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HANSARD Ukraine: Forcible Removal of ChildrenI do. I feel great sadness for the Russian people, because the truth is that President Putin appears to be happy to endure their hardship at almost any cost. The Russians are…20 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI agree with my hon. Friend about aid access. On the tangible steps that we are taking, as I said earlier, we have called today for an emergency session of the UN Human Rights…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanAs I am sure the House knows, this ministerial team is very happy to return to the House regularly, and Mr Speaker provides us with plenty of opportunities to do so. I will take…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI am happy to enter into the wider debate about aid funding, whether in relation to Sudan, Afghanistan or Gaza, but I must also tell the House what I see on a day-to-day basis: in…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanWe have looked closely at the reports in The Guardian and the associated documentary evidence that it has provided. I have tried to set out our assessment of those reports. We are…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanThere are three particular areas in which we are focused on UN action. The first relates to the fact-finding mission that we have supported, which is critical to accountability…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanMy right hon. Friend—my predecessor—makes an important point about the role of what was known as the Wagner Group and is now Africa Corps. It has suffered some setbacks in the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanIt is vital that external weaponry does not flow into Sudan at this time. I would not wish to characterise my earlier remarks to the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanThere have been a number of contributions this afternoon about the various countries with an interest in the region. We of course continue to discuss the events in Sudan with all…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanAs the House will know, genocide determinations are, in the view of the British Government, a question for the competent courts. That does not in any way take away from the horror…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanWe do of course use our role as penholder at the Security Council, but we try to use the full range of our obligations at the UN on this question, which includes leading the core…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI want to be so clear about what is the significant driver of hardship in Sudan. I am happy to have this debate at some other time, but it is absolutely clear that the driver of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanThe hon. Gentleman has raised an important point. I can confirm that we have raised directly with both parties to the conflict the importance of the issues that he has mentioned.05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI do agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of diplomatic efforts. We have provided support specifically to deal with sexual and gender-based violence, which has included…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion on these issues, and I know that she has been committed to them both in the House and before her election. We are focused on ensuring that our…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanFreedom of religious belief is absolutely vital in the region, and I have raised these questions in the region over the past few weeks. Obviously, in the wider context that we are…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanMy hon. Friend is experienced in these matters, and she asks the right set of questions. The details of what has happened in El Fasher, and indeed what is still happening, are…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI remind the hon. Gentleman that, yes, we have called for an emergency meeting in the Human Rights Council today, and we have also been in discussions with our partners today.…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI am sure the whole House will join me in condemning the shocking violence against civilians in El Fasher. The latest reports, including of 460 civilians being killed in a single…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Cholera is now endemic in Sudan, and the spread of waterborne diseases is increasingly common in humanitarian crises. I know that there…05 Nov 2025