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HANSARDYemenI agree with my hon. Friend on that. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary speaks with his international counterparts about the international effort to support Yemen, and I…08 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 680). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…16 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020I am grateful to the hon. Lady, who maintained a balanced, thoughtful and constructive tone in the Committee, as she and her party have done throughout the process in response to…16 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020I thank my hon. Friend for that point. She is right: this is a domestic UK sanctions regime—the first such regime of its type. We will, of course, work with other like-minded…16 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe United Kingdom is disappointed about the reduction in aid corridors in Syria. We are pleased that the cross-border humanitarian access will continue through Bab al-Hawa, but…15 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI draw the House’s attention to my former role as chair of the Trade Out of Poverty all-party parliamentary group. The hon. Gentleman raises an important point about the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDClimate Justice: ODA AllocationI welcome the hon. Lady to her place. This Government are absolutely committed to ensuring that we build back better, protect the environment and protect the most vulnerable…15 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe first call that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made when she entered her post was to the Education Minister in the Palestinian Authority to register our disquiet…15 Jul 2020HANSARDClimate Justice: ODA AllocationThe hon. Lady makes an incredibly important and accurate point. The fact that my noble Friend Lord Goldsmith is a Minister across the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…15 Jul 2020HANSARDClimate Justice: ODA AllocationNext year, the United Kingdom will proudly host COP26—a clear demonstration of the UK’s commitment to tackling climate change and our desire to secure global action. Development…15 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK Government welcome Saudi Arabia’s unilateral ceasefire in Yemen, and we are disappointed that the Houthis have not engaged with that ceasefire. The United Kingdom’s arms…15 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathThe UK Government remain committed to promoting universal freedoms and human rights around the world. That is and will remain at the heart of our foreign policy, to ensure that…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathThe best way of ensuring that Bahrain understands our position is to state it loudly, regularly and directly. As I say, we have had a relationship of over two centuries with the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathOne of the first events in which I took part on being appointed as Minister was when the Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosted journalists from north Africa and the middle east…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathI thank the hon. Lady for the point that she has raised. As I have said, it is the strength of the relationship between the UK and Bahrain that allows us to have frank, candid and…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathThe point I made in response to the shadow Minister is that the OSJA process is robust. The process is designed to ensure that when the United Kingdom Government provide…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathI thank my hon. Friend; his points are very well made. One of the advantages of having more than 200 years of relationship with the Bahrainis is that we can speak candidly,…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathThe UK and Bahrain continue to have a close and important relationship. We benefit from an ongoing, open and genuine dialogue in which we work together on mutually beneficial…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathA number of right hon. and hon. Members have raised these oversight bodies. It is important that there is oversight of the process, so oversight bodies need to exist. It is…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathAs I have said, we do have concerns about the diversity of the press in Bahrain. It is part of the reason why Bahrain remains a human rights priority country for the UK. We know…09 Jul 2020