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HANSARDSaudi ArabiaIt is the case that the United Nations is an important forum. There is no doubt about that at all. The UK is a strong supporter of the UN General Assembly’s resolution for the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaI think that the Government, particularly through the comments made by my right honourable friend Sir Alan Duncan, have made the United Kingdom’s position crystal clear. We are…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement made yesterday in the other place by my right honourable friend Mr Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my right honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe and the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaOn the last part of my noble friend’s question, under no circumstances does the United Kingdom overlook this any more than our EU partners. There is no doubt about the strength of…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaI thank my noble friend. His eloquent and poignant comments indicate starkly the enormity of what has happened, when children are the victims of this mindless criminality. Our…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaThe noble Lord speaks with authoritative experience in this sphere. I would not want to prejudge or pre-empt the investigation which the Sri Lankan Government are now embarked on.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaAs both my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister made clear in their Easter messages, there is profound concern at the extent to which Christians…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaThe noble Baroness makes a very valuable point in relation to the Commonwealth, which as she is aware is a strong and coherent family of nations. When any one of these nations is…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaI am sure the whole Chamber will have listened with care to the right reverend Prelate’s observations. He is right that there should always be caution, but I think it is also…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaI thank my noble friend. He raises an important point: there is a significant Sri Lankan population within the United Kingdom and we of course want to reassure that community that…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for the tone of their comments and observations. I think I speak for the whole House when I…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaI respond to the noble Lord by observing that the UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. That includes looking at risks relating to human rights…24 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsMy Lords, the Government are appalled by the introduction of the Sharia penal code in Brunei, allowing Hudud punishments. We believe that corporal and capital punishments go…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsLet me reassure the noble Baroness that advice has been given to British citizens; it is available from the FCO. We are not advising against travel to Brunei. Advice will be given…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsThe Minister with responsibility for the Commonwealth, my noble friend Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, spoke to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth last Thursday. She is already in…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsI thank my noble friend for a pertinent observation. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group is currently chaired by Kenya, and the UK is a member by virtue of being chair in…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsI think the question I heard was about travel. I said in response to an earlier question that we are not advising against travel to Brunei but, as with all foreign travel, we…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsWe encourage all Commonwealth partners to protect and promote the very important values set out in the Commonwealth charter. They include opposition to all forms of…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsSuch matters tend to be for an independent body to consider. There are standards which are expected as regards whether action is taken against an individual, but that is not a…11 Apr 2019