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HANSARDHuman 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 the hon. Gentleman. Asylum applications are quite rightly done independently, rather than just on a political whim. He refers to the definition in the genocide convention.…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateThe remarks that the hon. Lady quoted are simply wrong. Today, we are demonstrating the world-leading approach that we are taking to hold to account those responsible for human…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateMy hon. Friend will have noticed that we have taken action with our Canadian and US counterparts, and we have also engaged closely with my Australian opposite number; they have…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 hon. Friend for his support. It is crucial, although we have 30 countries taking this stance today, that we swell those numbers. Different regions and countries around…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman and I absolutely share his concerns. Those are some of the appalling violations of human rights that I set out before the House today. They clearly…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 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI am in very close co-ordination with my Australian opposite number. We understand that Australia is very much on the frontline in all sorts of different ways relating to some of…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateWe have been pretty clear that there are no realistic prospects of a free trade deal on the horizon. Of course, given China’s size, there is an economic reality that we recognise,…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. China is a leading member of the international community, and we want a positive, constructive relationship with it, but that is in no…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman for, I think, welcoming the measures we have taken today. He will have seen the Modern Slavery Act supply chain measures and action that I announced to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of real significance today is not just the groundbreaking measures that we are taking but the fact that 30 other countries are taking action in…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 UpdateI am not sure what is left of the question with that bit withdrawn, but the reality is that it is a totally inaccurate reflection—I am sure inadvertently —of the remarks we have…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank my hon. Friend, and I certainly agree with that statement. Indeed, the UK, alongside the United States and Canada, has reiterated the calls in a common statement today to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateThe hon. Lady raises a perfectly legitimate question, but we have a long tradition in this country of keeping politics and sport separate. Of course, she will also know that that…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 2021HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateWe are still a world-leading donor in relation to Yemen. We have remained and will remain between third and fifth in terms of the top donors. As the right hon. Gentleman already…04 Mar 2021