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HANSARDUK Sanctions StrategyToday, HM Government are publishing their first sanctions strategy. The world is more complex and more dangerous. It is marked by hostile states, terrorist organisations,…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Balochistan: Human RightsI absolutely take the right hon. Gentleman’s important point on the question of Dr Mahrang Baloch’s current safety; I will pick that up with the team at the high commission and…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Balochistan: Human RightsI am grateful to the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for this important debate and his focus on raising awareness of the challenges faced by the people…20 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghanistan: Hazara CommunityThe hon. Lady sets out some of the shocking issues that we know about. Indeed, Daesh claimed responsibility for the November attacks and we are continuing to see these challenges.…30 Jan 2024HANSARDAfghanistan: Hazara CommunityThe UK works closely with the international community including the G7 and G20 and through the UN to protect the human rights of all of Afghanistan’s people and to co-ordinate a…30 Jan 2024HANSARDWest Philippine SeaThe hon. Gentleman sets out a really important position, and we want to continue to support and work closely with the Philippines. I was able to co-chair the first UK-Philippines…30 Jan 2024HANSARDChina: Diplomatic RelationshipThe Government set out their approach to China in the integrated review refresh last year. We must continue to engage with China to work towards open, constructive and stable…30 Jan 2024HANSARDChina: Diplomatic RelationshipThe hon. Gentleman highlights the importance of understanding and planning for such economic coercion. This is an area of policy that sits within my portfolio in the FCDO. Across…30 Jan 2024HANSARDAfghanistan: Hazara CommunityThe hon. Lady highlights the frustration that we all feel. We are working closely with international partners at a number of levels to ensure credible monitoring not only of the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDWest Philippine SeaThe UK is committed to the primacy of the United Nations convention on the law of the sea, and to freedom of navigation and overflight. We oppose any action that raises tensions,…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe work closely with Thailand, and our officials in the country, led by our ambassador, do a great deal of work around these difficult issues when they arise. I have picked up…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe always continue to make it clear that we disagree with the death penalty. My colleague the Minister for South Asia raised this issue most recently on 10 January, and we…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlthough I cannot comment in detail on future ministerial plans, I assure my hon. Friend that the UK Government have a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India. The…30 Jan 2024HANSARDWest Philippine SeaI was in Vietnam in October, speaking at the South China sea conference, and I set out very clearly the UK’s position and raised the serious risks, which my hon. Friend…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongI thank the shadow Minister for her question, but I do not speak for the Prime Minister. I think it was made clear in the Foreign Secretary’s comments a few weeks ago—he had the…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for securing this important debate and for his characteristically powerful and challenging…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongI absolutely hear my hon. Friend’s point, but I will continue to reiterate that line, for very good reason. I hope that we can, as we have many times before, discuss in the Lobby…23 Jan 2024HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesI will take that away and we can perhaps pick it up more fully. As colleagues set out, this has been an important and positive debate. The UK plays a long-standing and leading…09 Jan 2024HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesI apologise for the cough—I am apparently enjoying a three-month winter cough, so apologies to all for that. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) for securing…09 Jan 2024HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesI said earlier that the Government are focusing not only on how we spend our development budget but on how we invest in and give space to the private sector to use its research…09 Jan 2024