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HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsMy Lords, China is flexing its muscles rather like Hitler’s Germany in the early 1930s, using the distraction caused by the Wuhan virus to see what it can get away with. The new…04 Jun 2020HANSARDOil: Changes in Global MarketsMy Lords, oil was trading at over $34 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate and $32 for Brent Crude by early Monday—up from a month ago, but 50% less than at the beginning of the…21 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for raising this debate and for her wise words at the beginning. Covid-19 has brought into stark relief a number of things…14 May 2020HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, civil wars are very bloody and unpleasant. There is no doubt that, as they come towards the end game, they get more bloody and unpleasant. There are no good guys in…13 May 2020HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, there is a very real danger of the fragile ceasefire in Idlib breaking down, not least because Turkey has not met its commitments to demobilise al-Nusra and other jihadi…30 Apr 2020HANSARDIntegrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review will inform the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review.23 Mar 2020HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, speaking as a simple sailor, it seems amazing to me that we call this smart. We have a road on which cars go along at about 70 miles per hour. If your car goes wrong,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDChemicals RegulationMy Lords, can the Minister clarify something for me? The noble Lord, Lord Fox, mentioned a figure of £1 billion to reregister chemicals that are already acceptable within Europe.…16 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, 263 years ago this week, we shot an Admiral to encourage the others. Does the Minister think maybe we should do something not quite as serious, but quite serious, to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyWhat diplomatic links do we now have with the Assad regime, and what we have done to try to change these attacks by the Russians and the Syrians on the enclave?10 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, how will Flybe’s collapse impact on Skybus and its flights across the Scilly Isles? Does this make it even more important that we push for the ferry that should be…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Young of Norwood Green for tabling this very timely debate. To start, I ask the Minister to confirm that, in 2019-2020, the licence fee…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingBBC Monitoring is crucial if we are to understand these countries that are a real danger to us. Will that be covered as well?05 Mar 2020HANSARDSecurity, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy: Integrated ReviewTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; who will lead that review; and whether the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDSecurity, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy: Integrated ReviewMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. I am amazed that this highly complex review, which ought to be called the Johnson review, is going to have to provide answers about…04 Mar 2020HANSARDHolyheadMy Lords, the infrastructure in Holyhead, like the infrastructure in many ports around the UK, does not include the ability for ships, particularly ferries in the case of…02 Mar 2020HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceMy Lords, these people effectively fought the Queen’s enemies alongside us. Does the Minister not agree that the foot-dragging, delays and confusion over this is a terrible…25 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear Power StationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government which United Kingdom nuclear power stations will be providing power to the National Grid in (1) 2030, (2) 2032, and (3) 2035.24 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear Power StationsI thank the Minister for her Answer but the Government appear somewhat complacent about tackling what will be a crisis for our future energy supply, particularly the supply of…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFishery Protection SquadronI thank the Minister for that very full response. It is important that we get this right. We have 80,000 square miles of water to look after and as experience shows, that…12 Feb 2020