:00:00. > 3:59:59of Parliament at 11pm at first we have Boris Johnson's first session
:00:00. > :00:14.as Foreign Secretary. Order, order. Questions to the
:00:15. > :00:28.Secretary of State for Forehgn and Commonwealth Affairs. Number one, Mr
:00:29. > :00:32.Speaker. With permission I will say that I know my honourable friend
:00:33. > :00:38.cares deeply about Kashmir `nd visited the region and I have
:00:39. > :00:43.recently met representatives from both sides recently and I whll
:00:44. > :00:53.continue to do so. Thank yot, Mr Speaker. Has the Minister sden the
:00:54. > :00:56.report of hundreds of Kashmhri protesters suffering eye injuries
:00:57. > :01:06.because of pellet guns and will the Minister please speak out against
:01:07. > :01:12.this. 'S of course I'm concdrned about the use of pellet guns, and of
:01:13. > :01:21.course he will know that thd use of pellet guns has become under review.
:01:22. > :01:26.Alternative methods of crowd control will be continued to be scrttinised.
:01:27. > :01:36.Does Britain have a special relationship -- response but in
:01:37. > :01:40.helping to find a solution to the troubles in Kashmir? Four of course
:01:41. > :01:46.the UK has good relationships with India and Pakistan that the
:01:47. > :01:49.long-standing position held by successive governments is it is for
:01:50. > :01:55.India Pakistan to find a lasting resolution taking into accotnt the
:01:56. > :01:59.wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a
:02:00. > :02:07.solution or act as mediator. There are no winners in Kashmir, the
:02:08. > :02:13.research -- recent clashes have caused millions of pounds of damage.
:02:14. > :02:17.A military solution is not working, can I urge the Minister to dncourage
:02:18. > :02:23.a political solution that not only involves India Pakistan but also the
:02:24. > :02:28.Kashmiris themselves. Four of course we should continue to do all they
:02:29. > :02:35.can to promote trade and st`bility in the region. As has been stated in
:02:36. > :02:44.Kashmir we have seen over 100 killed and hundreds blinded, and the use of
:02:45. > :02:49.indiscriminate pellet guns. Will the Minister today condemned thhs
:02:50. > :02:52.shocking abuse of human rights and as a permanent member of thd UN
:02:53. > :02:58.Security Council does he not believe we have a responsibility to support
:02:59. > :03:01.and uphold UN resolution 47 to allow the sons and daughters of K`shmir
:03:02. > :03:05.their birthright to self-determination? Four as I noted
:03:06. > :03:08.of course I'm concerned by the reported use of pellet guns and any
:03:09. > :03:16.allegations of human rights will be investigated only, promptly and
:03:17. > :03:21.transparently. Will the Minhster speak with officials at number ten
:03:22. > :03:27.and urged the Prime Minister to raise this issue during her
:03:28. > :03:31.forthcoming visit to India? Mr Speaker, the UK of course shares and
:03:32. > :03:33.long-standing and deep friendship with India and I'm delighted the
:03:34. > :03:36.Prime Minister has announced she will be visiting India in November
:03:37. > :03:42.and it will be an important opportunity to discuss the full
:03:43. > :03:47.range of bilateral issues. The previous Foreign Secretary said in
:03:48. > :03:51.March that the question of Kashmir should be a precondition of the
:03:52. > :03:56.resumption of talks with Pakistan and since there has been more than
:03:57. > :03:59.100 days of unrest in the area. Can I ask the Foreign Secretary what
:04:00. > :04:08.specifically he is doing to bring about an end to the violencd and a
:04:09. > :04:12.resumption of the talks? Of course as I have said we have very good
:04:13. > :04:17.relations with India and Pakistan and these are two proud nathons We
:04:18. > :04:21.encourage both countries to maintain good relations but recognisd the
:04:22. > :04:27.right message for both sides to determine. We are seeing imlense
:04:28. > :04:30.issues in their own country to sort out, we would have thought they
:04:31. > :04:35.would be an appetite to get this issue resolved? Why does thd Revista
:04:36. > :04:42.think that appetite does not seem to exist either in India or Pakistan?
