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HANSARD SyriaI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her comments. She has raised a number of issues, with which I will deal in turn. First, she asked about the UK’s engagement with HTS. I…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend raises an issue that could not be more important. When we talk about arrangements being inclusive, comprehensive and representative, that must include arrangements…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am very grateful to the right hon. Member for his question. I am sure that he will understand —indeed, he has followed these issues for many years—that the UK’s sanctions regime…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaSadly, it is very clear that under Assad, we did not see a justice system that was focused on criminal justice and on providing proper accountability. Instead, there was a vast…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the current situation in Syria. Ten days have passed since Assad’s departure. The Government welcomed the fall…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaYes, I can reassure my hon. Friend on that. It is important for us to understand the situation in many countries in the region. Jordan has a very large proportion of Palestinian…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the critical need for an international process, and the need for continuation of the engagement that we have seen in recent…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising these issues. I briefly mentioned that the UK has been in contact with Türkiye and the Syrian Democratic Forces since the start of…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI covered the nature of the UK’s engagement with HTS both in my statement and in my answers. Of course, it is critical that the UK is clear about the need for a future political…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaWe are aware that the situation is incredibly complex, and a large number of armed groups, with a variety of different affiliations, are involved. In that context, the most…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI agree with my hon. Friend. Of course, millions of Syrian refugees remain in Türkiye, Lebanon and Jordan, and the House has to recognise that a further surge of refugees out of…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for all his work over many years on these and associated issues. He talked about the complex situation that faces us now. As many have…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI will try to answer the hon. Member’s four questions as quickly as possible, so that others can speak. First, there were already tough sanctions in place against the Assad…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government could not have been clearer about our position on antisemitism: there is no place for antisemitism in our society, nor for any form of racism. That applies whether…18 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Asian Development Bank (Thirteenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2024
Draft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. The draft orders, which were laid before the House on 4 November, will permit the UK Government to make separate financial…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Asian Development Bank (Thirteenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2024
Draft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Asian Development Bank (Thirteenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2024.16 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Asian Development Bank (Thirteenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2024
Draft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his questions and for his interest in this critical area. I will endeavour to answer as many points as I can. First, I was pleased that…16 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Leadership on SudanMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and he is absolutely correct. The nutrition for growth conference is coming up next year in Paris, and I was discussing that yesterday…28 Nov 2024HANSARD UK Leadership on SudanI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. That resolution was asking for what anyone can see is desperately needed in Sudan: an end to impediments to aid; above all, an end to the…28 Nov 2024HANSARD UK Leadership on SudanI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that important question; he is of course right about the need to act against conflict-related sexual violence, which many Members have…28 Nov 2024