing 100% with the contribution by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, but…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 36. As with previous amendments of a similar character, I am grateful for the support of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. Clause 18 was neatly…07 Nov 2022HANSARDTrading Relations: USA, EU and ChinaMy Lords, we were promised that there would be no friction in our trade with Europe. There is enormous friction. We were also promised by now a full FTA with America that would…07 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: Developed CountriesMy Lords, there is no point in offering the least-developed countries support for loss and damage if our Government are removing funding from other areas of that community. For…07 Nov 2022