:04:43. > :04:46.-- the Minister. As I have noted of course this is a very important
:04:47. > :04:49.matter and we raise these issues with both governments. But
:04:50. > :04:59.ultimately it is for both shdes to progress with this issue and to
:05:00. > :05:02.determine the outcome. On the half of the opposition can we associate
:05:03. > :05:06.ourselves with the Minister's remarks. The recent upsurge in
:05:07. > :05:10.violent clashes and terrorist attacks in Kashmir is deeplx
:05:11. > :05:16.disturbing and we would urgd all sides to engage in dialogue, halt
:05:17. > :05:19.the cycle of violence and kdep incident to millions from h`rm. To
:05:20. > :05:24.that end we have heard todax about the use of pellet guns against
:05:25. > :05:27.protesters which is totally unacceptable. Will the Minister and
:05:28. > :05:33.the sick gestate urged the Hndian authorities to make good on their
:05:34. > :05:39.commitment to stop the use ,- and the secretary of state. , as I have
:05:40. > :05:54.noted on a number of occasions, the use of pellet
:05:55. > :06:00.of course it is right that the UK and the Russian Federation should
:06:01. > :06:04.continue to cooperate and engage in all the areas where we have common
:06:05. > :06:10.interests. But in view of the ruthless and brutal behaviotr of the
:06:11. > :06:14.Russians in Ukraine and in Syria, I hope the house will agree that it is
:06:15. > :06:17.right UK should take a lead in keeping pressure on sanctions and it
:06:18. > :06:24.cannot be business as usual with Russia. I agree, the behaviour of
:06:25. > :06:27.Putin has been despicable, lurdering his opponents, assassinating
:06:28. > :06:32.political opponents like Boris Nemtsov, as well as the inv`sion of
:06:33. > :06:38.Georgia and Crimea and now the despicable behaviour in Syrha where
:06:39. > :06:45.he tries to draw a moral eqtivalence between British and American bombing
:06:46. > :06:51.of military installations rtn by Daesh and the bombing of hospitals
:06:52. > :06:53.in Aleppo. But can I just s`y that I'm not sure demonstrations outside
:06:54. > :06:57.BMC will make any differencd but what might is if we stopped Putin's
:06:58. > :07:05.cronies coming to London. Why on earth do we still allow those who
:07:06. > :07:13.were involved in the murder to come to this country. Will he delonstrate
:07:14. > :07:17.to the Home Secretary? I'm grateful for the question because he is like
:07:18. > :07:19.to point out there is no im`gery whatsoever between the actions of
:07:20. > :07:24.the Russians and the Assad regime that the Americans and the others on
:07:25. > :07:28.the other side. Just in the last 11 months Russian bombing alond has
:07:29. > :07:35.been responsible for the de`ths of 3189 civilians of whom 763 were
:07:36. > :07:39.children. It is in no circulstances that it is absolutely right we
:07:40. > :07:44.should be keeping up the sanctions regime not just on, not just on
:07:45. > :07:52.Russia, but on the members `nd associates of the Putin reghme. With
:07:53. > :08:01.my right honourable friend `gree that it be particularly vild
:08:02. > :08:06.happenings in Syria have bedn allowed to happen because of several
:08:07. > :08:10.years in weakness in western policy towards that area and would he
:08:11. > :08:15.further agree that if we want to hold the ring, the importance of
:08:16. > :08:22.being seen to be absolutely solidly behind Nato has never been stronger?
:08:23. > :08:28.My right honourable friend hs of course absolutely right. And he is
:08:29. > :08:32.right to say that the vacuul left by the decision of I'm afraid this
:08:33. > :08:39.house and indeed the Obama demonstration in 2013 not to oppose
:08:40. > :08:43.the Saddam regime has allowdd the Russians to move into that space. It
:08:44. > :08:49.is vital to keep up the pressure not just with sanctions but also of
:08:50. > :08:55.course with the threat of jtstice in the International criminal Court. It
:08:56. > :08:59.is unfortunate that in Russha itself the press, print and social media,
:09:00. > :09:03.has been gagged and hence the reason I have very little sympathy for the
:09:04. > :09:10.complaints made today by Russia today, which is undoubtedly a form
:09:11. > :09:16.of propaganda constantly usdd by Putin and his gang. What is now
:09:17. > :09:19.happening surely as far as the media is concerned is the same as happened
:09:20. > :09:27.under communism and before that Sarries on. Repression at home and
:09:28. > :09:34.leads to repression abroad. -- Tsarism. I noted the decision on the
:09:35. > :09:38.bank to withdraw support for Russia Today, a wholly independently taken
:09:39. > :09:43.decision, in spite of what xou may have heard this morning. Ond of the
:09:44. > :09:51.things we are doing to promote free and fair information in Russia is of
:09:52. > :09:59.course to support the BBC World Service. , there is a Ukrainian
:10:00. > :10:12.film-maker imprisoned in Russia for 20 years, will be government demand
:10:13. > :10:15.his immediate release? We are indeed concerned by the number of Tkrainian
:10:16. > :10:21.nationals who have voiced their opposition to what has happdned the
:10:22. > :10:29.illegal annexation of Crime` and who face lengthy jail sentences
:10:30. > :10:35.including Oleg Sentsov. We `re appealing to the Russian authorities
:10:36. > :10:42.immediately. Last March President Putin was praised for his rtthless
:10:43. > :10:45.clarity in retaking Palmyra and by August the Foreign Secretarx said he
:10:46. > :10:50.wanted to normalise relationships with Russia last week he called for
:10:51. > :10:54.demonstrations. Foreign Secretary, where is the political conshstency
:10:55. > :10:59.and how does this build trust in the diplomatic Trinity?
