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HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst of all, we at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office try to give the best advice that we can as to how such cases—I have dealt with a number of these difficult…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will obviously attend the UN General Assembly in September. In relation to the Durban declaration and its anniversary, let me reassure my right hon. Friend that—as we…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Deforestation is a key plank of our agenda for COP26, and I have raised it in Indonesia, where it is obviously a big issue, and in parts of…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that the Czech explosion that led to the attribution was many years ago. The decision to attribute was the product of a long investigation by the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. We take the consular work that we do for citizens abroad exceptionally seriously. We deal with those cases day in, day out, often below the media or public radar. I am…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know my hon. Friend has a strong vested interest in that conference, beyond her international interest. Ahead of the leaders summit—I let her and the House know—I will be…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFragile and Conflict-affected Countries: EducationCovid-19 has deepened the crisis in access to education and learning that children face, especially girls and especially in conflict. That is why Britain is championing two global…20 Apr 2021HANSARDMyanmarThe UK condemns the coup in Myanmar and reiterates our deep concern at the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors. We call on the military to hand back power to the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman and pay tribute to him, because, back in 2012, he was one of the cross-party alliance in favour of these measures. I remember his moral courage and…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for his powerful statement and his welcome support. Obviously, we do not comment on individual names, not least because we do not want to give them…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateWe already have free trade deals—indeed, the EU did such free trade deals—with countries around the world, from Asia to Africa, which have the death penalty or corporal…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateThat is a great question. Of course, we live in hope; I always want the door to be open on this and other issues where we want to engage. What I would like to see is either for…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the hon. Lady for raising a really important point. I have had discussions about this not just with the Lord Chancellor, but with the President of the Supreme Court. We…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to her for her eloquent and tenacious role as a champion for freedom of religion and belief, and as the Prime Minister’s special…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. There will be ample time for further discussions of the Trade Bill, but the arguments around genocide and the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the right hon. Gentleman. He makes an important and focused point about the fact that the requirements under the Modern Slavery Act, particularly in respect of the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateThe hon. Gentleman made a whole range of remarks that suggest he lives in a parallel universe. I have to say that some of what he said was just pure nonsense. I made it clear that…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateOn the first point, I am certainly not imputing bad faith, but what the shadow Foreign Secretary said is wholly inaccurate and I will correct the record shortly. In relation to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the right hon. Gentleman for welcoming the action we have taken today. More generally, in relation to the Committee’s reports, may I say how important it is, as I…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend. First, may I pay tribute to him for his campaigning efforts in this regard? I know he will feel no small sense of accomplishment today, because has…22 Mar 2021