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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right. The UK is a founding member of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Malaria deaths have halved since 2002.…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong Opposition LawmakersBeijing’s imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators constitutes a clear breach of the UK-China joint declaration. This is only the third time we have judged a…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-US Co-operationI certainly agree with the hon. Lady that we have to pursue every effort to get peace in Yemen, both on the humanitarian side and on the political track. That is why we have been…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAn important part of the work we do involves promoting all four corners of the United Kingdom. We do that in our post through a celebration of St David’s day, as well as other…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was in Berlin yesterday for an E3 meeting with my French and German counterparts on exactly that issue, and on how we are taking forward accountability within the scope of the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe stand absolutely shoulder to shoulder with Australia. I had exchanges with Marise Payne, the Australian Foreign Minister, at the weekend, and as we have shown, not just on the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-US Co-operationFirst, I warmly join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to and welcoming the historic election of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Frankly, the stuff that the hon. Lady said about…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-US Co-operationWe send our warmest congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on winning the election. Whether it is on trade, security or defence, we do…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-US Co-operationActually, we consistently showed that we are a leading, if not one of the leading countries, on aid. That will continue. We also—this will matter to the United States—indicated…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEthiopiaThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. As my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) made clear, Ethiopia has been a relative success story lately, but there is a…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEthiopiaI thank my hon. Friend and pay tribute to the work that he has done in this regard. I share his concern. I spoke to Prime Minister Abiy on 10 November. We have made it clear that…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEthiopiaWe are very concerned about the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in terms of both the humanitarian impact and the risk of spillover and spread through the region.24 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong Opposition LawmakersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his interest. He will know that we have already made a new offer to British nationals overseas, suspended our extradition treaty with Hong Kong and…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEthiopiaI share the hon. Gentleman’s horror at some of the reports of the civilian casualties. We take this incredibly seriously, energetically and actively at the United Nations. Let me…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last oral questions, I have opened the first ministerial meeting of the global Media Freedom Coalition of 37 countries, which the UK co-chairs alongside Canada; I have…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI warmly welcome the spirit of my hon. Friend’s question, although I think we need to be realistic about what China is going to be willing to sign up to. Therefore, for our part,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsODA and our aid budget will remain at the absolute centre of the work we do as a force for good. I am afraid that we will have to wait for the spending review to hear what the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to point to the important work that we do through ODA and on development. The Prime Minister hosted the Gavi summit, working with countries around the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Six-monthly ReportThe latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British joint declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is attached. It covers the period from 1 January to…23 Nov 2020HANSARDGibraltar: Covid-19 ResponseThe covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all of the overseas territories, including Gibraltar, where it has impacted on around 60% of its economy. The Government of…19 Nov 2020