:11:00. > :11:04.I think the House will have heard that matters where we can cooperate
:11:05. > :11:09.with Russia it is vital that we do so. To the point about
:11:10. > :11:12.demonstrations outside the Russian Embassy, I merely draw attention to
:11:13. > :11:17.the paradox and the pre-quete reality that the Stop the W`r
:11:18. > :11:24.Coalition has seen fit to demonstrate against the barbarism
:11:25. > :11:30.taking place in Aleppo -- the paradox and the peculiar Lara T
:11:31. > :11:36.Will he welcomed the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who is
:11:37. > :11:40.meeting the Queen this week? I know a bit about Russian Orthodoxy,
:11:41. > :11:45.having been married in a chtrch The Russian Orthodox Church has suffered
:11:46. > :11:48.appallingly. It is an opportunity now for the Foreign Secretary to
:11:49. > :11:50.make clear that whatever our differences with the Russian
:11:51. > :11:55.Government at the moment, wd have nothing but support for the Russian
:11:56. > :11:59.people and her face, and th`t perseverance in times of trhal. I
:12:00. > :12:08.defer to my right honourabld friend's knowledge of the Rtssian
:12:09. > :12:10.Orthodox Church, but I had to say that I think it is important that we
:12:11. > :12:12.keep open all lines of communication. The archbishop might
:12:13. > :12:15.have some interesting points to make. I think it would be ilportant
:12:16. > :12:20.to give a message from the TK that we do not tolerate what is happening
:12:21. > :12:24.in Crimea, in the east of Ukraine and, above all, in Syria. I hope
:12:25. > :12:29.that the visit of the archbhshop will be a factor for change in the
:12:30. > :12:37.Kremlin. Question number three.
:12:38. > :12:42.With permission, I will answer this together with questions eight and
:12:43. > :12:46.ten. Since becoming Foreign Secretary I have engaged with many
:12:47. > :12:51.of my counterparts across Etrope and beyond, including partners `s far a
:12:52. > :12:55.field as Turkey and Japan. Those discussions have, of course, touched
:12:56. > :12:57.on the article of the referdndum and the Government's plans to enact the
:12:58. > :13:03.result. Thank you. My right honourable
:13:04. > :13:07.friend kindly visited my constituency is Telford last year,
:13:08. > :13:11.so he will know that there `re many Japanese employers in Telford. Can
:13:12. > :13:14.my right honourable friend please tell the House what assurances he
:13:15. > :13:19.has given his Japanese counterpart is that post-Brexit global Britain
:13:20. > :13:23.is still a great place to do business?
:13:24. > :13:26.Thank you very much. My honourable friend will know that since the
:13:27. > :13:32.referendum result there has been a ?24 billion investment in this
:13:33. > :13:36.country from Japan, Japanesd investment continues to comd in I
:13:37. > :13:40.think all Japanese and investors around the world, indeed, c`n be
:13:41. > :13:47.safe in the knowledge that we will get the best possible deal for goods
:13:48. > :13:54.and services that will allow their companies to flourish and prosper in
:13:55. > :13:57.this country as never beford. The Secretary of State will be aware
:13:58. > :14:03.that the timetable is triggdring instability and uncertainty in the
:14:04. > :14:08.economy, so much so that thd Cabinet is considering spending billions to
:14:09. > :14:12.keep back single market accdss for the City of London. What is the
:14:13. > :14:19.timetable for the same support to be played for Scotland, where 62% voted
:14:20. > :14:24.to Remain? The people of Scotland obviously had a referendum hn 2 14,
:14:25. > :14:29.voted convincingly to remain in the UK. This was a United Kingdom
:14:30. > :14:33.decision and we will continte the negotiations as a United Kingdom,
:14:34. > :14:38.and we will get a fantastic deal for this country, a strong deal for the
:14:39. > :14:42.EU, both a strong UK and a strong EU.
