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HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, on 9 May we released a joint statement with our G7 partners and the EU underscoring our grave concern over the selection process for the chief executive in Hong Kong as…12 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question given in the other place by my right honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe…12 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, I strongly echo the right reverend Prelate’s comments. I know that any government Minister would willingly do so as well, were they standing at the Dispatch Box. What…12 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, again, I strongly endorse the noble Lord’s comments on Cardinal Zen. Arresting a 90 year-old person of any standing, but particularly someone of his standing, is…12 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsI thank the noble Baroness for raising an important point. On 14 March this year, the current Foreign Secretary issued a statement on the unjustifiable action taken against the…12 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, we have repeatedly stated our very strong opposition to the national security law and will continue to voice our concerns about the legislation, which is in clear breach…12 May 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesThe noble Lord makes a hugely important point. I cannot say is it true of all the engagements that we have on a bilateral basis with members of the Commonwealth, particularly…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesObviously, the UK has a particularly strong and valued relationship with those English-speaking countries with which we share a very close history, but our involvement and…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesThe noble Lord makes an important point about ODA. In the current system, the unique vulnerability of small island developing states to issues such as climate change and shocks…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesThe noble Lord is absolutely right: the Caribbean is a region of huge importance and potential to the UK. We have asked Darren Henry MP, our Caribbean trade envoy, to focus…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesI can. The United Kingdom, not least through its presidency of COP, has raised the issue of adaptation to climate change. We know that, whatever we do in mitigation, change is…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesI am sure many noble Lords are envious of the noble Lord’s job and would be willing to swap, but he makes a good point. I can certainly provide that reassurance.28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesMy Lords, in November 2021, the UNHCR estimated that the number of people forcibly displaced globally exceeded 84 million by mid-2021. Since then, another 11 million people have…28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesThe noble Lord is absolutely right, and of course I very much remember the debate and the message that was conveyed by a number of noble Lords in that debate. He mentioned COP 26…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesMy noble friend makes an extremely important point in relation to the Caribbean which could just as easily be made in relation to small island developing states in the Pacific,…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesMy Lords, the UK and the nations of the Caribbean have strong and enduring relationships based on mutual respect, trust and shared values. Through increased ministerial engagement…28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesMy Lords, I do not recognise that. The Government are convinced that the approach we are taking in relation to Rwanda passes all the legal tests that it might be subjected to. I…28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesI start by echoing very strongly the comments of the right reverend Prelate on the generosity of the British public. We are forging ahead as a Government, doing everything we can…28 Apr 2022HANSARDBilateral Relations with Caribbean CountriesI thank my noble friend for his comments; I absolutely agree. As he said, decisions about the future relationship between Caribbean countries and the United Kingdom are ultimately…28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesThe commitment that we have made as a Government to not just maintain levels of funding for climate change but in fact to double our international climate finance to £11.6 billion…28 Apr 2022