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HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI note the hon. Gentleman’s request on the China strategy. I am afraid that I cannot provide any more detail at the moment—it is not in my purview to do so—but we continue to work…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI will take that point away and discuss it with the team. Just as we have in many countries, there are consulates general not only at the main embassy but across large areas.…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterThe Chinese embassy and Beijing will no doubt send a new consul general in due course. We will be clear, as we always are with all those who come to serve in their embassies in…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterThe Foreign Secretary was clear with the Chinese embassy, and we have followed through. I am pleased that the outcome is that those whom Greater Manchester police identified as…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI think the whole House agrees that Greater Manchester police behaved incredibly well through what was a difficult situation. As we have discussed, the Vienna convention on…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI thank my hon. Friend for all her work as the Prime Minister’s envoy on freedom of religion or belief. Hers is an incredibly important voice that reaches across the world,…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterThe hon. Gentleman continues to be a great champion for those oppressed in many parts of the world. We now have a robust and active sanctions regime, and we use it firmly to make…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The consul general left the UK first. Of the remaining five, I do not have precise numbers on the last few—I am not sure whether it is…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterAs the Foreign Secretary said yesterday, the Vienna convention on consular relations allows states to withdraw members of a consular post at any point, and we were clear that we…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterAs Members of the House will be aware, the Foreign Secretary laid a written ministerial statement yesterday to update the House on actions taken following the incident that…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterAs I said in my statement and as was said in our conversations with the Chinese embassy, in London and indeed at post—our ambassador’s conversations with the Chinese Government in…15 Dec 2022HANSARDCommonwealth CountriesIn an increasingly uncertain world, where sovereignty is challenged, the UK believes that the Commonwealth provides an important network of prospering free nations of brothers and…13 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Energy SuppliesWe are supporting Ukraine on air defence to help to protect its critical national infrastructure against Russian attacks, and providing support to repair and restore energy…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsATAS continues to be an essential tool to prevent sensitive UK technologies from reaching military programmes of concern, so we are proud of the work done by our incredible team…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have received more than 49,000 ATAS applications, of which only 824 remain beyond the target processing time. I am happy to pick up with the hon. Lady any specific cases that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working alongside the G7 to end that reliance on Russian energy and with the international community to open up alternative sources of energy, ensuring market stability. We…13 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Energy SuppliesMy hon. Friend is right that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for International Trade are mobilising UK industry. The DIT held an…13 Dec 2022HANSARDCommonwealth CountriesI thank the hon. Lady for her comments on the Foreign Secretary’s speech yesterday, which I thought set out very clearly the patient diplomacy that we consider the Commonwealth to…13 Dec 2022HANSARDCommonwealth CountriesThe hon. Gentleman is a stalwart champion on this matter. I can assure him that in all our conversations with the Commonwealth countries within my regional portfolios and those of…13 Dec 2022HANSARDCommonwealth CountriesAs a former member of the hon. Lady’s Public Accounts Committee, I would be very happy to take that up. I know that Lord Ahmad in the other place would be willing to sit down with…13 Dec 2022