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HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s second point, I have already spoken of the sanctions that we have taken against military individuals. We are looking at companies specifically to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersThe noble Lord is quite right to draw the House’s attention to the situation and the continuing challenges, including the discrimination towards and persecution of the Rohingya…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, the role of China in the context of the region and, as the noble Lord rightly points out, on the UN Security Council, is an important one. I assure the noble Lord, as…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, on my noble friend’s second point, we are currently reviewing all our trade because of the situation on the ground in Myanmar, and certainly not continuing it until such…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s second point, I have already said that the current ambassador to the UN and the ambassador to the Court of St James continue to be the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that we are working closely with our allies. She will have noticed the nine individuals who have been sanctioned recently, in addition to the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, during Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership of Myanmar, we continued to raise the issue of the Rohingya community and will continue to do so. It is important that lessons are…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, I totally agree with my noble friend: China has an important role. The statement that he quoted is of course welcome. Equally, referring to the question raised by the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmar: ProtestersMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate again brings the focus on to the humanitarian assistance. I assure your Lordships’ House that we are working—not through government agencies…10 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, I have noted the suggestion made by the noble Lord and we will put it to the Gender Equality Advisory Council, which will be headed within the G7 mechanism by my right…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, when others on the world stage challenged the need for action on women’s sexual and reproductive health, the United Kingdom has been proud to defend comprehensive sexual…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, promoting gender equality remains a priority for the Government, including breaking down barriers to girls fulfilling their right to 12 years of quality education. Our…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, I can assure the noble Lord that I very much share his view on the issue of nutrition, which he rightly articulated. While we invest in empowerment and education, it is…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, on the issue of the budget, we are genuinely at the moment going through a review, so I cannot make any commitment and it would not be appropriate to do so. However, as…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, we are fully engaged in the multilateral sphere, including with the conference that the noble Baroness mentioned. Specifically through our G7 presidency, we have the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s EqualityMy Lords, I totally agree with the noble Lord. Those who seek to marginalise women using erroneous interpretations of religious texts or, indeed, other reasons are totally and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTigray Conflict: AxumMy Lords, the first step, as I am sure the noble Lord agrees, is to help the thousands of internally displaced people. Getting humanitarian access to them in terms of medical…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTigray Conflict: AxumMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that the situation in Tigray is dire. Since the conflict began, the UN Security Council has now discussed Ethiopia on four occasions. During…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTigray Conflict: AxumMy Lords, as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, I say that this remains a key priority. We are deeply concerned about the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTigray Conflict: AxumMy Lords, the Government’s response to my noble friend’s second question is already well documented, but I agree that we must ensure change on the ground. He mentioned sanctions…09 Mar 2021