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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

"My Lords, we all feel the most immense sympathy about the appalling case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, but it is entirely the fault of the Iranian Government. Almost 12 years ago, I visited Iran just before the Iranian Green Movement was crushed and I remember a Minister looking us in the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, I declare that I do not have an interest because, sadly, I do not own a grouse moor. It seems to me that the Motion is prompted more by an antipathy towards grouse shooting than by care for biodiversity. Nearly two years ago a university friend of mine, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Feb 2021
Pandemics and Environmental Degradation

"My Lords, this degradation is driven by pressure on resources, which is of course caused by demand and increasing consumption, with poorer countries understandably wanting to raise living standards to those of more prosperous countries. The elephant in this particular room is, of course, population growth. When I was born, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Feb 2021
Beijing Winter Olympic Games 2022

"My Lords, anyone who doubts the propaganda use to which the Olympics can be put by an authoritarian regime should visit the astonishing, magnificent 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, which is a monument to National Socialism, whereas the boycott—the partial boycott—of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 sent a strong signal …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2021
EU Ambassador to the UK: Diplomatic Status

"May I belatedly—I understand that he has been here for some months—welcome the EU ambassador to the United Kingdom, as I welcome the ambassadors of every EU member state? Obviously, though, there is now scope for duplication, because no one will be quite clear where the lines are delineated between …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Ethiopia: Northern Tigray Region

"My Lords, I first visited Ethiopia with the Commons International Development Committee. We had a long meeting with Meles Zenawi, who was very impressive, and was often described as Tony Blair’s favourite African dictator. He, of course, has been gone for many years. However, when I visited last year, although …..."
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Written Question
Muslim Brotherhood
Monday 9th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Robathan (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the report by Sir John Jenkins Muslim Brotherhood review: main findings, published in December 2015, what recent assessment, if any, they have made of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The Government remains committed to reviewing any groups or individuals whose actions may pose a national security threat to the UK. These reviews are undertaken on the basis of credible evidence and we will continue to consider any new evidence on the Muslim Brotherhood's activities against the UK's legal thresholds.

Written Question
Ibrahim Mounir
Monday 9th November 2020

Asked by: Lord Robathan (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Minister or Government representative has met Ibrahim Mounir since his appointment as Secretary General of the International Organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

There have been no meetings between Ibrahim Mounir and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials or Ministers since the conclusion of the 2015 Muslim Brotherhood Review.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
Schools: Great British September Clean

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage schools to participate in Keep Britain Tidy’s “Great British September Clean” campaign...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
Schools: Great British September Clean

"My Lords, I am pleased to hear what the Minster says about getting every child involved. If children were better educated about the ghastly scourge of litter, over time they and their families might not dump litter in our towns and countryside, as currently happens. So will my noble friend …..."
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