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HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI add my voice to those thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for her refusal to give up, for her persistence on behalf of her constituent,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary has said that the Chinese Government must accept the responsibilities that come with being a leading member of the international community, and he has…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I say to the Foreign Secretary, who is a former human rights lawyer, that it is quite desperate and a sign of our diminished influence in the world that the UK is not willing…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Belarus: Presidential ElectionsLet me start by thanking the Foreign Secretary for this statement and for advance sight of it. It is rare, but it matters when we agree with one another in all parts of the House.…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the last six months, the Foreign Secretary has publicly reminded Iran, Israel, China and Russia of their obligations under international law. I agree with him, so does he agree…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman clearly does not read the newspapers, because his own Government have been briefing the precise opposite. Let me try him on another international…08 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the Foreign Secretary for that, but the truth is that this is a complete mess. It has made a nonsense of his own review—the integrated Department has come before the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.02 Sept 2020HANSARDChinaI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and for advance sight of it. May I be clear that the Opposition strongly welcome both of the measures he has announced today? He is…20 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMay I start by strongly welcoming this statement and the advance sight of it? It has been, as Bill Browder rightly said, a long and difficult journey to persuade the Government to…06 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationThe new security law is deeply shocking, and the arrests overnight have stunned the world. This will have a chilling effect on democracy. It fundamentally undermines the…01 Jul 2020HANSARDSino-British Joint DeclarationChina passed the national security law today. It is a direct challenge to the joint declaration and undermines not only the promises made to us, but those that we made to the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDWest Bank: Planned AnnexationWorld leaders are warning of consequences should annexation go ahead, but the silence from this Government has been deafening, so much so that the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says…30 Jun 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI am concerned by reports that as part of the DFID merger, the Government have agreed to pause all new aid spending, including the conflict, stability and security fund. At a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseConsidering families?02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI thank the Foreign Secretary for coming to the House to make this statement and for advance sight of it. In particular, I thank him for the sentiment of solidarity that he…02 Jun 2020HANSARDBritish Citizens: RepatriationThank you very much, Mr Speaker; I think that is the last time Chorley will be nice to Wigan in this place. I thank the Minister for the weekly briefings that he has arranged for…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 VaccineThe UK’s participation in the international pledging conference was extremely welcome, but it is deeply concerning that the USA was notable by its absence. Without US…11 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Repatriation of UK NationalsThank you, Mr Speaker. I confirm that it is as sunny as always in our neck of the woods. I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement and for the weekly briefings that…29 Apr 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Billrose —20 Dec 2019