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HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthI can certainly reassure my hon. Friend. In fact, the global transition to sustainable agriculture, and specifically key land use, is a key focus of our COP26 nature campaign, and…20 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthMy hon. Friend is a dynamo on climate change in his constituency, and we in our own modest way hope to be dynamos at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. We will…20 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthAs the hon. Lady can imagine, this is a very important issue, and I have asked the question internally within the Department and can assure her that we are doubling our…20 Apr 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Day 2021Thank you, Mr Paisley. As already referenced, thank you for your personal work on Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, although I appreciate that you are here in a different…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationI thank my hon. Friend for that question. In every call that we make as Ministers, we raise this issue. My right hon. Friend the COP26 President designate has the full support of…02 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationI welcome that question—it appears, Mr Speaker, that we are welcoming the whole family into the House. My hon. Friend is absolutely right: the UK has a proud record of climate…02 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationIn December, the UK co-hosted the Climate Ambition summit, where 75 world leaders set out more ambitious climate commitments. Last week, the Prime Minister chaired the UN Security…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetThe process the hon. Lady mentions regarding the decisions on publication has not yet been met. Our focus has been on looking at country plans and the programmes centrally, and on…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetAs the Foreign Secretary said earlier, we will look carefully at what is required by law, but the law envisages that 0.7% target potentially not being met in any given year, in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCameroon: English-speaking MinorityI certainly will visit Cameroon at the earliest possible opportunity. I can reassure my right hon. Friend that we have worked very closely with our French and American partners,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCameroon: English-speaking MinorityThe situation in Cameroon’s anglophone region remains deeply concerning. We continue to call for an end to all violence and the restart of an inclusive dialogue that addresses the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetI just do not recognise the timescale that the hon. Member speaks of. We work with partners on an ongoing basis on the delivery of programmes, and we will continue to do so. That…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetI am sorry the hon. Gentleman thinks that £10 billion is a small sum of money. He mentions Yemen; we should be proud that, since the start of that conflict, we have contributed £1…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetThe Government remain firmly committed to helping the world’s poorest people. Our aid budget will continue to serve the primary aim of reducing poverty in developing countries,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetAnother person who does not think that £1 billion is a lot of money— [ Interruption. ] Well, £87 million is a lot of money. We are doing exactly what the hon. Gentleman is saying…02 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Bank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for his constructive approach, and his helpful questions. On abuse of diplomatic status, the immunities provided would not include parking charges. The…09 Feb 2021HANSARDDraft Bank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Bank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021. The Order has been negotiated as part of a…09 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI must say that my hon. Friend dresses better at home than he does in the House of Commons. Travel advice has always been against all travel to Syria. There is no consular…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for that question. We recognise the importance of securing a budget deal between Irbil and Baghdad. The UK continues to encourage both sides to work…19 Jan 2021HANSARDEthiopiaI thank my hon. Friend for his activity on this issue and can reassure him that we are making such efforts. I certainly underlined the need to end the fighting and prioritise the…19 Jan 2021