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HANSARD YemenI may also have to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to that question. We do have a defence relationship with Saudi Arabia and work closely with the country on a number of…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenA large number of investigations have taken place. The Saudi Foreign Minister has been to this House in the past and has answered questions from Members about some of those…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenThe UK is committed to ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers and protecting all children from armed conflict. We condemn in the strongest terms all grave violations and…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenThere is a range of questions there. I am sure that our Prime Minister raised this in his UN discussions, although I will have to come back to the House on the details. I know…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenThe UK offers full support to Martin Griffiths’ UN-led process as well as the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross. In April, the Yemen Quad reaffirmed its…01 Oct 2019HANSARDZimbabweI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I know she has considerable expertise as the chairman of the all-party group on Zimbabwe. We are very concerned about the current human…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for consistently raising this topic. As he will know, the Government have accepted all the recommendations in the report and work is under way to take them…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I am pleased to have taken over consular services, which assist British nationals travelling, living and working overseas. I appreciate her…03 Sept 2019HANSARDZimbabweWe are gravely concerned at the heavy-handed response to protests in Harare on 16 August and the recent arrest and abductions of Opposition figures. President Mnangagwa must hold…03 Sept 2019HANSARDZimbabweI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. The UK provided £94 million of aid to Zimbabwe in 2018-19. None of that money is channelled through the Zimbabwe Government. I…03 Sept 2019HANSARDStrategic Transport Infrastructure Projects: EssexI welcome my right hon. Friend’s tireless championing of the case for improved road and rail in Essex, and I am happy to lend my support to her campaign. The county has a vibrant,…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. We work closely with the Department for International Trade to secure more inward investment into the UK, and we ensure through our…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend that nuclear power has a key role to play in delivering the net zero target and acknowledge the unrivalled nuclear expertise in Copeland, which I was…16 Jul 2019HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is right to say that the decisions by JLR and BMW about the electric Mini are votes of confidence in the workforce in the west…16 Jul 2019HANSARDAutomotive IndustryOur UK-wide grant scheme and the £400 million public-private charging infrastructure investment fund will see thousands more public charge points installed across the UK,…16 Jul 2019HANSARDAutomotive IndustryYesterday, the Prime Minister chaired a roundtable with automotive companies to discuss how the Government can best continue to support the industry through this period of…16 Jul 2019HANSARDManufacturing OutputI thank my hon. Friend for that question. As he will know, that is in the hands of the official receiver. I am seeking to keep him and other local Members of Parliament updated…16 Jul 2019HANSARDManufacturing OutputI am proud that we remain one of the most attractive destinations in the world for foreign direct investment. UK unemployment has now fallen below 3.8% for the first time since…16 Jul 2019HANSARDManufacturing OutputI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She will know that the Secretary of State and I are actively involved in the British Steel support group, which meets weekly. We will…16 Jul 2019HANSARDManufacturing OutputThe latest Office for National Statistics index of production figures show that, despite strong fluctuations in recent months, the level of manufacturing output in May 2019 was…16 Jul 2019