:14:43. > :14:48.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Following on from that, the Honourable Ddputy
:14:49. > :14:51.Speaker of the Italian chamber of deputies, whom I am the right
:14:52. > :14:55.honourable member for Gainsborough met three weeks ago, confirled in
:14:56. > :15:01.The Times yesterday that Brhtain should retain access to the single
:15:02. > :15:05.market and control its migr`nts Will the Foreign Secretary please
:15:06. > :15:11.reciprocate by confirming on Italian media the welcoming comments made by
:15:12. > :15:15.that honourable man, and will he also confirm that Italians continue
:15:16. > :15:24.to be mentioned welcome across the UK?
:15:25. > :15:34.SPEAKS IN ITALIAN. Forgive le. I am very grateful to my honourable
:15:35. > :15:38.friend. I think that Italian television has been requesthng an
:15:39. > :15:42.interview with me. That is the most interesting interview application I
:15:43. > :15:46.have ever heard. Italians and members from all member states can
:15:47. > :15:49.have assurance that their status he will be protected provided there is
:15:50. > :15:54.a symmetry and reciprocity on the other side.
:15:55. > :15:58.Mr Ben Bradshaw. When he recently met John Kerry, did he have the
:15:59. > :16:02.opportunity to discuss the @merican Chamber of Commerce report which is
:16:03. > :16:05.apparently landing in the C`binet Office this week which warndd that
:16:06. > :16:09.American companies with $600 billion worth of investment in Brit`in are
:16:10. > :16:13.currently reviewing them because of uncertainty over our future
:16:14. > :16:18.unfettered access to the single market? And next time they Cabinet
:16:19. > :16:22.Brexit subcommittee meets, will he support the Chancellor in standing
:16:23. > :16:28.up to the hard Brexiteers who seem to want to do such a untold damage
:16:29. > :16:32.to the economy? I have not xet seen the American Chamber of Comlerce
:16:33. > :16:36.report, by his own account ht has not yet been published. I h`ve no
:16:37. > :16:41.doubt that American companids, in common with all companies in the
:16:42. > :16:46.world outside the UK and thd EU will find the UK in future `nd even
:16:47. > :16:49.better place to invest in and bring their corporations to because of the
:16:50. > :16:53.natural advantages of time zone language, talent and skills that
:16:54. > :17:00.this country enjoys. Given that the 170 odd countries
:17:01. > :17:05.outside the EU have successfully traded with the EU, some have trade
:17:06. > :17:13.deals and some do not, what does he say to the pessimists and the
:17:14. > :17:18.Remoaners who say that we c`nnot survive outside the EU, particularly
:17:19. > :17:26.given that business costs rdlative under costs a lot more to do
:17:27. > :17:29.business on continent? I deprecate the terms pessimists and Reloaners,
:17:30. > :17:34.we are all in this together and everybody wants to make a great
:17:35. > :17:37.success of Brexit. I have no doubt that this country will be able to do
:17:38. > :17:43.a fantastic deal with our friends and partners in the European Union
:17:44. > :17:48.and, simultaneously, becoming even more attractive to investors from
:17:49. > :17:54.around the world with a new series of stunning free trade agredments.
:17:55. > :17:58.Sur Alex Salmond. How does he explained his counterparts hn
:17:59. > :18:03.support for Turkey's accesshon to the European Union, since that was
:18:04. > :18:08.used by the Brexiteers as a reason for getting the UK out? Did he
:18:09. > :18:14.campaigned for Turkish accession to get the UK out, or did he c`mpaigned
:18:15. > :18:17.for the UK to get out to support Turkish accession? He will know
:18:18. > :18:22.because we had a debate on this very subject during the course of the
:18:23. > :18:26.referendum campaign, I am a passionate advocate of Turkhsh
:18:27. > :18:29.membership of the EU if that is what the Turks once, sometimes they seem
:18:30. > :18:34.to change their minds these days, always provided that the UK has left
:18:35. > :18:38.before that date. Alex Salmond. I have an arthcle
:18:39. > :18:45.written by the Foreign Secrdtary, I think there is only one of this one,
:18:46. > :18:48.in which he argues immediatdly after the referendum campaign for full
:18:49. > :18:52.participation in the single market place. If it was OK for the leader
:18:53. > :18:56.of the Brexiteers to argue for full participation in the single market
:18:57. > :19:01.place after the referendum, why is it not OK for people on this side of
:19:02. > :19:06.the House to try to force that issue to a vote in the House of Commons?
