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HANSARDHong Kong: Emergency PowersI totally agree with the noble Baroness. She has great experience and insight on these matters, and I fully associate myself with her sentiments and her remarks. Let me make clear…07 Oct 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Emergency PowersMy Lords, the Government have shown that diplomacy is the way forward. Ultimately, in any public statement that we make, we consistently make the point that political dialogue is…07 Oct 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Emergency PowersReflecting on the previous question as well, first and foremost we need to see the restoration of law and order but, within that, guarantees of political dialogue. It is clear…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in another place on the case of Nazanin…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThat is Iran’s position but not ours.07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffePerhaps I can help. It is very much down to the countries themselves. We in the United Kingdom recognise the basis of dual nationals and react accordingly. However, the Iranians…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeFirst, I thank the noble Baroness for her comments and I very much share the sentiments she expressed. She raised the important issue of the return of Gabriella. I am sure that…07 Oct 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy Lords, I assure the noble Viscount that we have been working across the Caribbean, not just on resilience but on the very issue that he raised about protecting natural…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy Lords, the issue on the ground is very fluid. The noble Lord talks of various numbers—he is correct that they have been widely reported—both for the people impacted and the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy Lords, Hurricane Dorian has caused untold damage to the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama. I am sure that I speak for every Member of your Lordships’ House when I say that our…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy Lords, I reassure the noble Lord and pay tribute to my colleagues in the Department for International Development. I am delighted that my noble friend Lady Sugg has joined me…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy Lords, we have been recognised by the UN Secretary-General—among others—for our primary role in building resilience, both in the Caribbean post hurricanes Irma and Maria, and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianThe noble Lord, Lord Collins, has partly answered my noble friend’s question—this does not come under ODA eligibility. Indeed, the funds that we have allocated have been set up…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianThe noble Lord is absolutely right to raise that, and I refer to my response to the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. We have been working with regional partners and, most…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHurricane DorianMy noble friend raises an important point about lessons learned. I believe that I have already indicated the importance of staying focused after Hurricane Irma and Hurricane…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsI shall write to the noble Lord on his second question, but he is quite right to raise the judgment. There were three rulings: two were in favour of the Government and one, as he…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsMy Lords, as my noble friend knows, the Government have condemned Jamal Khashoggi’s killing in the strongest possible terms and we have continued to raise our deepest concerns. As…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsI assure the noble Lord and all noble Lords that our arms export licences are reviewed continually. A specific case is currently on appeal. We respect judicial decisions in this…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsMy Lords, the United Kingdom regularly engages with the Saudi Human Rights Commission. In July, I met the then president of the commission, Bandar Al-Aiban, and raised human…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsThe noble Baroness is quite right to raise this issue. Previously, the Government—and I from this Dispatch Box—have expressed deep concern about the execution of detainees, some…04 Sept 2019