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HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI point to the work that we did in the Human Rights Council and on the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly where we collated more than 30 countries to support our statement…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI thank the hon. Lady and respect the passion and commitment with which she speaks. Of course I do not think the amendment she refers to would hold China to account for the awful…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI thank my hon. Friend. I know that she takes a close interest in these matters. I pay tribute to the work of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. In relation…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. The most important thing that could shift the dial on accountability—and, frankly, have a deterrent effect—would be an authoritative third…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourOf course, anyone who has a claim to asylum could not be deported. Those are the rules, so people may apply. If we want to strengthen that and go further, I would welcome the hon.…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI thank the hon. Lady for—I think—her support for the measures we have announced today. She is right to point to the need for a court to determine the very specific and, frankly,…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourMy right hon. Friend will know—I pay tribute to his time at the Foreign Office, where he was an exceptional Minister—the challenges we face. He asks about belt and road. The truth…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He is right as a matter of human rights, but he is also right as a matter of trust. One of the issues on this and in relation to the joint…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourThe hon. Gentleman raises a really interesting matter, and I know that he has raised it before. The challenge is that we know that China would block efforts to appoint a special…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourWe certainly want to see the human rights, freedoms and basic liberties of the people of Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang respected. We are taking a series of measures, and are in…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI absolutely agree with the spirit, but also the practical advice and warning that my hon. Friend is giving. What we are trying to do is set out clear guidance for businesses, to…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourThe right hon. Gentleman makes an interesting and insightful comment on genocide. Of course, I was in The Hague when the Bosnia judgment was being considered. The reality is that,…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford). I think that we have shown precisely the international leadership that he has cited. The reality is that we…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourThe hon. Lady may have missed what I said: through the transparency requirements, the fines, the export controls and the four measures I announced today, we are increasing the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDIndependent Commission for Aid Impact: FCDO ReviewOn 29 August, shortly before the inauguration of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, I announced that I wanted to reinforce the Independent Commission for Aid…16 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regime: DesignationsOn 10 December, I imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 11 individuals and an asset freeze on one entity under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020. This was the…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Official Development AssistanceThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I have set out the list of priorities, including conflict prevention, promoting accountability in countries and dealing with…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Official Development AssistanceI think my hon. Friend has a point about the way our constituents will view the decisions that we take. We need to make sure that everything we do on our aid budget, development…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Official Development AssistanceWe will still be spending £10 billion next year. I will run an allocation process that allows all the other Departments that bid for aspects of ODA to scrutinise these things very…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Official Development AssistanceAs the Chancellor said at the Dispatch Box yesterday, and notwithstanding the regret and the financial pressures, it would be difficult to justify to our constituents, with all…26 Nov 2020