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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this important issue. She takes a very keen interest in girls education and 2021 is a crucial year for it, with multiple opportunities for us…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, we really welcome the Colombian Government’s continuing commitment to the full implementation of the 2016 peace agreement with FARC. We will continue to support them in…20 Apr 2021HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe UK Government take the issue of water and sanitation very seriously, as a development concern and as part of our approach to dealing with covid-19. Members have raised the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe UK Government take the issue of water and sanitation very seriously, as a development concern and as part of our approach to dealing with covid-19. Members have raised the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Water DayI am grateful to the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this important debate just four days before World Water Day on 22 March. I am grateful to Members…18 Mar 2021HANSARDArrest of Opposition Politicians: TurkeyAs I have explained, we have proscribed the PPK as a terrorist group, as have many of our international partners. If those links are proved to be accurate, we urge the HDP to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDArrest of Opposition Politicians: TurkeyI am grateful to the hon. Member for Enfield North (Feryal Clark) for securing this important debate. Democracy, security and human rights are rightly of serious interest to all…16 Mar 2021HANSARDArrest of Opposition Politicians: TurkeyObviously, I will have a range of discussions with counterparts when I am in Turkey, and I have had discussions previously. I discussed the human rights situation, and…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) for securing this debate, and for his ongoing work on European energy security, including…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI am going to continue as I am conscious that I do not have much time. If I have time at the end, I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. It is positive that Naftogaz and Gazprom…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEEA EFTA Separation Agreement Joint Committee Meeting, 18 December 2020The EEA EFTA separation agreement agreed with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein protects citizens’ rights and includes other separation provisions. These provisions wind down…03 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are providing ongoing consular support to Mr Taylor. Consular staff have been in regular contact with him and his UK lawyer. The British ambassador in Zagreb met him in…02 Mar 2021HANSARD UN International Day of EducationI will endeavour to follow one or other of the clocks, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I hope I will get it right, safe in the knowledge that if I do not, you will gently nudge me in…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsAgain, we have been very clear what our expectations are when it comes to Russia and Russian behaviour. When it comes to the case of Alexei Navalny, Russia must fully respond to…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsAs I have made clear in relation to Alexei Navalny, we enforced asset freezes and travel bans against six individuals and an entity involved with the poisoning and attempted…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. We have been very clear that the use of chemical weapons is an unacceptable breach of international norms. Russia absolutely must…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsWhen it comes to election interference, one of the issues raised by the hon. Gentleman, the Government concluded that “it is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsI think that I have set out very clearly the action that we are taking in response to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. I have set out very clearly the sanctions that we have put…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her support for the actions that we have taken in respect of the detention of Alexei Navalny. I set out the clear steps that the UK Government…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsI do not accept what the hon. Gentleman is saying. We have been very clear. We set out the six sanctions against individuals and then an entity involved in the poisoning and…27 Jan 2021