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HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanMy hon. Friend raises an important point. As I said in my statement earlier, we will always continue to remind the new Government of Pakistan, as we did the previous one, of their…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanAs I say, these are broad and generous schemes and I can update the House on them today. The figures I have in front of me show that since October last year we have been able to…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point, and I am comfortable in committing to him that he will receive the reply he hopes to have by the close of play. He is absolutely…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanOn the ACRS, obviously the first part has been running, and we will continue to run these schemes as we need to. [ Interruption. ] The hon. Lady is welcome to write to me if she…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanMy hon. Friend raises an important point. In terms of the UK’s commitment, we continue to be one of the largest donors to Afghanistan in a number of humanitarian areas, with £130…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanAs I say, the ARAP programme is very generous, and it remains open—17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanI would not compare Rwanda, which we consider to be a safe country for those who are ineligible for asylum here, to Afghanistan. Importantly, those Afghan refugees who are…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanThe hon. Gentleman highlights the fact that the review of further potential eligible applicants is ongoing by the Ministry of Defence, and as decisions on eligibility are made,…17 Apr 2024HANSARDHong Kong Six-monthly ReportMy noble Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, has today made the following statement: The latest…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitI am grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) for securing the debate, and I thank him and other hon. Members for their thoughtful contributions. I…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitWe have a great deal of work ongoing, as the hon. Gentleman would expect, and in due course I am sure we will bring it to the House. Importantly, he has stated clearly—I know he…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitI do not have the figures to hand, but we want to see our flourishing science and technology co-operation continue to grow. That was set out in the Government’s national…25 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 218). This statutory instrument contains measures…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the hon. Lady for her comments and for the positive support that we have in the room today. The regulations are the latest addition to our package of sanctions. As all…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIllegal MigrationMy hon. Friend raises a point that is raised in many of our postbags. The reality is that individuals in need of international protection should claim asylum in the first safe…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and we continue to raise our concerns about breaches of the Sino-British joint declaration that we see, and about this new layer of…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. As he knows, some of our officials have met representatives of the company concerned, and we are continuing to take action…12 Mar 2024HANSARDIllegal MigrationAs I said, we continue to engage across a number of international fora to strengthen our collaboration, and to make sure that we have secure and ambitious partnerships to tackle…12 Mar 2024HANSARDIllegal MigrationWe are engaging with international partners on a “whole of route” approach to addressing irregular migration. This includes: a multi-year operational plan with France to stop…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTimor-Leste: British EmbassyI am announcing the UK’s intention to reopen the British embassy in Timor-Leste. This will mark the next stage in our deepening friendship—building on an intensification of the…11 Mar 2024