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HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that we will continue on all fronts to look at the human rights situation in China with respect to the points that he has raised. I have seen…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for their support for my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary’s Statement. As my…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationChina, Chinese culture, Chinese people and Chinese business have played an important role globally and will continue to do so. Our challenge is not with the Chinese people but…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that we have reminded China of that obligation. As I said, China has an important role on the world stage and needs to recognise that, if it…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy Lords, I agree with the noble and gallant Lord about the importance of this. I am sure I speak for all noble Lords in paying tribute to those who have served our country and…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy noble friend is quite right to raise this issue. We continue to work through the UN Security Council, where, as she may know, this issue was specifically discussed in May. As I…02 Jul 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, I can assure the noble Lord that we continue to work to ensure peace on the peninsula. He is quite right to say that both the United States and China have a key role to…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, I believe that I have partly answered the question put by the noble Lord already. On the specific issue of the US sanctions, the US is demonstrating patience and has…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, the sanctions are not targeted against the North Korean people, and we will continue to support delivery of humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable in that country.…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, I will write to the noble and right reverend Lord on his second question. On his earlier question, we retain a mission, of course, but as he may be aware, we drew that…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, let me assure my noble friend that we take our role as part of the UN Command very seriously. Most recently on the specific issue of deployment and support, the Royal…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right to draw attention to the situation in North Korea on both the humanitarian and human rights front. Yes, the challenge remains to understand…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, the noble Lord summarises the situation very well. The challenges are immense, not least given the current and most recent actions taken by the North Koreans, including…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, we are concerned by North Korea’s recent confrontational rhetoric and actions. We urge North Korea to act responsibly when dealing with South Korea and the international…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, the noble Lord has raised an important point. I believe that it is through the UN Security Council, as I have just said in response to my noble friend Lord Sheikh, that…30 Jun 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, we continue to implore that we work with the UN Security Council in pursuit of that objective.30 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, as my noble friend will know, we are very clear-eyed in our relationship with China. He points out the important relationship that we have with the likes of Australia.…29 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, in answer to the noble Lord’s second question, we have made our position quite clear: it is a breach of that agreement, as well as a basic breach of Hong Kong’s own…29 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite correct: the final report was issued on 1 March, and we noted that the testimonies added to the growing body of evidence about the disturbing…29 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, any violence is condemned by us; I am sure that all noble Lords share that sentiment. There are rights to protest, which should be respected, but anyone protesting…29 Jun 2020