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HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I start by adding my warm congratulations to my noble friend Lord Sedwill on his excellent and perceptive maiden speech, with which I entirely agree. Russia’s invasion…25 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, the Minister and others have referred to an invasion of Ukraine as a trigger for sanctions. Can the Minister tell me what that invasion will look like? Does it include…01 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: CeasefireMy Lords, the Minister has said that the only way forward is for Russia to de-escalate. It may be the best way forward but is certainly not the only way forward, particularly…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, this is an egregious incident but a far from isolated one. China has a strategy and campaign plan for remaking the international order to suit itself. All the UK seems…19 Jan 2022HANSARDDiplomatic Influence Post BrexitMy Lords, the Prime Minister has recently appointed a special envoy to the western Balkans. This is a welcome appointment, but what processes and mechanisms will be available to…12 Jan 2022HANSARDBreast ScreeningMy Lords, this issue, like many across the NHS, is exacerbated by what the Financial Times today referred to as a workforce crisis. When will the Government take urgent action to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsMy Lords, this is not an isolated crisis but part of a long-term campaign by a gangster regime, which includes international assassinations, the subversion of legitimate…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I add my own warm congratulations to my noble friend Lord Stevens of Birmingham on his excellent maiden speech. One of the most dispiriting and dislocating experiences…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogMy Lords, an exacerbating factor in the size of waiting lists more generally is the number of patients referred unnecessarily to secondary care specialists. One way of addressing…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, this is part of much wider picture, of course. Can the Minister assure the House that, in their forthcoming national resilience strategy, the Government will deal with…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Food ShortagesMy Lords, co-ordination with the Taliban is clearly crucial if aid is to get through to the people, but, alas, the Taliban is not wholly in control of Afghanistan—certainly not of…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, one thing on which I think we can all agree is that everyone speaking today does so with a sense of deep compassion, but also of great responsibility. We have heard…22 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Bill, which, in addition to sustaining the legal basis for our Armed Forces, brings with it some worthwhile innovations. Inevitably, though, its…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I will make just three points. First, the strategic purpose of our engagement in Afghanistan, for which so many brave people sacrificed life and limb, was to prevent…18 Aug 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, Amendments 23 and 26 touch on the critical issue of skills, in Ofcom and then more widely in the supply chain. They are right to do so, but in my view they are too…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, in speaking to Amendments 18 and 25, to which I have added my name, I have in mind the very purpose of the Bill itself, which is, I take it, to ensure the security and…15 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: UK RelocationMy Lords, the Ministry of Defence has, at least in recent years, been at pains to treat locally employed interpreters justly and with sympathy. It has become apparent, however,…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I welcome this Bill. It is not only necessary, it is also overdue, but it is just one step on a path along which we have much further to go. By itself the Bill will have…29 Jun 2021HANSARDNHS Digital: Primary Care Medical RecordsMy Lords, we urgently need better flows of clinical data between different parts of the NHS, but the public are understandably anxious, given the well-publicised data leaks and…08 Jun 2021HANSARDBelarus: Roman ProtasevichDoes the Minister agree that this egregious act is not just an isolated incident but part of a wider pattern of criminal outrages perpetrated by gangster regimes, which in this…25 May 2021