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HANSARDChinaAs I mentioned, the challenge will be evidential, in terms of establishing not just the abuses, but the individuals responsible. We are deeply concerned about the persecution of…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI remember well from my right hon. Friend’s time as a Minister what a champion of human rights he was. The approach we will take is to hold the countries and the Governments to…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI think I have already answered the question about Magnitsky sanctions. We will assess the evidence; I do not want to prejudge any future designations, but we will look at that…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaCertainly, all the recent extradition treaty arrangements that we have already have an inbuilt safeguard to mitigate against that potential risk. I hope that gives my hon. Friend…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI agree with the hon. Lady; I think the whole House—every individual—will share the disgust and the horror at the idea that, anywhere, there is any number of cases of forced…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaOf course, under previous Administrations, my right hon. Friend was a Foreign Office Minister during that period, but I recognise that he was always assiduous and loyal during…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI couldn’t possibly comment, but he makes a reasonable strategic point and of course the integrated review is an opportune moment to address it.20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaThe national security legislation was only introduced on 30 June. We are now towards the mid to end of July. Not only did we move to extend a path to citizenship to BNO passport…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaMy hon. Friend is right. That is the relationship and the way we want to calibrate the relationship—looking for positives, militating against risk and guided by international…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this point. I made it clear in my statement that we value the contribution that travelling Chinese make, both touristically…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaMy hon. Friend is right. In relation to Hong Kong, it is proving how counterproductive this step is, not just for the residents there, but for the broader people of China, given…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI share the hon. Lady’s horror and shock at the appalling human rights abuses in Xinjiang and more broadly. Of course, we carefully assess not just individual investment decisions…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement updating the House on the latest developments with respect to China, and in particular Hong Kong. As I told the House on 1…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaYes, we will certainly look at them very carefully.20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI thank the hon. Lady for her response and in particular for her support for the two measures that we are taking today: suspending the extradition treaty arrangements and…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI thank my hon. Friend, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for his and the Select Committee’s full support for the action the Government have taken; there is plenty of…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI thank the hon. Gentleman and welcome his support on the two measures that we have announced today. The hon. Gentleman asks about the Magnitsky sanctions. I made this point to…20 Jul 2020HANSARDCyber-security: Foreign InterferenceI am today updating Parliament on the ongoing investigations into the leak of the UK-US free trade agreement documents ahead of the general election in 2019. The chair of the…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHuman Rights and Democracy Annual Report 2019I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2019 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) report on human rights and democracy (CP number 273). The report analyses human rights…16 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI thank my hon. Friend. I agree with what he said about Magnitsky. He was an incredibly courageous man. I think of him as the Solzhenitsyn of his age. To make these sanctions…06 Jul 2020