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HANSARD Middle EastI reassure my hon. Friend that I met with the chief prosecutor a few weeks ago. We continue to support the ICC. As she knows, we have been very clear on our support for the rule…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastI know the strength of feeling that my neighbour in north London has on these issues, and his long-standing campaigning on them. I assure him that we are not just wringing our…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastI say, with all seriousness, that I am pleased to have urged restraint on Israel in the last few weeks, and to have seen its measured response to Iran. On the scale of attacks it…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastWe continue to do more. The best way to do that is by working with our major allies. That is why we put out a statement just yesterday with our allies on the humanitarian…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising Mandy and Emily Damari, who I keep in the front of my mind in everything I do in this arena to bring about a ceasefire. Mandy is an…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastThe hon. Gentleman makes his point effectively, and those issues are being kept under review.28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsAbsolutely. We are 100% committed to AUKUS, and the development of pillar 2 particularly.28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise dependency. One thing that the China audit will look at is that very issue, and the assessment that he refers to is being…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI told Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister, that it was not just unacceptable but counterproductive and that it needed to end. Those were my exact words.28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and Sanctions“Progress” is Jimmy Lai’s release; that is the position of the UK Government. I cannot tell the hon. Gentleman when that will be, because we are not holding him; the Chinese are…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsYes, 100%.28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsThe hon. Gentleman is right: we must have a consistent, sustained position on China. That is why we are undertaking a China audit, and I will of course update the House when it is…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsIt was important, when we came into government, given the bouncing around that we saw in the last Government’s policy towards China, that we did a complete audit, right across…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI did not give a timeline. I simply said that the sanctions should be lifted, and explained why it was just wrong and counterproductive to sanction Members of a democratic Chamber…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsCoercion and threats are unacceptable; we have made that clear to the Chinese Government, and I made it clear again. My hon. Friend’s constituents should be reassured that the…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsAs I have said, I raised the issue of the national security law and our long-standing concerns about Hong Kong—concerns that will not go away, because of the UK’s unique…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsYes. There is no way to reduce global temperatures without working with China to achieve that, so that was a big topic of discussion between our two countries in our meeting. As I…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI specifically discussed the aggression that we are seeing in the Taiwan straits, and I maintained our long-standing position on Taiwan. We are very concerned about an escalatory…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI reassure my hon. Friend that that is the case. He can sense the strength of feeling on the issue in the Chamber; so many Members from across the House have spoken of Jimmy Lai…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsThe right hon. Gentleman has a point. This Government have been in power for three months, and we have a lot to clear up, given the mess that was left to us—he is right about…28 Oct 2024