In the Lords

The noble Baroness makes an important point, and of course we have learned lessons from Afghanistan, as we strive to from every event tha

My Lords, as it stand today, our priority has to be to continue with the programme of evacuations of British nationals.

I personally have not had discussions with the Home Office.

First, I echo the noble Lord’s remarks on the bravery of our service men and women.

I thank the noble and right reverend Lord for his comments in relation to Christian Aid, and I agree with him.

I thank the noble Earl for his intervention, his suggestion and his question.

There is no perfect answer to that question because the communications infrastructure is so patchy.

My Lords, I am afraid I do not have anything that I am able to share with the House on that point—it is key.

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for this opportunity to respond to questions and provide an update on the increasingly troubling s

I draw the noble Lord’s attention to the Integrated Review Refresh and the international development strategy, both of which were publish