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HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee that these bounties are extraterritorial and therefore have no rights or legitimacy here.…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsIt is always nice to have the chance to discuss sanctions with a former sanctions Minister. It is one of the most extraordinarily complex but impactful tools that the FCDO has to…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsAs colleagues know, we do not discuss potential future sanctions, as that could reduce their ability to have the impact we wish them to.06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsMy hon. Friend is always a champion and a strong voice. I thank her for the support she gives to those who are feeling under great strain. Some challenges remain. We suspended our…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsOfficials have regular conversations with allies and partners around the world. They work with Interpol to ensure that rules that need to be maintained are and to ensure that we…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI would be pleased to catch up with my hon. Friend after this urgent question to discuss that matter more fully. Absolutely, I will take it up with urgency.06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsIt is heartening to know that Members on both sides of the House are so closely involved with the BNOs who are coming to the UK to make their new homes here, and I thank my hon.…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsThe Foreign Secretary has many meetings during the week. I will take away that question, and I am sure that Foreign Office Ministers will have heard of the importance of these…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI have said it but I am happy to reiterate. Colleagues rightly have concerns for the safety of those on British soil, and we provide them that freedom of expression. I will not…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsWe continue to call on Beijing to remove the national security law and, indeed, on the Hong Kong authorities to end their targeting of those who stand up for freedom and democracy…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsMy hon. Friend is entirely right, and I give him that absolute assurance. I hope that when the human rights report is published shortly, all those who wish to read it will see…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI can of course confirm that extranational bounties have no validity here. We have no extradition treaty with Hong Kong, because we have suspended it indefinitely, so there is no…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsAs the Foreign Secretary set out in his recent speech on China, we consider it important to engage with our Chinese counterparts, where appropriate, to protect UK interests and to…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria Miller) for securing the debate and for her dedication to the Commonwealth, including as chair of the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI have worked with my hon. Friend on many issues over the years, and chocolate biscuits were always an attraction. Were Mr Speaker to offer chocolate biscuits and cake, I would…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationMy right hon. Friend is right that I came fresh to this at midday today, but I will happily take it away. My officials in the box will support me in providing that information. My…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsAs the Foreign Secretary set out on Monday in response to this latest egregious action in Hong Kong, we will not tolerate any attempts by the Chinese authorities to intimidate…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that there are those who wish to destabilise the international order and rules-based system, and that the positive, co-operative…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationMy right hon. Friend pre-empts me. It was interesting to hear the expertise of my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley) who, in her many roles…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI thank my right hon. Friend for her helpful and clear perspective on what is going on in next week’s schedule. As I say, and as the Foreign Secretary set out clearly in his…06 Jul 2023