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HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point about the ongoing support. He will have noted that the Government have already made a financial commitment to support local government as…09 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 MembersI thank my right hon. Friend for congratulating the officials who have been working so hard on this. I note that it is surprisingly common to be thanked by Opposition Members in…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI think Members from all parts of the House will completely understand the fear that the people who have contacted the hon. Gentleman will have. We will all have had similar…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI thank my hon. Friend for her point about the Afghans whom we were able to help. During the process, we have always prioritised our ability to get people at risk out of…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersThe ARAP scheme to help repatriate Afghans who had worked directly with us was put in place in April this year. The FCDO travel advice was updated in April and, prior to…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, which helps to explain why different applicants have to go through different routes. The Ministry of Defence has, understandably,…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 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersTwo hundred thousand emails were received. Although it is absolutely the case that the people in Afghanistan—whether they be British nationals, Afghans who worked for us or…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersThe ministerial team at the FCDO, including the Foreign Secretary, have been liaising extensively with both neighbouring countries and countries in the region to facilitate the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I am very pleased that NATO was one of the signatory organisations to yesterday’s statement as an important multilateral partner,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftCountries around the world trade with and receive investments from China, and, as I have said, pretending that that does not exist or that it is not a significant economic player…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank my right hon. Friend for asking this important and timely question. Yesterday, on 19 July, the UK Government joined like-minded partners to confirm that Chinese…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised this very issue with his Israeli counterpart, I have raised it with the Israeli ambassador, and we have consistently called for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, the UK values and welcomes means for Israelis and Palestinians to work more closely together, and we call on the leadership of both to do so at Government and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineProcurement by public bodies is governed by various public procurement regulations. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 require contracting authorities to treat all economic…20 Jul 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe UK enjoys a close and important relationship with Israel, and because we have that close relationship, we are able directly to bring up sensitive issues. I and my ministerial…20 Jul 2021