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HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian SituationAs I say, Martin’s role has changed, but he is still an influential player. I spoke with Hans shortly after his appointment. To further expand on the point that the right hon.…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) for securing this important…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian SituationTo answer the second question first, I speak with Martin quite regularly. I cannot remember the precise date on which I last spoke to him, but he and I have an excellent working…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: IranIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) for securing this incredibly…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNATO Parliamentary AssemblyThe hon. Member for Angus (Dave Doogan) has replaced the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) as a member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI am conscious that there is huge interest in this debate and I really do want to make some progress. We are working closely with Afghanistan’s neighbours to ensure safe passage…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI really do have to make some progress. There are a lot of points that I wish to cover. I am sure Members will be able to bring that up in the forthcoming debate. The FCDO team in…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI will address that point shortly. In addition to that deployment of staff, we are providing £30 million to Afghanistan’s neighbours to provide lifesaving support for refugees.…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeNo, I will conclude, because otherwise I would steal time from hon. Members who wished to contribute to the debate. The motion proposes that the new Committee…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI thank my right hon. Friend and I will come on to that point shortly. As we work through this process, those MPs who have particularly complex cases will ultimately be contacted…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI completely understand the hon. Lady’s desire to get information to at-risk Afghans. It is not possible for me to give credible advice based just on the information that she has…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI am going to make progress. Hundreds of civil servants are being assigned to work through that case load each day, working in multiple shifts through the day, seven days a week.…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI thank the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) for calling today’s debate on an incredibly important issue. In response to the crisis in Afghanistan, we have delivered the largest…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI will come on to how we intend to inform Members about cases that they have raised with us. If the hon. Gentleman will bear with me, I will address that. We also repatriated an…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeThe hon. Gentleman asks about the number of people in Afghanistan. He will understand that the British Government do not demand British nationals overseas register with us. We do…15 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersAs I have said, the Foreign Secretary visited the region and spoke extensively with regional partners, including Pakistan. We will continue to explore with those neighbouring…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersThrough the shared effort across Government and our armed forces, we have delivered one of the largest and most complex evacuation operations in living memory. Between 15 and 29…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI completely understand the passion with which the hon. Gentleman speaks. I suspect that every single Member of Parliament has received similarly harrowing accounts. Indeed, I…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersWell, the hon. Gentleman said that there should one scheme. There cannot be one system for British nationals, Afghan nationals who have worked with us and Afghan nationals who…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point about the speed with which these decisions are made, but we should remember that in all cases, and particularly in immigration…09 Sept 2021