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HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, I am afraid I have nothing further to add to my previous comments, which were to reassure noble Lords that we do regularly raise human rights issues with the UAE. We…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, I join my noble friend in welcoming the news of the normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel. This is a historic step that takes annexation off the table…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, as I said, the case is ultimately one for the parties involved: the UAE, Yemen and the United States. We will continue to engage with the UAE. We will raise concerns, as…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, the return of a person to another state where there are substantial grounds to believe that a danger exists of their being subjected to torture is prohibited under…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, the case is ultimately one between the parties involved—the UAE, Yemen and the United States—but as the noble Baroness highlights, we remain committed to the promotion…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, we have not made representations to the Government of the UAE on their plans to return 18 former Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen. The UK regularly raises human rights…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her words on Hong Kong and I welcome her commendation of our activity there. The UK takes great pride in standing up for universal human…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGuantanamo Bay DetaineesMy Lords, the UK Government’s long-standing position is that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay should close. We will continue to engage with the US Government on this…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, the noble Baroness is quite right that we do not know how effective a vaccine may be or when it may come, so of course, we must continue our work across the world,…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, as the noble Baroness says, COVAX does not prevent countries signing up to their own bilateral deals, but we really believe that bringing the world together through the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, getting vaccinated against preventable diseases is of course the right thing to do to protect others. The UK Government take the issue of disinformation very seriously;…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, the funding I spoke of in my original Answer will contribute to the supply of 1 billion doses in 2021 and the vaccination of up to 500 million people. We believe that…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineI completely agree that we must ensure we have community trust in vaccines, which will be essential to persuade people that taking the vaccine is the right thing to do. In the UK…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, of course, we recognise the importance of ensuring that any successful vaccine developed can be distributed to all those who need it, particularly in developing…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, doses for the advance market commitment countries will be secured through advance purchase agreements with manufacturers. If countries do not exercise their options to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, we are working closely with the WHO through the ACT accelerator to ensure that we are able to rapidly develop and produce the vaccines as and when they become available.15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, our commitment to global access to Covid-19 medical tools includes supporting voluntary methods of sharing intellectual property and non-exclusive voluntary licensing…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, we are very pleased with the number of countries, including China, that have signed up to the COVAX Facility. The UK has been working hard with our partners across the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to VaccineMy Lords, the UK is committed to equitable global access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines. Last month, at the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister announced up to £500…15 Oct 2020HANSARDLGBT International RightsMy Lords, we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances and oppose any discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. We will continue to work with countries to remove…12 Oct 2020