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HANSARDCovid-19Obviously I have engaged very closely with the Defence Secretary on this, but something like that would be a last resort. We do not rule anything out at this stage, but our…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19We take very seriously the security and protection of all UK personnel in the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence, and the Department for International Development, both in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19It is not so much that we will not; it is just a pure question of capacity, given the potential range of hundreds of thousands of UK nationals travelling temporarily abroad. We…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I thank the hon. Lady. It is very distressing, and as MPs we obviously want to do everything we can. I am very happy to look at that case, and I will ask the Minister for Europe…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, who is playing to all my prejudices with his question. We are absolutely committed to ratification of CPTPP, the comprehensive and progressive agreement…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, who will have to wait only a short while to get an answer to that very question.17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will know, Iran is already subject to a wide range of sanctions. She rightly raised the issue of systemic non-compliance with the JCPOA, and I have been working…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure that that sole measure would release the change in behaviour that we need in Tehran, but I accept the hon. Gentleman’s diagnosis of the problem. We have seen it in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his efforts to represent his constituent. He will know that FCO staff in Bordeaux have been following the case closely and have spoken to his…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn February I visited Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, and this month I have visited Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Both regions are of growing importance as we deliver…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend’s expertise in this area. We have raised that issue. There has been a step change and a reduction in the Government promoting that kind of…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsThe hon. Gentleman will of course know about the efforts—in particular with the UN envoy, Martin Griffiths—to bring an end to that conflict, and we have been tireless in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDiplomatic Missions and International Organisations: Debts Owed in the UK 2018Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have held meetings with a number of diplomatic missions and international organisations about outstanding parking fine debt, outstanding…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAlleged Serious and Significant Offences (Diplomatic Immunity) 2018In 2018, three serious and significant offences allegedly committed by people entitled to diplomatic or international organisation-related immunity in the United Kingdom were…25 Feb 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeIt was our honour on Friday to bring home 29 other Europeans on the UK-commissioned charter flight from Wuhan, along with the 83 Britons, because we will always look out for our…05 Feb 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeIt was our honour on Friday to bring home 29 other Europeans on the UK-commissioned charter flight from Wuhan, along with the 97 Britons, because we will always look out for our…05 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week we left the European Union to become an independent country, delivering on the promise made by politicians to the British people. Later today I will be departing for…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNATO AlliesFollowing the protocol at international meetings to make sure that the UK is asserting its voice confidently, and in tandem with but independently of our allies, is absolutely the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNATO AlliesThe hon. Gentleman is right: a lot of the solid, steady work that NATO is doing, and the work in bringing our allies together, goes unnoticed, as is often the case in security.…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNATO AlliesAs with all strong partnerships within NATO, if we have issues we raise them candidly and clearly, and the relationship has the depth and the maturity to enable us to do so. We…04 Feb 2020