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HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, as I have already indicated, the UK is a long-standing supporter of the arms embargo and it is already being applied. Since we left the EU, we transitioned the arms…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for their contributions. They rightly raised a series of issues, which I will seek…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarI concur with the noble Lord. I assure him that we have called in the ambassador of Myanmar and conveyed to him that people’s right to protest peacefully should be respected in…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, that should exactly be the approach of the sanctions regime.11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarI cannot state firmly what the chances are, but I assure the noble Lord that we are doing all we can to ensure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of the democratically…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, I can reassure the noble Baroness that the targeting of sanctions, as and when we impose them, is intended to identify the individuals and organisations responsible for…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, as the noble Lord will be aware, the imposition of sanctions means that any accounts held or travel undertaken is limited, so there are specific powers in the sanctions…11 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, on the right reverend Prelate’s first point, we remain very much committed, through the challenging exercise of the reduced total spending, to playing a leading and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympic Games 2022My Lords, on my noble friend’s point about strengthening our global relationships across the world, we have specifically talked about the Indo-Pacific region. My noble friend will…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, my noble friend raises an important point about southern Yemen, but I am sure she will agree that it is a question for the Yemeni people. The position of the United…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord about ensuring that all regional players play their part in bringing about peace in this conflict. We are also very much guided by and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympic Games 2022My Lords, as I said in my original Answer, participation will very much be a question for the national Olympic committee itself. What I can say is that there have been no…10 Feb 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympic Games 2022My Lords, I direct the right reverend Prelate to the point I made earlier about the 12 January announcement. We are looking to see how we can further strengthen any action that is…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, I have already given the Government’s position on arms sales, but I agree with the noble Baroness; we will work very closely with the US and other allies, and through…10 Feb 2021HANSARDBank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Bank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021.10 Feb 2021HANSARDBank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021My Lords, this order was laid on 11 January 2021 under the affirmative procedure. It confers immunities and privileges on the Bank for International Settlements, BIS in short,…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, I have already in part stated the Government’s position in answer to the previous question. Yes, we have an ongoing defence relationship with Saudi Arabia, but it is not…10 Feb 2021HANSARDBank for International Settlements (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021My Lords, first, let me say that I am extremely grateful to noble Lords for their contributions and support in welcoming this new initiative and the success that we have achieved…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, the objective of Her Majesty’s Government is to bring about peace in Yemen. As I have already indicated, this engages us on several fronts. We are second only to the US…10 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, the noble Lord speaks with experience of that region. I agree that it requires Tehran, the United States, the UN and all parties to come together to finally bring peace…10 Feb 2021