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HANSARD Hong KongWe can make our position clear both to the Administration in Hong Kong and to my Chinese opposite number, as the Prime Minister and all Members of the Government do. We also need…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongI do not think that the point right now is to issue threats to the Government of China. The UK and our international partners need to be very clear that we want to respect the one…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, responsibility for respecting the stability and the economic vibrancy of Hong Kong lies with the Hong Kong Administration and…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongI am saying that we have a rigorous and robust system—one of the best in the world—for export licence control and we will keep it constantly under review. We monitor and listen to…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongWe raise that matter in the United Nations. I have been clear about the UK’s position, which is that we are very concerned about it. The reports look credible and it looks as if…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why we need to avoid the suggestion that it is one or other western country taking the initiative and join forces, co-ordinate and send…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranThere are a whole range of sanctions on Iran under the UK implementing legislation for the EU regime. The hon. Lady is absolutely right to refer to all the proxies by which Iran…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranWe have UK nationals working in countries all over the region, and they will be concerned about the attacks on the two Aramco facilities. The most important thing we can do is…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranI know the hon. Gentleman takes a close interest in these issues. The Iranian support for the Houthi rebels is one illustration of Iran’s use of proxies in the region, which is…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranWe are focused on two things. We are sending a clear message to Iran that its behaviour is unacceptable and that we hold it to account for the attacks on Aramco. As I have said to…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we need to consider all the destabilising activities that Iran conducts through its proxies in the region, and that looking at one or other…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranI thank the right hon. Lady for her remarks. I think we have agreement on at least some of them—on unequivocally condemning Iran for its responsibility for the Aramco attacks, for…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend makes the point very powerfully. Iran is giving the international community —certainly the United Kingdom in relation to the Grace 1 episode—the clear message that…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranThis week at the UN General Assembly, the UK will be hosting an event on media freedom and a separate event in relation to Iran’s human rights record, so I can give reassurance…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on Iran. The United Kingdom has always been clear-sighted about our engagement with Iran. We want to see Iran come in…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranThe hon. Gentleman puts it in his own way, but I would say that we need clear consequences for the violations of international law that Iran engages in. We need to bring the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranI thank my hon. Friend, and welcome him to his role as the PM’s special envoy in this area. I know he will do an amazing job, with all his dynamism and knowledge in the area. He…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranWe have assets in the region. We are contributing to the IMSC and we— [ Interruption. ] The hon. Gentleman says not enough, but what we actually need to do is get the broadest…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranAs my hon. Friend will know, we are very careful about talking about sensitive intelligence. I can tell him that contrary to the Houthi claims that 10 drones were used, imagery of…25 Sept 2019HANSARD IranI thank my hon. Friend the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is absolutely right that the behaviour in relation to not only Syria but Grace 1 is contrary to the…25 Sept 2019