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HANSARD ChinaI thank the hon. Lady for giving me the option; I will either come on to those issues, or I will write. By imposing the national security law in 2020, China has stifled opposition…15 May 2024HANSARD ChinaIt is a pleasure to appear under your skilled chairship this afternoon, Ms Rees. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for securing this…15 May 2024HANSARDConflict in Sudan: El FasherA year ago, the Sudanese people were plunged into a brutal and needless conflict. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to inflict terrible…15 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictWill the hon. Lady give way?14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictI just wanted to say that the UK has made an offer to Israel and Palestine to support evidence gathering and technical support on the issue of conflict-related sexual violence, as…14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictIt is a pleasure to appear before you once again, Sir Charles. I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson), who represents an area…14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictI am afraid not because of the time, but if I have a second at the end, I promise my right hon. Friend that I will give way. We have clearly and unequivocally condemned all…14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictI completely agree with what my right hon. Friend says about accountability. On 7 October there was the greatest murder of Jewish people at any time in one day since the holocaust…14 May 2024HANSARDGlobal Health Agencies and Vaccine-Preventable DeathsIt is a great pleasure once again to perform under your benign sway, Sir Gary. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) on his excellent speech, as well as…09 May 2024HANSARDGlobal Health Agencies and Vaccine-Preventable DeathsMy hon. Friend makes a good point, which I will answer straightaway. It is worth emphasising that we are getting better at operating in very contested spaces. For example, he will…09 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI do not recognise the hon. Member’s description on the question of accountability. We have been very clear on accountability in this House to all sides in this appalling…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Member uses lurid language, and he should recognise what the Government are seeking to do, together with our allies in the region and internationally, and support the…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Member is right to set out the jeopardy of the families that she describes in Rafah. That is why, on so many different fronts, the Government, along with their allies,…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Member asks me at the beginning of her question about the extensive demonstrations that have been seen in Israel. She is right about that, which is why I said in an…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI have clarified one aspect of the ICJ interim judgment, which I hope is helpful to the House. In respect of the details that the hon. Member says are lacking today, I put to her…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI have made clear where the Government stand in respect of arms sales. There is a strong precedent for how we handle these issues, which certainly was pursued by the Opposition…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI have made clear the process that the Government are going through in respect of our future commitments to UNWRA. I have also made clear that, as far as the current situation is…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaOn the hon. Gentleman’s first point, any Member of the House who asks a question is responsible for what they say and how they say it. From the Dispatch Box, I have given an…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Gentleman asks me a hypothetical question. When he comes up with a specific case where there is a need for a response, I will of course give it to him.07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaAt the heart of the hon. Lady’s question is throwing the word “genocide” across the Chamber, which I do not think is helpful. If she heard what I said earlier, I was, I hope,…07 May 2024