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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her important question and for all the work she does in this area. This Government and I are committed to freedom of religion or belief and to the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDDevelopment: Promoting the Rule of LawThe UK is committed to being a force for good in the world, which includes upholding the rule of law. We promote the rule of law through our policy and programme engagement, which…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterMy hon. Friend has a true passion for freedom of religion or belief, and I absolutely share that passion. As I said, the acts of the military today have been an unacceptable…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterAs I said earlier, during my meetings last week I stressed to all parties the importance of supporting the civilian-led Government, the constitutional declaration and the Juba…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI thank the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee for his questions. As I said in my response, we are working with international partners and expect to make a public statement…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI am grateful for the opportunity to answer this urgent question. The UK most strongly condemns today’s arrest of civilian members of Sudan’s transitional Government by the…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI thank my right hon. Friend for his very kind words. As ever, he is deeply thoughtful on these matters. I agree that this is a totally unacceptable betrayal of the people of…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterIt is completely clear that the actions of the military are unacceptable. We will reassess our commitment to restart phased defence engagement in the light of the current…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterIn last week’s meetings of the dialogue between the UK and Sudan, we worked on a number of issues including the support that we have been giving the Sudanese for their transition…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. As I have stated, there is a communications black-out at the moment and therefore contact is intermittent. I note that General…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterWe are already actively calling for a briefing at the UN Security Council to ensure that the situation gets the attention that it deserves. We welcome the statement by the UN…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterWhen I was in Khartoum last week, the situation was already extremely tense. The date of 21 October is an important day in Sudan, when people come out on to the streets to…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI absolutely agree, not only that no harm should happen to those who have been arrested today, but, furthermore, that they should be immediately released. As I said earlier, we…25 Oct 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesI will get back to the hon. Lady separately on that topic, if I may. There have been some questions about the implementation of the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro’s…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesI will very much look into what the hon. Gentleman says, and I thank him for his praise of the project. I want to come back to Sudan, as it was mentioned in one of the earlier…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesI know that my hon. Friend thinks about this matter very deeply, and I am looking forward to discussing it with her in more detail. What I am hearing from groups that are expert…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesLet me deal with the first of those points, as clearly we can scrutinise arrangements in many different ways in this place, including being able to intervene in Westminster Hall…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesOkay; let me make a little progress, and then I will take interventions. When countries protect and promote freedom of religion or belief, they tend to be more stable, more…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesI will not take too many interventions, if that is okay, because I want to cover quite a lot of content, and we have already run over the hour and a half. I may come back to the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African Countriesindicated assent.23 Sept 2021