My Lords, I shall speak to the following three statutory instruments, copies of which were laid before this House on 1 and 8 March: first, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022; secondly, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2022; and. thirdly, the Russia...

My Lords, I shall speak to the following three statutory instruments, copies of which were laid before this House on 1 and 8 March: first, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022; secondly, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2022; and. thirdly, the Russia...

My Lords, as always, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness on these issues. As is customary, she asked some really practical questions in her contribution. I share them, living in a rural area and having formerly represented a constituency that, both for industry and for individual families,...

My Lords, as always, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness on these issues. As is customary, she asked some really practical questions in her contribution. I share them, living in a rural area and having formerly represented a constituency that, both for industry and for individual families,...

My Lords, one thing that I think we can be absolutely certain of is that this Parliament and this country are fully united in their condemnation of the actions of the Russian state, particularly Putin and his acolytes. We fully support the introduction of these regulations and the Government’s efforts...

My Lords, one thing that I think we can be absolutely certain of is that this Parliament and this country are fully united in their condemnation of the actions of the Russian state, particularly Putin and his acolytes. We fully support the introduction of these regulations and the Government’s efforts...

My Lords, I am grateful to the two noble Lords and the noble Baroness who spoke in this insightful and, if I may say so, timely discussion. I will do my very best to address the important questions that they asked. There were a lot of them; I am sure...

My Lords, I am grateful to the two noble Lords and the noble Baroness who spoke in this insightful and, if I may say so, timely discussion. I will do my very best to address the important questions that they asked. There were a lot of them; I am sure...

I was asked why we should not sanction the whole of Putin’s inner circle and the security council. I can give a slightly better answer. On 11 March, the Foreign Secretary sanctioned 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. On 10 March, the Government announced...

I was asked why we should not sanction the whole of Putin’s inner circle and the security council. I can give a slightly better answer. On 11 March, the Foreign Secretary sanctioned 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. On 10 March, the Government announced...

I am most grateful to my noble friend for setting out the instruments before us, which I am delighted to say I support most warmly.

There seems to be a general trend in each of the statutory instruments that I have participated in, and that is that corrections are being made....

I am most grateful to my noble friend for setting out the instruments before us, which I am delighted to say I support most warmly.

There seems to be a general trend in each of the statutory instruments that I have participated in, and that is that corrections are being made....

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Since the mass protests against the conduct of the Belarusian presidential election on 19 December 2010, the Belarusian Government have tightened their authoritarian grip on the country. Hundreds of people have been punished for taking part in peaceful protests, with many human rights defenders, and opposition politicians and activists detained....

Since the mass protests against the conduct of the Belarusian presidential election on 19 December 2010, the Belarusian Government have tightened their authoritarian grip on the country. Hundreds of people have been punished for taking part in peaceful protests, with many human rights defenders, and opposition politicians and activists detained....

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial Statement. Since the mass protests against the conduct of the Belarusian presidential election on 19 December 2010, the Belarusian Government have tightened their authoritarian grip on the country. Hundreds of people have been punished...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial Statement. Since the mass protests against the conduct of the Belarusian presidential election on 19 December 2010, the Belarusian Government have tightened their authoritarian grip on the country. Hundreds of people have been punished...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary-under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Chris Bryant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The Government are committed to keeping Parliament informed of the sanctions regimes which the UK implements. Currently the UK implements United Nations sanctions in relation to al-Qaeda and the...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary-under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Chris Bryant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The Government are committed to keeping Parliament informed of the sanctions regimes which the UK implements. Currently the UK implements United Nations sanctions in relation to al-Qaeda and the...

The Government are committed to keeping Parliament informed of the sanctions regimes which the UK implements. Currently the UK implements United Nations sanctions in relation to Al Qaida and the Taliban, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone,...

The Government are committed to keeping Parliament informed of the sanctions regimes which the UK implements. Currently the UK implements United Nations sanctions in relation to Al Qaida and the Taliban, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone,...

Sanctions regimes currently implemented by the United Kingdom as of 1 Nov 2009. 19 p.

Sanctions regimes currently implemented by the United Kingdom as of 1 Nov 2009. 19 p.

I. Communique of the steering board of the Peace Implementation Council, 26/03/2009. 5 p. II. Council of the European Union press release: general affairs and external relations, 16/03/2009. 15 p.

I. Communique of the steering board of the Peace Implementation Council, 26/03/2009. 5 p. II. Council of the European Union press release: general affairs and external relations, 16/03/2009. 15 p.

My Lords, I agree strongly with both underlying propositions the noble Lord, Lord Brittan, has introduced. The services directive proposed by Commissioner Bolkestein in January 2004 requires the co-decision of both the European Parliament and the Council. In February, the European Parliament voted through a package of amendments. The Commission will present a revised...

My Lords, I agree strongly with both underlying propositions the noble Lord, Lord Brittan, has introduced. The services directive proposed by Commissioner Bolkestein in January 2004 requires the co-decision of both the European Parliament and the Council. In February, the European Parliament voted through a package of amendments. The Commission will present a revised...

My Lords, does the Minister agree that the progress that has been made with regard to the services directive is the broad emergence at the European Council of support for the compromise reached in the European Parliament? While far from perfect, and not going nearly as far as one would...

My Lords, does the Minister agree that the progress that has been made with regard to the services directive is the broad emergence at the European Council of support for the compromise reached in the European Parliament? While far from perfect, and not going nearly as far as one would...

There was not, as I recall, discussion on the Palestinian situation in the summit itself. We discussed it earlier in the week, in the General Affairs and External Relations Council on Monday. We will get a better idea of Hamas’s real intentions after the Arab League summit in Khartoum. If...

There was not, as I recall, discussion on the Palestinian situation in the summit itself. We discussed it earlier in the week, in the General Affairs and External Relations Council on Monday. We will get a better idea of Hamas’s real intentions after the Arab League summit in Khartoum. If...