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HANSARDUK Commonwealth Chair-In-Office Report 2018-2020My hon. Friend the Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has made the following written statement: In April 2018, the UK hosted the 25th…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangMy hon. Friend raises something that has been in the news over the last few days, and I know that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood mentioned it in her comments. I very…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangMay I start by saying how incredibly grateful I am to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Shabana Mahmood) for securing this debate and for her powerful speech? I very much…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangIt is a great pleasure and a great surprise to be responding to an intervention from the hon. Gentleman. We take those allegations absolutely seriously. We have consulted the…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangWhat I can tell the hon. Lady—she is very wise to push me on this—is that those sanctions are under constant review and it would be unwise to speculate on this. I am sure that she…09 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of LawPromoting the rule of law internationally is integral to the UK’s global influence and to our status as a force for good. That is one of the reasons that the Foreign Secretary has…08 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of LawI thank my hon. Friend. We have greatly appreciated the enormous contribution of the pro bono work of some of the UK’s best judges and legal professionals, delivered through the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have left the EU, it is curious for us to have an operation overseas. We have a global network of 280 overseas posts, which represent all parts of the UK, including…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and he is absolutely right to raise it. We have serious concerns about gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghurs…08 Sept 2020HANSARD South China Sea: Freedom of NavigationI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) for bringing this very important debate to the House. Having served his…03 Sept 2020HANSARDSanctions and anti-Money Laundering Act 2018: Report on RegulationsMy noble Friend the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) has made the following written ministerial statement: Today the “Report on…20 Jul 2020HANSARDRohingya in Bangladesh and MyanmarThe UK Government are committed to protecting the Rohingya. I thank Bangladesh for its kindness towards vulnerable Rohingya refugees. I recently visited—virtually—Rakhine in…15 Jul 2020HANSARDRohingya in Bangladesh and MyanmarUK aid development work delivered through charities and other organisations will remain a priority, given Bangladesh’s vulnerability to climate and man-made disasters. My hon.…15 Jul 2020HANSARDSupporting Democracies during Covid-19The UK must never be afraid to stand up for what it believes in. We have seen this with our support for the people of Hong Kong and the introduction of our own Magnitsky-style…15 Jul 2020HANSARDSupporting Democracies during Covid-19It is a great pleasure to answer what will be my last DFID oral question from my hon. Friend. DFID and the FCO are strong supporters of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s…15 Jul 2020HANSARDSouth China SeaI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. He has a great deal of experience in this area. With regard to the nine-dash line, as I have said previously, we do not take a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Overseas TerritoriesIt is great to answer a question from my predecessor, who did such a fantastic job as Minister for Asia. It is great to see her live this morning, albeit digitally. The UK…30 Jun 2020HANSARDSouth China SeaI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s question. I do not necessarily agree that we have remained silent on this; in fact, we have been leading the international community. He was…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Overseas TerritoriesI can confirm that we are working with the overseas territories to support their healthcare systems. In addition to the medical supplies and testing equipment that I mentioned,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Overseas TerritoriesWe will always stand by the overseas territories. Government Departments, led by DFID and the FCO, are supporting them to respond to the pandemic. Baroness Sugg, the Minister for…30 Jun 2020