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HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn my hon. Friend’s last point, I think at least two Ministers will be at that forum to represent our country. She asked about the domestic analysis of the SDGs. There was a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. May I add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend on his honour? The UK is appalled by Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, in particular the introduction of…13 Jun 2023HANSARDHazaras in AfghanistanIt is a pleasure to serve on your watch, Mr Hollobone, in my second appearance in Westminster Hall today. I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, as all Members have made clear. I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranThis is a very important area of work carried out by the Foreign Office. There is an inquiry into the consular approach in Sudan, to which I will give evidence shortly, but the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoMy hon. Friend will, I hope, allow me not to get ahead of ourselves in respect of specific details on that, but his point is noted.05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoThe latest spike in tensions in northern Kosovo is deeply concerning. Violent protests in northern Kosovo on 29 May resulted in injuries to at least 30 troops from NATO’s KFOR…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for his contribution. He emphasises the significant British involvement in the region, and its importance to Europe, and to the United Kingdom…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the hon. Gentleman for his perceptive comments, as usual, about what is going on, particularly his focus on the abhorrent violence committed against the peacekeepers in…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoThe embassy, on behalf of the Foreign Office and the Government, runs a range of programmes that engage specifically with civil society. We will look at whether we can do more to…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. He knows much about the issues that the House is discussing. The UK supports Kosovo’s wish to join the Council of Europe. The Council of…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee for raising this matter. She has followed this area of policy closely, and the House will recognise her…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the hon. Gentleman for his perceptive and accurate comments. I reassure him that we will do everything we possibly can to advance the aims that he set out, and I underline…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank my hon. Friend for all her work in this area, which the House has acknowledged on many occasions. On the last part of what she said, the work of Lord Peach is particularly…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the hon. Lady very much for what she says. I reassure her that we are not in any way naively equating the two sides. She asked at the beginning of her question about the…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the hon. Gentleman for reinforcing the wise words of Carl Bildt. The specific issue he raised is very much at the top of the Quint’s agenda.05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank my hon. Friend, on behalf of the House, for all the work he does in his role as an envoy, and I underline the important point he made about steps towards de-escalation.…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Economic Aid to Sri LankaI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) for securing this debate and for his well-informed and extremely interesting contribution. The Minister…11 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not know her constituent’s current position and whether she is in Port Sudan, but this is probably an issue that is better dealt with outside the Chamber and I would be happy…02 May 2023