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HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, we continue to work on important common themes with Taiwan, and trade is one of them. Obviously my colleagues at the Department for International Trade will continue to…14 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend’s work in this area. I would very much welcome a discussion with him to see how best we can make this part of the current discussions.13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, the role of civil society mentioned by the noble Lord is very important and we continue to emphasise its engagement and involvement. Until all sides are firmly around a…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, as the noble Lord knows well, Islamist extremism is a scourge not just of that region but globally, and we should take all the steps necessary to ensure that it does not…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that the UN arms embargo on Libya needs to be respected. We take very seriously any reports of breaches of the embargo. They are considered by…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, I assure my noble friend that as penholders on Libya we will continue to make that case. She is right that there have been abuses of the arms embargo in Libya, but I…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, it is an inevitable and tragic consequence of any conflict that the most vulnerable communities, including women, specifically suffer. We continue to make the case. I…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, our intervention in Libya was right because of the humanitarian crisis that was pending in Benghazi. Unlike the noble Lord, I take the view that the UN Security Council…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, Her Majesty’s Government are on the side of peace and political settlement. That is why it is important that both sides get together. My noble friend is right that there…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, we remain deeply concerned by the conflict in Libya, which continues to threaten stability across the region. The UK is clear that all parties to the conflict and their…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, the noble Lord is right to raise the issue of central banks. Both sides need to get together on the two institutions to ensure equality of approach on that. We deeply…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, we continue to have strong alliances. Turkey is a NATO partner and, as has already been said, the UAE and Egypt continue to be constructive partners and allies to the…13 Jul 2020HANSARDLibyaMy Lords, the important thing is that all parties come together, irrespective of which side they appear to be on or have declared their backing for, because this requires support…13 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his initial statement and welcome it because it is always nice to be told “Well done”, wherever it comes from. On his second point, I am sure…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, may I say first that I am missing the noble Lord from across the Chamber? It is good to see him virtually. Nevertheless, I had thought that the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, on the wider European sanctions, we continue to work with our European partners. Indeed, during the transition period whatever has been agreed with them continues to…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, within the sanctions Act there are provisions stating that after the laying of these final designations, which was on 6 July, there is a period of 28 sitting days during…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, as required by Sections 30 and 32 of the sanctions Act, we will report annually to Parliament on all sanctions regulations. This year’s Section 32 report, which focuses…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, I totally agree with the noble Lord’s first point and we will continue to work with key partners. On his second point, I am sure he noted that we included certain…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, in certain areas and with certain regimes around the world, it is appropriate that we look at sanctions overall. However, the primary purpose of these sanctions is not…09 Jul 2020