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HANSARDAfrica: New ApproachIn the spirit of Christmas, I thank my predecessor for that important and helpful question. I know the House will be aware both of the shift in position on Western Sahara…16 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. The fact that this is the fourth debate on Kashmir this year tells its own story; it shows the strength of feeling in…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI will make a brief comment on the important points raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) in relation to the UN statement of 24…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationAs the hon. Member for Fylde (Mr Snowden) rightly said, this has clearly been a year of incredible tension between India and Pakistan. We have used our relationships with both…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationAs I was explaining to my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell), we talk directly to both India and Pakistan. As the right hon. Member for Islington…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationThe House will appreciate that I will be moderately circumspect on security questions in relation to the region, but clearly there was an abominable terrorist attack in May, and…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationAs I have said in other contexts, it is valuable for British MPs to be able to travel across the world to see the situations on which we report, but British travel advice in…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationIt is, of course, important that journalists can do their jobs across the world. I take from your tone, Sir Roger, a renewed clarion call to make a bit more progress before taking…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI can confirm to the hon. Member that we make representations to both the Indian and Pakistani Governments on human rights, and the protection of minorities on both sides of the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI am rather shocked by the discourtesy of giving my hon. Friend 10 minutes, only for him to claim that it was because I did not have enough speech to give. I am very happy to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryAs my hon. Friend the Minister with responsibility for north America—the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryAs this House will understand, we must be very careful on making assessments. We, of course, continue to stand by international law. I am not in a position to provide a detailed…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryI want to be absolutely clear that the UK Government stand behind international law, in relation to both the law of the sea and international humanitarian law. In every forum,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryOn my hon. Friend’s last question, I understand that the Foreign Secretary has been in discussions with her US counterparts in recent days on these questions. He asks an important…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryThe right hon. Gentleman is learned and offers the opportunity both to make historical comparisons and comment on the conduct of other powers. I will avoid the temptation on both.…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryI thank the right hon. Lady for those important questions. The US is of course the UK’s principal defence and security partner. We have extensive discussions on a wide range of…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryAs the Minister of State made clear to my hon. Friend yesterday, the UK is not involved in these operations. There has been, as my hon. Friend mentions, much reporting and…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryThe right hon. Gentleman brings considerable experience of Latin American issues to this House. On the legal position, I do not have much more to add. There has been extensive…03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryAs the House will know, Ministers receive legal advice on a range of matters relating to foreign policy, and that advice is subject to legal and professional privilege.03 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryI am grateful for the experience that the right hon. Member brings to these questions. I want to be absolutely clear about the pre-eminent role of international law and how…03 Dec 2025