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HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI will not, because I am now going to wind up. I spent a year as a Foreign Office Minister, and I have now spent around three months in my current role. As I have gone around the…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important point. That major humanitarian crisis has been caused by the military in Myanmar. We have announced further funds of about £87…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldIrrespective of whether or not that comment was offensive, may I just enlighten the right hon. Lady on what her leader said at a Solidarity with Venezuela event in 2015? This is…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend, who did such good work during his time at the Foreign Office tackling precisely these issues. Of course we will continue to work on…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldNo, I do not believe that is the case. Of course, we will continue to co-operate with our friends around the world, and of course we will continue to play a leading part in NATO.15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldPerhaps the hon. Gentleman did not listen to me when I talked about the fact that we were doubling our commitment in terms of international climate finance. An enormous amount of…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldIf I may just continue, I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. Our country is leading the world in tackling some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today, whether in…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI do not think the hon. Lady was in the House in 2010 when we had an emergency Budget to deal with the economic mess we were left by the Labour party. I remember that in those…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, and of course we urge all developed nations to come forward and match us in our 0.7% target. I would add that there are certain areas…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldWe have record investment going into the NHS. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced investments in hospitals, and I say to the hon. Gentleman that whether for aid or…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldFirst, may I just say that we are determined to respect the outcome of the referendum? Indeed, colleagues across the House, including some who now argue against it, at the time…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and as he will have seen in the Queen’s Speech and indeed the speech the Prime Minister made yesterday, environmental issues are very much…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldNo, I will not; let me make some more progress. I was talking about the opportunities that we will have outside the European Union, and of course there will be opportunities that…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldPerhaps—15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI have a lot of respect for the right hon. Gentleman so I am sorry to have to say this to him, but the Bill that he brought forward, which we refer to as the surrender Act now—I…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Unfortunately, what has happened over the last few months—after we did not leave at the end of March—has indeed been a sapping of trust in…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI want to continue. When we leave the EU, there will be opportunities across the world. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said yesterday, this Conservative Government…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. What should be happening is that we should be coming together, but I must tell Opposition Members that we could have left the European Union by…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldWe are, of course introducing an immigration Bill, which will focus on a points-based system to ensure that people who come here have the skills that the country requires. Let me…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he does as a trade envoy in Africa. He has talked about trade deals in the future. We are, of course, having relentlessly positive…15 Oct 2019