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My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for bringing this debate to the House and I commend the Joint Committee on Human Rights for a report that is both sobering and constructive. Its central conclusion, that goods produced through forced labour are entering UK supply chains, should concern us all. As the report argues, in comparison with our main international trading...
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My Lords, I note what the Minister said in her earlier answer about the complexity of this issue, but I want to ask about transparency, which is very important here. Will the Government publish the underlying evidence and risk assessments alongside the framework, so that Parliament, scientists and stakeholders can scrutinise how priorities have been determined?
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My Lords, in previous debates on atrocity crimes, I have said that we cannot continue to look away when there is credible evidence of genocide. The Bill before us today is an opportunity to address this challenge, and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his continued efforts to find a way to formally determine genocide. His introduction clearly set out why that is needed. The...
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My Lords, we are hearing deeply concerning reports of continued assaults in El Obeid, and I welcome the recent statement from the UK and like-minded partners on that. Given these reports and the strategic importance of El Obeid as a humanitarian hub and as a gateway to Kordofan and Darfur, what assessment have the Government made of the humanitarian situation in El Obeid and what further...
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Impact of cuts to Official Development Assistance on international development outcomes for women and girls – Baroness Sugg. Short debate
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To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish a full list of bilateral allocations for Official Development Assistance spending for 2026–27 to 2028–29.
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I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer, and I look forward to the publication. The cuts to the UK’s official development assistance—some of the most severe across G20 countries—mean that the remaining bilateral spend will need to be targeted to remain as effective as possible. How will the Government monitor, track and publish progress against the FCDO’s six refreshed...
Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Baroness Sugg
✍️ Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig
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To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024, on options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to public safety arising from the early release of prisoners, including registered sex offenders, under the current early release scheme.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been Ministerial level contact between the UK Government and the Mauritian Government since 20 January; and if so, which Ministers and which interlocutors.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of specialist courts to fast-track rape cases.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek new legal advice on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory following the appointment of a new Attorney General on 20 July.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether the conversion of international finance grants to loans remains classed as official development assistance; and, if not, whether the official development budget will decrease.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether women and girls will remain one of their foreign policy priorities.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities for tackling violence against women and girls internationally.
Mwy o cwestiynau ysgrifenedig Baroness Sugg
