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HANSARDVenezuelaAs the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Mr Leslie) said, there are very many in Venezuela who are absolutely starving. This could be the richest country in Latin America, yet it…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames) referred to “Poundland Lenins”. I have just seen in this House one who is not even worth a penny, let alone a…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaWhen it comes to elections, we often offer very substantial advice and assistance to ensure that electoral registers are properly drawn up, and that the conduct of elections is…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI thank the hon. Gentleman for his good sense and for his sense of humanity in analysing what is going on in Venezuela. I noticed that, as he said what he said, he cast a glance…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaThe Government absolutely recognise that Baroness Massey’s reputation is intact. We fully acknowledge that her name was wrongly put on that letter, and we in no way associate her…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaOne of our hopes is that most of the many millions who have fled to neighbouring countries will want to return. Venezuela is not like Syria, where the infrastructure has been…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is one of those rare moments in history when a country’s inflation must be measured in millions of per cent. It is almost impossible to…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMay I profoundly thank the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) for enabling this urgent question to be discussed today in the House? I also thank him for his knowledge of,…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI am grateful to my hon. Friend. As Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, he has been following the situation closely, as have all members of that Committee. I am pleased to say…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMay I thank the hon. Gentleman for—if I may put it this way—the responsible nature of his questions and observations? I had a very extensive conversation on Friday evening with…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMay I, at the very least, welcome the right hon. Lady’s condemnation of the Maduro regime? In that, at least, we find common ground, which I hope can be shared across the House. I…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI certainly share the opinions of my right hon. Friend in all senses. The sympathies of the Leader of the Opposition with the likes of Maduro are very distressing. Clearly, in…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaMy right hon. Friend was a very distinguished Minister for the region when he was himself in the Foreign Office, and he knows an enormous amount about the subject. I can assure…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI thank the hon. Gentleman for his concern for those who have fled. We have to recognise the extraordinary generosity of the neighbours of Venezuela, who have had to take these…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaIn many respects, indeed it does. One always has to be aware of my right hon. Friend’s very short and pithy questions. It is always better to just say, “Absolutely, yes; he is…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI totally agree with the hon. Lady. What the Venezuelan people have had to suffer at the hands of Maduro is beyond contempt. Across the Floor of the House, we all believe that it…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaAs usual, my right hon. and learned Friend offers the House some very wise advice and guidance, and I am able to say yes to pretty much everything he said. First, when it comes to…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaYes, I think pressure is also needed to bring about those elections, which is why countries across the world are working very closely together. I think the unity of opinion among…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCyprus: Civil LitigationI would like to update Parliament on a legal settlement that the UK Government have reached concerning civil law claims arising from the emergency period in Cyprus from 1955-59…23 Jan 2019HANSARDCataloniaAs I have made clear to the House previously, the situation in Catalonia is a matter for Spain. The UK strongly supports the rule of law and is of the view that questions related…22 Jan 2019