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HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Impact on TradeMy Lords, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency’s most recent publication, issued on 4 August, highlighted that in 2019 trade between Northern Ireland and the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaI know the Minister is running out of time, but he did say he was going to address this, so I would be happy if he will write to me with the forward ODA plans. However, I would be…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaMy Lords, to reassure the Government Whip, I will not seek to take advantage of the flexibility on timings this evening. I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins—I consider her…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Pandemic in Latin AmericaMy Lords—20 Oct 2021HANSARDIranMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, with his considerable experience on this issue. I agree with his central argument on the benefit of returning to…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: Iceland, Liechtenstein and NorwayI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He knows that I am a cheerful Jeremiah, even if I wish to be awkward sometimes and ask specific questions, some of which are about…14 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: Iceland, Liechtenstein and NorwayMy Lords, it is a pleasure, as always, to follow the noble Baroness and to hear the very practical questions she put. I also commend the chairman of the committee that I had the…14 Oct 2021HANSARDBrexit OpportunitiesMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, I was slightly surprised by the Statement, which I thank the Minister for giving advance notice of. When I heard that there was going to be a…16 Sept 2021HANSARDImports from EU to GB: Business PreparationMy Lords, on 21 July, the Government published their new border operating model, page 8 of which gives a commentary about how they have taken into consideration the impacts of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDImports from EU to UK: Grace PeriodMy Lords, in his answer to my previous question, the Minister indicated that the appropriate comparison on trade figures would be with 2018, the last time that the economy was…16 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyI declare an interest, as I chair the UK board of a peacebuilding charity that still operates within Afghanistan. The Minister indicated that UK officials have been in direct…15 Sept 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (EUC Report)My Lords, as a Scottish Borderer, I want to tread lightly in this debate on the Northern Ireland protocol. I am a creature of the multifaceted and complex union. I love it with…13 Sept 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (EUC Report)Can the Minister please give way? I am grateful. For clarification, regarding the democratic deficit and the need for consultation, in paragraph 71 of the Command Paper the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthI am not sure whether the Minister will be coming back to the UK and COVAX. He has been asked very specific questions: to confirm whether in fact the UK drew down 539,000 doses in…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations and Global Public HealthMy Lords, I am glad to follow my noble friend’s powerful contribution. I start by commending the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, on securing this debate and introducing it so…09 Sept 2021HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa (Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee)My Lords, I and, no doubt, my noble friend Lord Oates’s publisher, are delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, has read his Africa memoirs. For those who have not, we both…08 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, in representing a military barracks in my former constituency during the military phase of our operation in Afghanistan and personally knowing bereaved families, I…18 Aug 2021HANSARDZimbabwe: Human RightsMy Lords, the note of 30 June that my noble friend Lord Oates referred to is the framework agreement with the Government regarding these flights, which the British Embassy…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, decisions made by the Boris Johnson Government, not the EU, over the last year have meant that, for the first time in our history, a Government of the UK are compelling…21 Jul 2021HANSARDOverseas Development AssistanceMy Lords, as the sponsor of the legislation through this House, I calmly say to the Minister that, when he refers to the spirit of the legislation, that spirit was based on a two…14 Jul 2021