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HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsMy hon. Friend makes a very valid point. If China has nothing to hide and claims again today that these allegations are false, there is absolutely no excuse for unfettered access…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. We are taking action. We have taken action with regard to Xinjiang. We have raised this directly with the Chinese authorities; the Foreign…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI thank my hon. Friend for his comments; I knew there was going to be a “however” or a “but” at some point. I know how passionate he is about this issue. To his first question, of…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsWe are working incredibly hard with our international partners to ensure that there is an effective response to the situation in Xinjiang. The hon. Gentleman raises a very good…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Again, I know how passionate hon and right hon. Members feel about this particular issue. With regard to the measures, we have taken…04 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarWe will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable; we are committed to doing so. We want to support the Myanmar people in their aspirations for democracy…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarMy hon. Friend is right. I think it shows clear leadership. As I said to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), the six named individuals in the UN fact-finding report were…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. This is a cause that he rightly champions every time he comes to this House. I gently point out that we have taken action against the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarOur presidency of the UN Security Council, as my hon. Friend knows, began on Monday. Initially, the meeting was scheduled for Thursday. We brought it forward to ensure that this…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the plight of the Rohingya. We are working very closely with our partners to ensure that lifesaving humanitarian assistance is delivered for…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI understand the point that the hon. Gentleman is trying to make. On the reference to genocide, we have been very clear that we support the current case in the ICJ process,…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is right. I would, though, take him to task a tiny bit. I am not entirely sure that the third of a billion pounds that we are spending to support the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I know how passionate she is about Myanmar and the plight of the Rohingya. We have had meetings on this matter directly. We are using our…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI know how passionate my hon. Friend feels about values and democracy, and I assure him that the United Kingdom places the highest premium on respect for democracy and the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI thank the hon. Gentleman for his co-operative tone on matters such as this. I believe we are all on the same page in this regard, and his comments about us working with…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI thank my hon. Friend, who I know is extremely passionate, for all the work that he does on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government in that region. ASEAN does have an important role…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI thank my hon. Friend for her remarks. Of course, we must work closely with our international partners. That is why we have brought forward today’s meeting at the UN Security…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman has kept up to speed, but in fact the United Kingdom has already imposed sanctions on military individuals, including the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Yes, we are engaging with a range of partners to encourage dialogue, peaceful resolution of the crisis and, importantly, the restoration of…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarMy hon. Friend, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, makes a very good point. The UK military, in contrast, has done a fantastic job of supporting the roll-out of…02 Feb 2021