Afghan Interpreters Debate

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Department: Home Office
Wednesday 18th October 2023

(6 months, 3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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I am happy to provide the noble and gallant Lord with that information; I will do my very best to find it.

Lord Udny-Lister Portrait Lord Udny-Lister (Con)
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My Lords, does the Minister accept that much of the world is not as stable as we would like, and that we have a duty of care to locally employed staff in our embassies, particularly in countries which are in difficulty at this time and could be in a similar situation to Afghanistan? Have we learnt these lessons?