Contributions
1,991 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and our staff continue to support Mr Yuen and his family during what must be a very distressing time. I can tell her and reaffirm that the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to point out that the UK has a comparative advantage internationally, with research that is going on at Oxford and Imperial in pursuit of the vaccine…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI obviously respect all the brilliant civil servants who work for us. I used to work as a Foreign Office lawyer myself. I can say to the hon. Lady that I am surprised she would…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can tell the House that I had two conversations throughout August with Foreign Minister Zarif. We pursue all the cases of our dual nationals. The question of the International…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend does as one of the leading parliamentarians and Select Committee members, and indeed, Chairs. The normal position that the Government…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, on the issue of timing, covid has shown precisely why we need to integrate more in respect of our international endeavours. That was true in relation to the combination…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank and pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for an exceptional endeavour. As we depart the EU and forge our way in the world, we ought to have stronger relationships with that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will know that the resolution that was tabled garnered only two votes in the UN Security Council. The UK’s position is clear: we want to see the continuation…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that, along with our E3 colleagues, we have triggered the dispute resolution mechanism for the JCPOA on the nuclear side. It has always been the case that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share the hon. Lady’s concern about the situation in Zimbabwe. We follow it carefully and engage with our international partners as well as directly with the Government of…08 Sept 2020HANSARDIsraelAs I made clear in my statement on 13 August, we welcome both the suspension of plans to annex parts of the west bank and the normalisation of relations between the UAE and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDIsraelI agree with the hon. Gentleman that settlements are both contrary to international law and counterproductive to peace. It is hugely welcome that Israel has taken the plans off…08 Sept 2020HANSARDIsraelI thank the hon. Lady. She is right, and there can hopefully be a virtuous cycle of these normalisation agreements. I have been in touch with US authorities, including Jared…08 Sept 2020HANSARDIsraelI thank my hon. Friend. I think he is right about the positivity of this step. We need some good news in the peace process and in the middle east, and I think the UAE deal with…08 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank my hon. Friend and pay tribute to the work he did in the Balkans. We first met when he was giving expert evidence to the Yugoslavia tribunal. Indeed, I talked to Malcolm…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work and thank him for his input into the work that I and junior Ministers have been engaged in over the summer to ensure that we listened…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the hon. Lady for her question. The creation of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office today is a key moment: a key moment for our vision of a truly global…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeCan I, I think, thank the hon. Lady for her question? It was full of assertions and various snippets from media speculation in the newspapers. Let me try to give her some…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank my hon. Friend for that, and she is absolutely right. This initiative has not slipped into the ether; it is still very much a part of our core priorities. Along with our…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the hon. Gentleman. Over time, I am very confident that we will be able to deliver administrative savings because, of course, of back-office staff and other efficiencies.…02 Sept 2020