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HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseAs I have said already, the UK funding is providing food aid to 4.47 million people. It is an enormously tragic situation. The UK has stepped up for over 4 million people, and we…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseAs I have already said from this Dispatch Box, the aid we have allocated since October is supporting 4.47 million people to get emergency food assistance through the World Food…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that, and I would be more than happy to follow up with an answer following this urgent question. Since Operation Pitting ended, we have also supported…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseThe funding we are giving is being channelled through many different organisations, including UN organisations such as the World Food Programme, and through the UN Office for the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseI will certainly take up my right hon. Friend’s suggestion with the Minister responsible for south and central Asia.09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseAs the hon. Lady knows, the Home Office Minister—the Minister for Afghan Resettlement—leads on that subject, so I suggest we raise that with her. Significant cross-Government…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseOn sanctions, as I said, we have already made progress as the humanitarian exemption that came into UK law on 27 January has helped to unlock funding. On whether we should…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseOur officials have very pragmatic engagement with the Taliban at official levels, especially pressing on human rights and humanitarian issues. For example, in October the PM’s…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseIt is an enormously complicated situation. We are engaging with the Taliban at official level, especially on the humanitarian situation and human rights. We are currently focused…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that the war in northern Ethiopia has caused huge suffering, but there are some welcome signs that it may now be possible to move towards peace. I visited…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyDemocracy and freedom are at the heart of our Foreign Secretary’s vision for a network of liberty that will use partnerships in trade, security and technology to promote…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Commonwealth is a vibrant and valued network of countries and we are deeply committed to it. Commonwealth nations are crucial friends in the delivery of the Foreign…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyWe have made it clear that we have a clear role to promote freedom and democracy. That is a core mission of the FCDO. I did not know Jo Cox as, sadly, I arrived in the House after…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyI thank my hon. Friend for his work as chair of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and for all the good that that organisation does globally, including in Bosnia and…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyAs I said, we are looking at budget allocations for the years ahead now that we have a three-year settlement review from the Treasury. Budget decisions have not yet been made.25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyThe UK and our allies are unwavering in our support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Any Russian military incursion into Ukraine would be a massive strategic…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyDiscussions across Government are still continuing.25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyThe integrated review made it very clear that the UK will be a responsible and democratic cyber-power. We intend to use our global network to strengthen the case for open,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyI am sure that all Members of the House have been watching these stories very closely. Let me just say that the UK does want to have a mature, positive relationship with China…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiThat is an excellent question. Covid-19 has had little effect on Tonga directly, because strict border controls have meant no cases in the community, although there was one case…24 Jan 2022