:19:07. > :19:10.He will know full well that it is completely unrealistic to expect the
:19:11. > :19:16.government to put its negothating position before those negothations
:19:17. > :19:18.are concluded. It has never happened. Ireland were all sorts of
:19:19. > :19:24.negotiations on Maastricht `nd the European treaties -- I remelber all
:19:25. > :19:28.sorts of negotiations. They were never put to the house before they
:19:29. > :19:30.were completed. There has been reference to
:19:31. > :19:34.draft newspaper column in f`vour of draft newspaper column in f`vour of
:19:35. > :19:37.Remain that the Secretary of State wrote in February, he said this is a
:19:38. > :19:42.market on our doorstep readx for further exploitation, why are we so
:19:43. > :19:47.determined to turn our back on it? The argument he made back then is
:19:48. > :19:52.exactly why we on this side of the House are so concerned about a hot
:19:53. > :19:56.Brexit that would put access to the market at risk and risk British
:19:57. > :20:00.jobs. Can I ask the Secretary of State why you no longer agrdes with
:20:01. > :20:05.himself? Most people will understand that the
:20:06. > :20:08.arguments have moved on and the people have spoken overwhellingly,
:20:09. > :20:13.and one of the most powerful cases that could possibly have bedn made
:20:14. > :20:19.for Leave was to be found in that article I wrote for Remain.
:20:20. > :20:25.Everybody who has read it is feeling a profound sense of leaving the
:20:26. > :20:27.European Union. That feeling is absolutely justified and I `m
:20:28. > :20:44.delighted that the people h`ve voted accordingly. Number four. Wd support
:20:45. > :20:48.the UN response to the Syri` crisis and its regional impact. We have
:20:49. > :20:52.allocated ?1.1 billion to Sxria s neighbours to help them meet you
:20:53. > :20:57.monetarily and obligations, while maintaining border security. We work
:20:58. > :21:00.closely with them to providd humanitarian aid and job and
:21:01. > :21:07.educational opportunities for refugees. An estimated 75 to 10 ,000
:21:08. > :21:11.refugees, mostly women and children, are trapped without food and little
:21:12. > :21:21.aid on a no man's land on the Syrian/ Jordanian border. Ghven that
:21:22. > :21:23.Jordan already has thousands of refugees, if the next milit`ry
:21:24. > :21:26.target is to be Raqqa, the capital of ices, with an inevitable further
:21:27. > :21:30.flow of refugees, what will the Foreign Secretary do to asshst
:21:31. > :21:35.Jordan now and in the futurd? I m grateful to the question, wd are in
:21:36. > :21:38.regular contact with the Jordanian authorities to assist the
:21:39. > :21:42.humanitarian situation in that area, we are one of the biggest ddliveries
:21:43. > :21:46.of age to the area and in rdcent months we have had meetings on
:21:47. > :21:49.several occasions with the government of Jordan to try to
:21:50. > :21:53.address growing concerns about conditions. I know the Primd
:21:54. > :21:59.Minister has raised at hersdlf. One of the many barriers to keeping safe
:22:00. > :22:02.routes out of Syria is the practice of the Syrian Government of
:22:03. > :22:09.declaring a stolen passports belonging to those who oppose them.
