"I just remind your Lordships that there is a hard stop at 8.15 pm because of Hansard, so that is when the Committee must end. I think everybody knows that there are going to be numerous votes this afternoon—noble Lords have just heard what the procedure will be. The advisory …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government are gravely concerned about the conflict in Lebanon and the humanitarian impact. We strongly condemn Hezbollah’s ongoing attacks against Israel. These must cease immediately. The forced displacement of 1 million Lebanese people as a result of Israeli operations is unacceptable and could have further disastrous humanitarian …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"We condemn Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel. Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation and must immediately cease its rocket fire. Israel must not expand this war further into Lebanon, and we are deeply concerned by the scale of Israeli military action. We are providing humanitarian funding in Lebanon, as I have …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for that question. He is right to say that we are working with our allies and partners. As he knows, we are long-standing supporters of the sovereignty of Lebanon, and we welcome the commitments made by the Lebanese Government, including banning Hezbollah’s military activities. The …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"I recognise the picture the noble Baroness paints. I am very happy to find out more, and to take that back to the Foreign Office to see if we can learn more about the specific questions she raises about the refugee camps. As far as the humanitarian situation in Lebanon …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord. Existing bilateral programming continues to bolster preparedness and national response capacity. This includes a £1 million top-up in January to pre-position emergency supplies via the British Red Cross and the Lebanese Red Cross, as well as smaller reallocations by the UNFPA, IOM, UNICEF and others, …..." Lord Lemos - View Speech
"My Lords, I have answered questions before at this Dispatch Box about the situation in Sudan and elsewhere. We are very mindful of the movement of refugees...." Lord Lemos - View Speech