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HANSARDInternational Economic CrimeMy hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the importance, given that we are one of the world’s leading financial centres, of our being as rigorous as possible and taking a…25 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanMy hon. and gallant Friend is right to raise that matter. He will be aware that the Foreign Secretary has put freedom of religion and belief at the heart of our work, which is led…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanIt is an absolute honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Cheryl, particularly while you are having such a busy and prominent role on national television. I add my…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanDonald Booth is in town today, and I met with him earlier.20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for his work at the time of the last Darfur crisis, and, of course, to our late lamented colleague Jo Cox, who made such an impact on the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI would like to pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman but, in the interest of brevity, I must tell him that many of those points were covered in my earlier answers. Our travel advice…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI agree with the hon. Gentleman. A few days ago, I met some of the leading non-governmental organisations that are delivering humanitarian assistance, and access is continuing to…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanAs far as Darfur is concerned, the crucial organisation there is UNAMID. With regard to Khartoum, the important way forward there is to ensure that the Transitional Military…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the Foreign Secretary’s prioritisation of freedom of religion and belief in his work, and my colleague from the other place, Lord Tariq Ahmad,…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanIn the interests of brevity, Madam Deputy Speaker, I confirm that the UK position is that there should be no further drawdown.13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanTo the hon. Gentleman’s latter point, we believe it is important to raise those concerns with the relevant countries at the earliest possible opportunity, and I can assure him…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanFirst, I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s strong interest in this area. I answer a lot of the written parliamentary questions that he tables. I want to put on record for the people…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanLet me clarify what I said. We believe that in Darfur, where the reports have been hard to confirm, UNAMID can have an important role in trying to get to the bottom of what has…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanThe hon. Gentleman will have heard about the way in which we are engaging with our EU counterparts on this. We talked about near neighbours, but of course Sudan is very close to…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI assure the hon. Lady that we are using every diplomatic avenue that we can to seek to ensure that the uprising leads to a smooth transition to civilian rule. We are certainly…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI start by putting on the record my gratitude to my hon. Friend for his tireless advocacy on behalf of the people of Sudan, for his involvement in the all-party group on Sudan and…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanThe people of Sudan have shown incredible bravery and perseverance in their demands for an end to a brutal and unaccountable regime. We stand with them. The Transitional Military…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful case. Baroness Sugg will be leading the UK delegation, and I know that she will be thinking about the make-up of the delegation. I note the…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThis has been a short but perfectly formed debate. We have touched the surface of a range of issues relating to the overarching framework that the whole world has signed up to for…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsWe have published this week the main messages from the UK voluntary national review. Obviously we will save for the high-level forum some of the details of the report itself, but…11 Jun 2019