"My Lords, with the Chief Whip’s permission, and drawing attention to my interests on the register, I welcome the noble Lord to his position and look forward to working with him. In the context of the responses he has given, what assessment have His Majesty’s Government made of the Mecca …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a distinct privilege to rise in your Lordships’ House, particularly when the subject matter before us concerns the key priority of any nation: the defence and security of the realm in an era of unprecedented global volatility and conflict.
"My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register on organisations working in the Middle East and on conflict resolution. I thank the Minister. At a time when there is a lot of challenge in the air and on budgets, I know that she prioritises the issue of …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, I note and welcome the recent agreement reached by the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of India, on the FTA and its commencement date in July. However, there is another issue on the horizon when it comes to steel tariffs, which is the imposition from 1 January …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, I appreciate the challenge the Minister is facing with the cuts, and I agree with my noble friend about the protection of certain ring-fenced things, including the priority on the WPS agenda. Will the Minister leverage that more extensively, working together with colleagues in the Ministry of Defence? …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, during my time as Minister it was my humbling honour to serve for seven years as leading the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative, picking up the baton from my noble friend Lady Anelay and continuing the valuable work of my noble friend Lord Hague. In thanking …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register on the Middle East and conflict resolution. Perhaps I could push the Minister further on the issue of Lebanon raised by my noble friend Lord Callanan. The United Kingdom, as he rightly acknowledged, has a long-standing support for Lebanon …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will be aware that in 2023, the previous Government signed the PDCA, which was a political agreement that looked at humanitarian areas and covered human rights. What is the status of that agreement? My understanding is that it is yet to be ratified. In that light, …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech
"My Lords, I too join the chorus in thanks to the most reverend Primate for her excellent and thoughtful introduction to this debate—and, of course, for the impeccable timing. As we have already heard from the noble Lord, Lord Knight, Anthropic’s co-founder has called for a “brake” on AI. At …..." Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - View Speech