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HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawThe national security law in Hong Kong is not being used for its original avowed purpose, which according to Beijing was to target “a tiny number of criminals who…endanger…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global DistributionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. At the G7, by making it clear that we would donate 100 million doses from surplus domestic supply by the end of June 2022, we also leveraged 1…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global DistributionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He will recall that, last year, as that terrible disaster took place, we committed $2 million in extra support for medical equipment. In…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global DistributionThrough our investment in the development of the AstraZeneca vaccine, our finance for COVAX and our commitment of 100 million vaccine doses from surplus domestic supply, the UK is…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global DistributionWhat I would say to the hon. Lady is that Labour promised it would hit 0.7% in 1974. That was the year in which I was born. Labour has never once hit 0.7%. It only twice hit 0.5%,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK has led international efforts to press China to grant urgent and unfettered access to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global DistributionMy hon. Friend can be rightly very proud of the role his constituents have played. It is not only Wockhardt employees, but the wider AstraZeneca collaboration with Government and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe take our responsibilities on those issues very seriously. We have one of the most stringent export control regimes in the world, and we regularly review it. At the same time,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe scrutinise very carefully any allegations—the hon. Gentleman has called them allegations—of human rights abuses. I can tell him about the supply of rubber gloves from Malaysia.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsParticularly after the Harry Dunn case, and what we learned about the risk of finding gaps in immunity—including long-standing gaps that date back to the last Labour Government—I…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the continued systemic non-compliance by Iran with its JCPOA commitments. Of course, Iran is still subject to wide-ranging…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right. We celebrate the role of all communities and all religions in this country: they make Britain what it is. He is absolutely…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe obviously follow attacks on any democracy—particularly, as we have talked about, through misinformation or cyber-crime—very carefully. Ultimately, we work in collaboration with…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawI thank the hon. Lady, but she is wrong on two counts. It was yesterday that the UK, along with our EU, NATO and US allies and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, publicly…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnnual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2020I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) report on human rights and democracy (CP No. 458). The report analyses…08 Jul 2021HANSARDMyanmarThe UK condemns the coup in Myanmar in the strongest possible terms and we continue to stand with the people of Myanmar as they face increased levels of intimidation, violence,…21 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. On the positive side, we welcome President Bolsonaro’s commitment to reach zero illegal deforestation by 2030, and we are working with…15 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have had long conversations with the families of Anoosheh Ashoori and all the other dual nationals who have been detained. Nothing is more moving or heartbreaking in this job…15 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI started life as a maritime lawyer, so I can geek on UNCLOS with the best of them. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s expertise in this area. We welcome the negotiations between…15 Jun 2021HANSARDAid Budget Reduction: Humanitarian ImpactI think that that was pretty unsavoury from the hon. Lady, but I will tell her how we sleep at night. We sleep at night because we are the third biggest ODA budget contributor in…15 Jun 2021