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HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank my right hon. Friend and former Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee. Of course she will know from the equalities agenda how easy it is for cross-cutting issues to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI understand the point the hon. Gentleman is making. It is a perfectly respectable one, but the world has moved on, policy has moved on, and accountability and governance have…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is perhaps one of the reflections of the debate in this country that very little attention is paid to the fact that of the OECD countries,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. He is one of those Members of this House I always listen to with great care and interest, and he has a track record on these…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the fantastic job she did. It is hard to believe but we do believe we can do even better by integrating, through this merger, the aid and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerFirst, may I give the hon. Lady the reassurance she needs that the office in her constituency will not be closed? Is it not fantastic to have an SNP Member of this House asking…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank my hon. Friend for his question. In fact, I wanted to say in relation to the previous question that we are absolutely committed not just to safeguarding and protecting but…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI share the hon. Lady’s passion and commitment in this area. We have made the commitment to 0.7% of gross national income. We will discuss and scrutinise all the questions around…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerNo; after all that bluff and bluster, there is really only a one-word answer. Look at what this Prime Minister did when he was Foreign Secretary—his commitment to making sure…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank my hon. Friend, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. I know that he has looked at this very closely. We have discussed the integration of foreign policy on many…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank the hon. Lady. It is good to hear that she is championing global Britain, and I agree with her on her points about the centrality of UK aid to our foreign policy,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank the hon. Gentleman and welcome the opportunity to debate this issue with him. He asked a number of questions, including on timing. The covid crisis has required the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDHong KongThe 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 July to 31…11 Jun 2020HANSARDNATO Parliamentary AssemblyThe following will represent the United Kingdom at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Lord Anderson of Swansea Stuart Anderson MP Harriett Baldwin MP Alun Cairns MP Lord Campbell of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security National Action Plan 2018-2022: Annual Report 2019I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence, are publishing the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI pay tribute to my hon. Friend because I know he stands for the cause of liberty wherever it may be—I have always been shoulder to shoulder with him and I am glad to be again. In…02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI would like to update the House on the situation in Hong Kong. As all Members will know, Hong Kong’s historic success was built on its autonomy, its freedoms and the remarkable…02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI thank the hon. Lady for her solidarity and support, as expressed at the commencement of her remarks. She asked about the trigger point for changes. It is only right, in order to…02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We will raise this, as we have raised it consistently, with the Chinese Government at every level—of course, to the extent that they are…02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the point of principle that we must be very mindful, across campuses and universities and generally, in relation to China and…02 Jun 2020