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HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI would like to make a bit of progress first. I have a huge number of questions to try to get through, but I will happily come back to my hon. Friend. As this debate has…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceThe most important thing to recognise is that we have renewed the mandate and we welcome the ongoing work that EUFOR can continue. We recognise that it is an important tool and an…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI am grateful for my right hon. and gallant Friend’s suggestions, and those of other Members on both sides of the House, which I will consider. I will touch on Serbian language…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSanctionsI welcome the support from the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West), and I am very grateful for the contribution from my hon. Friend…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSanctionsI beg to move, That the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1146), dated 11 October, a copy of which was laid before this…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my right hon. Friend takes a keen interest in the topic of nutrition. The prevention and treatment of malnutrition remain important for the UK as part of our work on…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was delighted that yesterday the Foreign Secretary met the Greek Foreign Minister, Minister Dendias, and signed a new strategic bilateral framework that will build on the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn relation to Poland, we are aware of the recent European Court of Human Rights ruling, which found that recent Polish constitutional court rulings involving controversially…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsAll those at risk of persecution in Afghanistan, including religious and ethnic minorities, are eligible to apply to the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, which will welcome up…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsIf the hon. Lady wishes to highlight specific cases, it is probably best for her to raise them with my colleagues in the Home Office, but the Under-Secretary of State for the Home…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsThe then Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Dominic Raab), made a statement to the House on 6 September restating our commitment—particularly in…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the issues around women and girls—particularly education, an area in which we have done a lot of work over a number of years.…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. Life expectancy increased from 56 years in 2002 to 64 in 2018, and over the past six years the UK has helped more than…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEEA EFTA Separation Agreement Joint CommitteeThe EEA EFTA separation agreement, which was agreed with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, and signed on 28 January 2020, covers citizens’ rights and other separation provisions.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister did indeed meet Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán on 28 May. Co-operation with Hungary, as the incoming president of the Visegrad Group from 1 July, is important…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAMR is one of the most pressing global challenges we face this century, and the UK is a global leader in taking action on AMR. We champion it as a priority on the international…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point on a very sensitive issue. International child parental abduction is a hugely distressing matter for the parents and families affected,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDColombia: ProtestsOn police training, our conflict, stability and security fund’s Colombia peace and stabilisation programme launched the £2.1 million police innovations for stabilisation in…20 Jul 2021HANSARDColombia: ProtestsWe remain concerned about reports of human rights violations in relation to recent protests in Colombia, and we regularly raise our concerns with the relevant state actors. I…20 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this debate. Peace and human rights in…15 Jul 2021