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HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusI can confirm that we have ongoing conversations with allies about all the risks associated with the Taiwan strait, the South China sea, which has also been brought up in this…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusMay I say how apt it is that you are in the Chair this afternoon, Madam Deputy Speaker? I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) for…28 Nov 2024HANSARDECHO 2 ProgrammeThe ECHO 2 telephone contract for telephones in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is 79% completed, but is on track for completion in January 2025. Ministers and…26 Nov 2024HANSARDECHO 2 ProgrammeWith increased scrutiny and hard-working Ministers and officials, we will reach all targets. I will write to the hon. Gentleman with more details on his specific question.26 Nov 2024HANSARDDiplomatic Immunity: Alleged Serious and Significant Offences 2023In 2023, nine serious and significant offences allegedly committed by people entitled to diplomatic or international organisation-related immunity in the United Kingdom were drawn…14 Nov 2024HANSARDDiplomatic Missions and International Organisations: Debts 2023-24Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials have regular contact with diplomatic missions and international organisations in the UK about outstanding national…14 Nov 2024HANSARDGovernment Wine Cellar Report 2022-'24I have today placed a copy of the report on the Government wine cellar for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 in the Libraries of both Houses. This biennial report meets our…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Democracy in BangladeshI am so grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq) for securing this debate and I commend the commitment she has shown to Bangladesh over many…11 Sept 2024HANSARDFCDO Services’ Ministerial Targets 2024-25FCDO Services operates as a trading fund of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. I have set the following performance targets for 2024-2025: An in-year surplus before…02 Sept 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Human RightsMy hon. Friend is an excellent champion for her constituents. The UK and our international partners continue to push for progress towards accountability and justice, including…30 Jul 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Human RightsBangladesh is an important Commonwealth friend, but we remain deeply concerned about recent events. I thank the many Members from across this House who have raised the matter with…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has been very clear that what has happened in the last couple of weeks in Bangladesh is not acceptable—we have raised it on a number of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for his passionate defence of human rights in Kashmir. He of course understands the UK Government’s position that all countries should respect sovereignty,…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for being so active on this issue, including in the parliamentary engagement on Bangladesh last week. The UK is deeply concerned about the violence by state…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question; I know she has visited the region and has a keen interest in it. Colombia is one of the 32 countries currently designated by the FCDO as a…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his interparliamentary work on that important issue. The UK strongly supports the efforts of the authorities and civil society to address the legitimate…30 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesThe right hon. Gentleman asks an important question. I can confirm that this is the legal framework around which the programme will sit. I can also confirm that the Defence…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesThe right hon. Member asks an important question, but there has been no procrastination. Within a month of being elected, we have got the legal framework to the House of Commons…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesObviously the specifics of the supply chain and so on are not really part of the order, but we are aware that that is an important part of our industrial puzzle, and I am sure…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate you, on behalf of the Government, on your accession to the throne—not literally, but to the Speaker’s Chair, which was…24 Jul 2024