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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Landmine ClearanceMy Lords, as Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, while in Kiev, announced funding for mine clearance in Ukraine. As Prime Minister, last year, he decried giving as much aid to…17 May 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, an HMRC email I received at the beginning of April said: “When exporting goods from a roll-on roll-off port or any other listed location, you, or the person submitting…29 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidI think noble Lords have not interpreted that as I intended. The noble Lord will not be missed for a very long time to come. He is to be commended on bringing this debate to the…28 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidMy Lords, the second major part of this debate refers to the Government’s assertion that we will return to this duty, which they are reneging on, when the fiscal situation allows.…28 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidMy Lords, it is customary in these debates that there is a gap on the speakers’ list before the Liberal Democrat Front-Bench speaker. Today, the gap is that Lord Judd is not with…28 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, I know that the Minister respects the breadth and depth of experience in this House on international affairs and development. Over 60 Peers have now joined the Peers for…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s final comment. He always honours his commitment to follow up things in writing, and I am sure that the noble and learned Lord, Lord…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, it is a pleasure to move this take-note Motion on the UK-Turkey trade agreement, and in so doing I thank the Members who will participate in today’s debate. I note the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementThat the Grand Committee takes note of the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey, laid before the House…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: Budgets and AwardsWhat are the fiscal conditions that would allow a return to 0.7%? The Minister said the economy has shrunk by 11%. Why are the Government cutting bilateral aid by 50%?22 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, the telling phrase is in part V of the review. On page 97, paragraph 2, it says: “‘Integration’ is not a new theme in the UK’s approach to national security, although…22 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Economic and Political OpportunitiesMy Lords, when I asked the Minister last week about the absence of the EU/UK agreement impact assessment, he told me: “The economic situation last year, the impact of the pandemic…25 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and endorse the points that she made. This may be the final debate on this issue for the moment, but it has nevertheless…23 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateMy Lords, the joint UK-China communiqué on the occasion of President Xi addressing both Houses of Parliament in 2015 highlighted seven co-operation agreements, strategic…23 Mar 2021HANSARDUK-EU TradeMy Lords, last year I asked the noble Lord, Lord True, what work the Government were doing to forecast an assessment of the various complexities that the Minister referred to. He…18 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy Lords, Section 2(4) of the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 states that the Government “must … describe any steps that the Secretary…17 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for bringing forward these questions in such a characteristically forensic manner. The Committee will be aware that I have not…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Grace PeriodMy Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord to the Dispatch Box. We knew that businesses which export out of the UK to the EU required an HMRC EORI number, but now businesses need a…10 Mar 2021HANSARDAnti-slavery Projects: CommonwealthMy Lords, I commend my noble friend Lord Chidgey for bringing this debate to the Grand Committee and commend the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK. I declare…04 Mar 2021HANSARDYemen: Aid FundingMy Lords, there has been a 49% reduction in our contribution of support to the world’s poorest country, which has been afflicted with the worst cholera outbreak in global history.…03 Mar 2021