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HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, I am unsure about the answer to that question; I will get further information to my noble friend. The engagement that we continue to have with the Saudi Government is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for the point he makes. I will of course pass it on to my noble friend Lord Ahmad, and his office will no doubt investigate it further.14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, the noble Lord makes an excellent point, as the whole issue of these executions is at the forefront of our minds, and we continually raise the use of the death penalty…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, the United Kingdom has always been clear that Khashoggi’s murder was a terrible crime. We condemn his killing in the strongest possible terms, which is why we have…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionI thank the right reverend Prelate for that question and bringing to our attention the issue of juveniles. However, I find it difficult to believe that, even with what is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, I am afraid the noble Lord is inaccurate. If he had had only three-quarters of an hour to prepare for this, he might have the same difficulty with it. It is quite clear…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, as the noble Baroness knows, we always keep the issues relating to sanctions under review, and I would not want to pre-empt anything that could happen in the future.14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, all I can say to the noble Lord is that the situation is indeed dire, in so far as 81 people have been executed over the weekend—as I said, I was personally shocked—and…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionLuckily, I am not in his position, but I think I did answer the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Collins. I said to him that, if such meetings happen in the future—I am sure…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, the noble Baroness asks a very important question. I do not have any detail relating to that, so I will write to her.14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionThe noble Baroness makes some really good points as far as sport is concerned and how important it is. She might have been referring to the purchase of Newcastle United. As she is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAs my noble friend the Minister quietly reminds me, the amendments will be moved in their place on the Marshalled List.10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do now resume, and in doing so, I suggest that we do not resume the Committee stage of this Bill until 2.45 pm.10 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, my noble friend makes some good points. We also have to recognise the important role of the African Union and SADC, as well as South Africa, in relation to Zimbabwe. We…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, yes, we are concerned about the recent incidents of violence targeting CCC rallies. As I said, our ambassador in Harare tweeted to called on the Government to ensure…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord. I agree that such language, inciting political violence, has no place in any country, including Zimbabwe. We urge the Government of Zimbabwe to…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, I thank my noble friend. Violence against women remains a serious issue, as she said, with gender-based violence prevalent across all parts of society and reports of it…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, I am glad my noble friend has brought that to the attention of the House. We were particularly disappointed to see that Zimbabwe abstained during the UNGA vote on…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the noble Lord mentioned South Africa. As he is perfectly aware from his deep knowledge on this area, there is a deep and long-standing partnership with South Africa; we…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the British embassy in Harare regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders to improve our understanding of the political and economic issues in Zimbabwe. This of…08 Mar 2022