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HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLast week, I was in Jerusalem and in Ramallah on the west bank. I raised this issue of textbooks with the Prime Minister—Prime Minister Shtayyeh, whom I worked for 22 years…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank my right hon. Friend for his advice throughout this process, which has been constructive and has drawn on his considerable experience as Secretary of State. He has…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to warn about the risk of covid and famine, and particularly children at risk. I hope that she will be reassured by taking a look at the detail…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend is exactly right. As I said in my opening response to the urgent question, the link between our moral duty and the raw British national interest is clear:…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI totally agree with the hon. Lady, which is why we have made it clear in our mission statement and in our strategy that, for example, dealing with and addressing the poverty of…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank my hon. Friend for her campaigning on this, and in particular the Uyghur Muslims. She will know that we led a statement in the UN Human Rights Council with 26 other states…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the point about climate change. As my hon. Friend the noble Lord Goldsmith is showing, one of the things that we have done effectively and…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend must be telepathic, because today we have announced £119 million to deal with the threat of covid and the accentuated risk of famine across the world, but…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe hon. Gentleman has raised a range of different issues. I thank him for his words of support for ICAI. It is important to have that external scrutiny. Frankly, as the Secretary…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his very focused and legitimate question. Obviously, the UK is seeking to lead at every level. We have the trials and the research that our…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. One reason for integrating, not just in the new Department but in the structures that we have across Government, is to make sure that all…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that each of those strands is a critical element of the integrated review.02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI congratulate the hon. Lady on her new shadow position and congratulate her on and pay tribute to her leadership campaign, which she conducted with conviction and integrity, as…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWe have a global leadership role next year, not only with the G7 but in hosting COP26 and various other international fora. Our specific items for the G7 have not been set out…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI think I answered the ICAI question earlier, but I am happy to reassure the hon. Lady and reaffirm that we will not just keep ICAI but strengthen and sharpen its focus, because…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the hon. Gentleman; I think he raises a very important point. However, I also think it works in favour of the merger, because it is precisely for the reasons he gives that…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe CSR will be an opportunity to make sure the various aspects my hon. Friend mentions are covered, but I can reassure him that there is no obligation we have undertaken that we…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI hope the hon. Lady has not misunderstood what I said. We are keeping and reinforcing ICAI. I pay tribute to the work it does. In the example I gave, I was saying not that it was…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Given that London is a centre for dispute resolution, given our diplomatic expertise in conflict resolution and given the role of aid and…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend is right, and I pay tribute to the work she did as Minister for Asia. She has seen at first hand why this is so important. Covid actually reinforced the case: the…02 Sept 2020