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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19: Surplus Vaccine Doses

"My Lords, I congratulate the Government on this initiative and on their positive support for COVAX. I note that other countries are making their own unilateral offers. Will the Government, with their influence as president of the G7, take two further initiatives? Will they seek a commitment from G7 countries, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Nov 2020
Official Development Assistance

"My Lords, this cut is short-sighted and mean-spirited; it will damage our national interests and scar the lives of millions. Disturbingly, there is no end point. We are all aware of the financial situation, but what other options were considered? The UK will spend billions on vaccines from its aid …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh

"My Lords, I know from Armenian friends how tragic this is and I understand the potential for this conflict to increase regional instability, and I am therefore pleased with the steps that the Government are taking. However, what discussions have Her Majesty’s Government had with the Turkish Government and what …..."
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Written Question
Nobel Prize
Monday 4th November 2019

Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the nomination by the Republic of South Korea of the nurses Marianne Stoger and Margaritha Pissarek for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

​As set out by the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, it would not be appropriate for the British Government to comment on the nominations submitted for the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 by the Government of the Republic of South Korea.

Written Question
Commonwealth: Midwives and Nurses
Thursday 16th May 2019

Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be raising the proposal that 2020 be designated the Year of the Nurse and Midwife at the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting on 19 May.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The UK recognises the vital work conducted by nurses and midwives across the Commonwealth and supports the WHO Executive Board's proposal for 2020 to be recognised as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. We look forward to discussing important topics such as this at the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting later this month.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jun 2017
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, as described by many noble Lords today, enormous changes are under way in the world, accompanied by many dangers and risks. Moreover, as many noble Lords have said, we need to redefine UK foreign policy and reshape our place in the world—and, of course, determine how best to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Mar 2017
Commonwealth

"My Lords, I very much welcome the debate and appreciated the way in which the Minister introduced it. Over the last 10 years or more, I have worked mainly in Africa and have come to understand the Commonwealth much better—what extraordinarily strong links we have as a member of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 May 2015
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I will use my few minutes to speak about international development. International development is, of course, intimately linked with foreign policy and is fundamentally about the UK’s place in the world and how it is perceived by other Governments and other peoples.

In what has been already described …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 10 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"My Lords, my personal view is very straightforward: we are inevitably and intricately linked with Europe, and we need to work out our future in it through negotiation. I am also very clear that change is needed; I agree with my noble friend Lord Turnbull about the range of issues …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2013
Commonwealth

"My Lords, I wanted to take part in this debate more to listen than to speak, and I have been wonderfully rewarded so far. I come at this as rather a newcomer to the Commonwealth, or to the issues of the Commonwealth, although, of course, I was born a Commonwealth …..."
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