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HANSARDChina and JapanThe reason I spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky was to have a discussion in advance on the precise terms in which we would approach this issue. I then followed through on that, and I…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanThis is a really important issue, which that is why I had a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky the day before I left, and I will have a further discussion with him now that I am…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanYes. Engaging is really important for the security of this country. Just for clarity, we did not sign a trade deal on the visit; we simply looked at the ways in which we can open…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI agree with my hon. Friend; we are the best in the world. The people from the creative sector and the cultural institutions were with us on the visit because they could see the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanWe took appropriate precautions, as we do whichever country we visit.02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanMy hon. Friend is a champion for Harlow, and it has been so good to visit it so many times. We had 60 businesses in the delegation with us. They were enthusiastic about the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanWe have had a Chinese embassy in this country since 1877. It is currently over seven sites; it is now going to be on one. The security and intelligence services published a letter…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanOf course there are concerns; they are aired in this House. The difference between our parties is that our position is that the mature and serious thing to do is to have…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI thank my hon. Friend for his comments, and for his message over the weekend. Japan is a key NATO ally, is a member of the G7 and, of course, the coalition of the willing, and,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI pay tribute to all those businesses in my hon. Friend’s constituency, of which there are very many, as he rightly says. Enhancing our trade and economic ties with Japan is in…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanAs the hon. Gentleman will have heard me say a moment ago, no decision has been made yet, but as I explained in my report back to the House, the overarching approach that we take…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanLet me give my hon. Friend that reassurance for those from Hong Kong, in his constituency and throughout the country, on the support that we will put in for them.02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue, which is of concern to his constituents across Scotland, and indeed the United Kingdom. No decision has yet been made, and I…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanYes, we raised the issues of Hongkongers. [Interruption.] We raised the issues. I find the Conservatives’ position astonishing. They say that they take these issues seriously.…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanMy hon. Friend is right to put this as one package, because what we are doing on small boats with China is looking at the source of the engines; what we are doing with Germany…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanYes, I certainly encourage that, and I will take the first opportunity to do so.02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI see that we have opened a whisky competition, but the hon. and learned Gentleman is quite right: it is really important that we champion the building of buses and so much else…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanIt is astonishing that the Scottish National party is simply not interested in the progress that we have made on the India trade deal, which is hugely beneficial to Scottish…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanWe raised all the sensitive issues, and we did it in direct terms, and in the room. That, to my mind, is the right way to try to make progress on these very important issues.02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanYes, I do, and my hon. Friend is right to emphasise the changes in the geopolitical landscape; we have approached our relationship to the US, Europe, India and China accordingly.02 Feb 2026