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HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiWe should be praising our Royal Navy for its very swift action. It is remarkable that HMS Spey is due to arrive the day after tomorrow. We should be deeply grateful to members of…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiAs I have said, we remain one of the largest donors—in fact, the third largest donor—of international development aid in the world. We are giving the support to the Tongan people…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiMy hon. Friend asks a good question. We are endeavouring not only to deliver relief as quickly as possible but to deliver the supplies that the Tongans themselves have identified…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiAs I have said, in addition to the immediate needs, we are also looking at further support. However, we do already give significant funding to Tonga and other Pacific island…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiTonga and the UK have deep historical ties and are both Commonwealth members. Tonga is a low-lying state, extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts, as the hon. Lady points…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiI absolutely do pay tribute to those rugby players for all they are doing to raise funds for this urgent situation, and wish the Warwickshire Wasps well in all their matches. I do…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiI am saddened and shocked by the situation in Tonga, and my thoughts are with all those caught up in the appalling devastation caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami. My…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiWe remain a world leader in international development. In 2020, we were the world’s third largest donor. We have rightly been looking at how that aid is best used, which is why…24 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 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiThe hon. Lady rightly raises the impact of Chinese debt. China increasingly seeks long-term strategic influence in Pacific island countries. As the Foreign Secretary stated last…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiI would be more than happy to discuss with my hon. Friend how rugby fans can help the people of Tonga.24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiI absolutely recognise the rugby league contribution in Tonga. In fact, I have fond memories of attending an international rugby league tournament in Hawaii in the 1990s, when I…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSanctions Regulations Report on Annual Reviews 2021My noble Friend the Minister for South and Central Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following written ministerial statement: Today…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessI will. I hope I have answered as many as possible of the questions that have been raised. That is what I have tried to do. The goal to vaccinate the world is monumental, and it…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessI will answer the points that have been made on this, and if I have time, I will give way at the end. The flexibilities within the TRIPS system that were used to tackle the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessThe Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill), asked about the cost of those donations—I suspect that was the intervention that the hon.…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessI am not going to take interventions right now, because I want to try to answer the points that Members have made in their speeches. The spokesperson for the Scottish National…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this debate, and I thank the many hon.…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisThe Afghan citizens resettlement scheme was announced by the Minister responsible, my hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle (Victoria Atkins), just last week. She…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisAs I said in my opening remarks, the situation is enormously serious. Indeed, it is now the world’s most severe food security crisis. On the issues relating to supporting Afghan…12 Jan 2022