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HANSARDForeign Affairs CouncilMy hon. Friend the Minister for Africa attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 17 June. It was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs…27 Jun 2019HANSARDSanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act: Human Rights ViolationsI am today laying before Parliament a report, “Report on Regulations Made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 in Relation to Gross Human Rights Violations”, as…27 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderInternational institutions and international law have since 1945 provided the framework for a sustained rise in global peace and prosperity. As a permanent member of the Security…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderThe UK’s position is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking account of the wishes of the Kashmiri people. We…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his ingenuity in crowbarring this into questions, but my main focus under this question is much more about the United Nations and multilateral…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderYes.25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderIt is not a binding judicial decision, as the hon. Gentleman absolutely knows. He can expostulate as much as he wishes—it is a great act to watch—but he know the facts and I am…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderAny such incursions in the proper waters of Gibraltar are always responded to by us. We watch them closely, but I very much hope that there can be no increase in tension and that…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderI am very happy to join the right hon. Lady in congratulating my right hon. Friend on reaching the final two and indeed the final one—that is what we look forward to, for the good…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderI am afraid the right hon. Lady appears not to have read the 20 June Court judgment, which acknowledged “rigorous”—her very word—“robust” and “multi-layered” processes “‘carried…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderI hope that for the time being at least I am an adequate substitute for the Foreign Secretary in answering these questions; it is a perfectly reasonable allocation of a question…25 Jun 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderThe Court judgment did not say that our arms sales are unlawful. It criticised an aspect of process that we are studying very closely and will address. It is incorrect to say that…25 Jun 2019HANSARDDepartmental Staff PayThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has well-established processes in place to ensure that our staff, wherever they work around the globe, are paid correctly and on time.25 Jun 2019HANSARDDepartmental Staff PayThe hon. Lady is completely misinformed to say that nothing has happened. What did happen is that Interserve changed the date in the month on which the salary of some of the lower…25 Jun 2019HANSARDDepartmental Staff PayMy right hon. Friend is a champion of international trade. Trade commissioners are of great value and of course—in line with the question on the Order Paper—they are paid…25 Jun 2019HANSARDVenezuelaThe political stand-off in Venezuela continues and the humanitarian crisis deepens. We support initiatives by the Lima Group, the International Contact Group and the…25 Jun 2019HANSARDVenezuelaYes, I am very happy to confirm that, but of course we need to see far more than that in Venezuela. Maduro has brought his own country to its knees. Millions of people have fled…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to my letter to the right hon. Gentleman last month, Mr Kardile has now been released from prison. He is required to remain in Spain, because he is the subject of an…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, we oppose human rights abuses anywhere. I have only recently and temporarily assumed responsibility for that part of the world, but I take fully on board what the hon.…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessThank you for chairing our proceedings, Mr Hollobone. I genuinely thank the hon. Member for Cardiff Central (Jo Stevens) for securing the debate, which, as she says, is impeccably…18 Jun 2019