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HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—that is precisely what I was going to say. The hon. Lady has been extremely ingenious in pushing the case of her constituent. Of course I will look…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeWell, I am open to suggestions from the hon. Gentleman. What is he proposing the British Government do beyond that which we are already doing? On a number of occasions today,…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that suggestion. We discussed this on 17 July when I was here talking about Nazanin. I have to say that it would be a bit of a challenge if…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI very much appreciate the hon. Lady’s remarks. Her passion does her great credit. As a doctor also—and having read what I have read in the press about Nazanin’s case—I too feel…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI absolutely agree. Look, we want to make progress with Iran on a whole range of fronts, but it is difficult to do that when high-profile things of this nature remain to be dealt…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMay I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) on her urgent question and thanking her for the passion and persistence she has brought to…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend and pay tribute to him for the hard work that he put into this case and the cases of other dual nationals in relation to Iran. I have…07 Oct 2019HANSARDSanctions Policy and ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I shall do what I can to expand my speech to fit the time available. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Oct 2019HANSARDSanctions Policy and ImplementationIndeed. One has to take credit where one can in this business, and I am pleased to say that my hon. Friend is right to take some of the credit for moving the narrative along. More…03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue. She will know that the UK is the No. 1 contributor to vaccines worldwide in the development space. She will also know that…02 Oct 2019HANSARDDefence and Security Equipment International ExhibitionI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her question. The UK Government have sought leave to appeal, and we have been granted it. We disagree—with respect—with the court in its…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and will know that the 2016 London anti-corruption summit agreed new commitments on ownership transparency. He will also be aware of the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis country will always stand up for the rule of law in Yemen, in Saudi Arabia and throughout the middle east. I hope very much that the hon. Gentleman understands that this…03 Sept 2019HANSARDDefence and Security Equipment International ExhibitionNo Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers are currently scheduled to attend the exhibition. However, FCO officials will attend. The Export Control Joint Unit will be on hand…03 Sept 2019HANSARDHong KongI shall start with the hon. Lady’s last question, about our standing shoulder to shoulder with the people of Hong Kong in their right to protest. I know that it was a rhetorical…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongIt is very important that institutions such as this House and Governments such as the UK Government make it very clear that we see a clear distinction between a legitimate…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongThe joint declaration was lodged with the United Nations-the primary cockpit of international affairs and the highest body that we can possibly lodge such an agreement with. The…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongAs I said to the hon. Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer), I am an optimist and I want to see democracy improved in Hong Kong. I would hope that China agrees that…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongWhat I would like to see is greater attention being given to articles 45 and 68 of the Basic Law—that is to say a situation where we can look forward to an election of the Chief…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongMy hon. Friend is right to say that on 25 June my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary gave an undertaking to ensure that the material to which my hon. Friend refers would not…22 Jul 2019