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HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI am very happy to applaud anybody who is taking on the fight against hate crime in all its forms. I think one of the sad features of the last few years has been the rise in hate…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI agree with my hon. Friend that international affairs are probably more important now than they have been for a number of years, because of the volatility, but they are also a…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI did raise both climate and conflict as major drivers of migration across the world, which is why they need to be addressed at the international level. In relation to Ukraine, I…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsYes, I did, because COP next year will be very significant and important, as I think everybody recognises. What is needed more than anything is for other countries to follow the…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsIt is an important initiative. We backed it earlier this week, and we will support the actions that come out of it; I made that clear in my contribution. The right hon. Gentleman…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsYes.21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsAs the hon. Lady knows, those discussions are ongoing, and it is important that we play our full part in ensuring that they conclude in a satisfactory way. Alongside that, it is…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI thank my hon. Friend very much for raising this issue. I have pressed the issue on numerous occasions with many leaders in the region and elsewhere. We have to keep pressing for…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI thank and pay tribute to her for her personal work on that issue, on which she has been pressing for a number of years, with considerable success. As she knows, I have met the…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI raised it personally myself because it is such an important case, and it is very important that we continue to do so. It is raised by Government Ministers every time we engage…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI do not think that there was a question. We have stabilised the economy, and we have an absolute mission on growth. There was no growth for 14 years. The hon. Gentleman’s party…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI am grateful to the right hon. Member for referencing the Chancellor’s excellent Mansion House speech last week. On matters economic, I do think there is a dialogue to be had…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsYes, I agree. I was struck during the general election campaign, as I think members of all parties will have been wherever they campaigned across the country, that support for…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI was able to discuss AUKUS with the Australian Prime Minister in the G20, as I have done on previous occasions when I have talked with him, including our full commitment and…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsDefending the people of this country is what we do every day. Raising these important issues is the right way to do it. I was very clear about what I raised, and that is a matter…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the important issue of the west bank and settlements. It is a major and escalating cause of concern and has been for some time.…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsYes, of course I did. Russia is a member of the G20. Putin was not there. The Conservative party seems to be suggesting that we should not have been there either, which I find a…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI was very pleased to announce the work in Hull, with about 1,300 well-paid jobs there, making the blades for wind turbines. It was not that many years ago that I went to the…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that issue, because I think it is very important that that work goes on. We are making our own contribution to that. I will not go…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. On UK leadership, we are back leading on the stage. The sentiment among other leaders is that they are glad to see the UK back,…21 Nov 2024