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HANSARD SudanMy right hon. Friend is entirely right on his final point. I have nothing that I can say about the work of Russia and Wagner in Sudan, but I can assure him that our attention has…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, particularly his comments about the work of the armed forces, which, as he said, was absolutely outstanding. He asked about how we…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for her comments. I thank her particularly for the point that she made about our ambassador, who has worked ceaselessly throughout the…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement to update the House on the ongoing situation in Sudan. The situation on the ground remains extremely dangerous. The…02 May 2023HANSARDAfrica: Sovereign DebtWe are playing our part in ensuring timely treatment where the UK is a creditor, such as in Zambia and Ghana, and pushing for improvements to the G20 common framework and other…02 May 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeThe refreshed integrated review places tackling climate change, environmental damage and biodiversity loss as our first thematic priority.02 May 2023HANSARDAfrica: Sovereign DebtThe hon. Lady is quite right to raise the issue of Somalia, which is one of only three countries, I think, that has not yet received its heavily indebted poor countries…02 May 2023HANSARDAfrica: Sovereign DebtThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. I am flattered that she has read the speech I gave at Chatham House last Thursday. We are extremely concerned about the use of vulture…02 May 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeWith the greatest respect, I think that the hon. Lady is slightly going over the top on this issue. We are making climate change a key part of all our bilateral relationships. We…02 May 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeI do not think there are any climate deniers on the Government Benches. I am extremely flattered that it seems that more than one person on the Opposition Front Bench has read my…02 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right; the situation is simply appalling. The head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is expecting to be in…02 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsProgress is being made on women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, with 37% of all those employed now women, which is a higher level than in Morocco, which was the outlier in all this. I…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanI thank the shadow Development Minister very much for her comments at the beginning and recognise that she is asking questions that require an answer. I noted eight of them, but…02 May 2023HANSARDSudanThe hon. Lady is entirely right about the importance of communication. I hope my second “Dear Colleague” letter will be of assistance to her and her office in handling those…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting case. Of course, through the pooled funding arrangements that we have, often that sort of work with the military can take place. I can tell…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMy right hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. The only advice that we can give through the Foreign Office—the only advice—is to stay indoors, because of all the reasons that…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanThe hon. Lady will know that we were, along with the Americans, the first to intervene in terms of any extraction whatever. She asks how many civil servants are engaged. The…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanI can indeed confirm what my hon. Friend asks. Cobra is meeting as we speak. It has met six times so far—five times chaired by the Prime Minister—and that includes one Cobra that…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Obviously, it is essential that his constituent does their best to contact the Foreign Office team so that we are able to make a note of…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanFirst, I thank the hon. and gallant Gentleman for his comments, which come from very considerable experience. When I say that the published figure for dual nationals is 4,000, we…24 Apr 2023