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HANSARDColombia: National Liberation ArmyI hope I am permitted just to agree with my noble friend. It would be great to see the Vatican using the influence that it clearly has in the region to support the peace process.22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksMy Lords, as set out in the Integrated Review Refresh , China represents an epoch-defining challenge for the UK. China is becoming more authoritarian at home and more aggressive…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksI am sure that we absolutely should be worried about that. I am afraid that I do not have huge knowledge about this area, or indeed any knowledge, so I will have to defer to the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksDialogue is ongoing. The Foreign Secretary is looking right now at options for a potential visit to Beijing in the coming months—details and dates are not yet confirmed. He spoke…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksI certainly agree with the noble Lord in relation to the need to build that resilience, and I acknowledge that I did not mention that meeting. However, there were many other…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksMy Lords, the relationship is permanently evolving, which is necessary as times change and things change. The Integrated Review Refresh sets out our approach to China. It is about…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksThe noble Lord is right; the UK has been and remains clear that China today is in an ongoing state of non-compliance with the Sino-British joint declaration. We have been clear…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksMy Lords, I refer back to the suggestion that was put to me earlier, that our policy should be one of building resilience. That means in our supply chains and in terms of inward…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksSecretary Blinken briefed the Foreign Secretary about his visit to Beijing when they met on 20 June. Blinken was in Beijing from 18 to 19 June and met Foreign Minister Qin Gang,…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksThe UK’s position on the current Administration in China has been articulated many times by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary. We believe that, internationally, China…22 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackMy Lords—21 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackMy Lords, this was an horrific and cowardly attack on a secondary school in Mpondwe. I echo the noble Lord in saying that my heart and the thoughts of all members of the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackMy Lords, the UK does not speculate and therefore I cannot speculate on future sanctions and designations or on organisations that may or may not be proscribed. The noble Lord is…21 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackMy Lords, I echo everything my noble friend has said. I pay tribute to him for his work as the trade envoy—I believe he still is a trade envoy—for the UK Government in Uganda. We…21 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackThe noble Baroness makes an important point. I will certainly not pretend to be an expert, but, just as illicit gold is known to provide resources to some of these extremist…21 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaMy Lords, we are deeply concerned about the recent revelations of food aid diversion in Ethiopia. We welcome the Government of Ethiopia’s joint statement with USAID that commits…14 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaIt is absolutely right that the African Union should be front and centre in tackling this crisis, but I think I am the wrong person to provide an assessment of its role in the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaMy Lords, we understand why the World Food Programme has taken the decision to temporarily halt food assistance to Ethiopia. It is worth adding that nutritional support and other…14 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaI will have to put that specific question to the Minister for Africa. In principle we do not question the basis for the definition that the noble Lord has put forward, but it has…14 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Food Aid: EthiopiaThe noble Lord makes a hugely important point. It is worth saying that Ethiopia was long considered a success story. Over the last few decades, millions upon millions of people…14 Jun 2023