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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Ukraine

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development affairs if she will make a statement on the situation in Ukraine...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Dec 2021
Ukraine

"We may be weeks away from a major war in eastern Europe. First, will the Government confirm that the 1994 Budapest memorandum commits the UK and others to respecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity? What do the Government believe those treaty obligations amount to? Secondly, does the Minister agree that the tools …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Nov 2021
Amnesty International Offices in Hong Kong

"I congratulate my hon. Friend, who serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee with me; he does a great job and it is wonderful to sit on that Committee with him. Sadly, I am one of the people named by the Chinese authorities in the course of some of the cases …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Nov 2021
Amnesty International Offices in Hong Kong

"What realistic price is China paying for destroying democracy in Hong Kong?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Nov 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina

"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) for securing the urgent question. As someone who spent time in Yugoslavia during the wars of the 1990s, I do not underestimate how unpleasant this could get, and how violent and how quickly. I want to look at Russia. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Afghanistan: FCDO Responses to Members

"I would like to thank all the officials who have been dealing with this matter, and the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), who has raised a really important subject. I will come straight to the point. How confident is the Minister that the UK will be able to reach …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Apr 2021
Human Rights: Xinjiang

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on securing this important debate. I pay tribute to the wonderful and important work that she has been doing on this issue. Human rights abuses in Xinjiang are abhorrent, and I listened painfully to what my hon. Friend said …..."
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Written Question
Democracy: International Cooperation
Tuesday 20th April 2021

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

What plans he has to develop a forum for the world's ten leading democracies.

Answered by Nigel Adams

As set out in the Integrated Review, the Prime Minister’s ambition is to work with like-minded democracies to support open societies and work together internationally. We will use our G7 Presidency to intensify this cooperation. The Prime Minister has invited Australia, India, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa to attend the G7 Summit as guest countries to deepen the expertise and experience around the table.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2021
Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention Camps

"First, I thank the Minister for his work. He is a good Minister; it is a difficult brief, and he does his job diligently. However, does the Foreign Office believe that it is ethically right to sign preferential treaties with states credibly accused of genocide? Systematic rape, sexual torture, forced …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Hong Kong: Sentencing of Pro-democracy Activists

"First, does the Minister at least recognise that it is probably only a matter of time before we pull UK judges from Hong Kong courts? Secondly, will he at least condemn the actions of HSBC? Frankly, its directors should hang their heads in shame. HSBC is freezing the accounts of …..."
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