:22:10. > :22:13.As a matter of some urgency, will the Foreign Secretary speak to his
:22:14. > :22:20.colleagues Home Secretary about the position facing an award-winning
:22:21. > :22:23.Syrian journalist who was rdcently -- who recently had her passport
:22:24. > :22:28.confiscated as she came into Heathrow. I am aware of that case,
:22:29. > :22:34.it is difficult because we lust compensate stolen passports but we
:22:35. > :22:39.are doing what we can to assist that lady. Could I thank the Secretary of
:22:40. > :22:45.State for that update? As hd knows, the UN envoy to Syria has ddscribed
:22:46. > :22:48.the presence of someone thotsands had the fighters in eastern Aleppo
:22:49. > :22:55.as an easy alibi for the Russian and Syrian forces to justify thdir
:22:56. > :22:59.bombardment. Will he support the proposals to offer the jihadi
:23:00. > :23:06.fighters some sort of passage out of the city so they can be dealt with
:23:07. > :23:10.in an international criminal Court? I am grateful to the right
:23:11. > :23:17.honourable lady. The realitx is that no such proposal can conceivably be
:23:18. > :23:21.made to work in the absence of a Russian and Assad regime cessation
:23:22. > :23:25.of hostilities. That is the precondition, there must be a
:23:26. > :23:30.durable and convincing ceasdfire delivered by the Assad regile before
:23:31. > :23:38.any such proposal can concehvably be made to work. Number five. H visited
:23:39. > :23:42.Mogadishu in August and was pleased to see that after decades of civil
:23:43. > :23:47.war and transitional governlent Somalia is now making significant
:23:48. > :23:50.and remarkable progress. However, security and governance need to
:23:51. > :23:56.improve and Al-Shabab is far from defeated. The Foreign Officd deserve
:23:57. > :24:00.great credit for being the only EU country to reopen its embassy in
:24:01. > :24:05.Mogadishu, which was announced at the summit in February 20 12. Does
:24:06. > :24:12.he agree that now that Al-Shabab has been pushed out of Mogadisht, it is
:24:13. > :24:16.essential that local governlent structures built up so commtnities
:24:17. > :24:20.can be properly represented? What is the Foreign Office doing to help
:24:21. > :24:27.this? Can I pay tribute to ly right honourable friend as former African
:24:28. > :24:32.minister for organising that very conference on Somalia in 2002 which
:24:33. > :24:36.help to galvanise international support for Somalia. He is
:24:37. > :24:41.absolutely right, we need to work on the government structures. We need
:24:42. > :24:45.to support the troops. Therd is much work to be done. Al-Shabab has been
:24:46. > :24:51.pushed out of the capital chties but it is still in the south of the
:24:52. > :24:54.country. Considering the security situation in Somalia, how does the
:24:55. > :25:03.Minister assess the role of Ethiopia and what impact has the continued
:25:04. > :25:07.detention of a British citizen had on relations with the Ethiopian
:25:08. > :25:13.regime? I am aware of the sdt tier state of emergency and I will
:25:14. > :25:18.perhaps write to him with ddtail on the case that he raises. I would
:25:19. > :25:24.like to ask you to pass on congratulations to Ethiopia, Kenny,
:25:25. > :25:29.Uganda other countries that are being important contribution forces
:25:30. > :25:34.to the support and stabilitx of Somalia. Number six. I met Russian
:25:35. > :25:40.Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the New York two days after the bombing
:25:41. > :25:45.of the aid convoy and during those discussions we focused on Sxria I
:25:46. > :25:48.pressed him, as I have alre`dy told the House, to do what I think the
:25:49. > :25:53.world wants Russia to do, which is bring pressure to bear on the Assad
:25:54. > :25:57.regime to have a ceasefire. The Foreign Secretary may not bd its
:25:58. > :26:01.biggest fan, that even the Duropean Council yesterday found that Russian
:26:02. > :26:06.use of chemical weapons and targeting civilians are war crimes.
:26:07. > :26:11.Having distanced himself from demos at the embassy, Witty make sure that
:26:12. > :26:16.the UK leads in advocating Beto As long as Russia has that gets out of
:26:17. > :26:17.jail card, resolutions will be ignored and an appalling situation
:26:18. > :26:30.will get worse. At that European Council medting
:26:31. > :26:32.yesterday in which I partichpated fully, the UK delegation introduced
:26:33. > :26:37.language specifically targeting Russia and took out languagd that
:26:38. > :26:46.sought to create a false eqtivalence between Russia and the US. Ly
:26:47. > :26:52.honourable friend and would he remember that in 2005 the government
:26:53. > :26:55.along with every other membdr of the General Assembly of the UN signed up
:26:56. > :26:58.to the responsibility to protect. Having just voted to take that job
:26:59. > :27:02.isn't it appalling we are bowing down to the bully in the Middle East
:27:03. > :27:10.there instead of taking the responsibility to protect sdriously
:27:11. > :27:15.is brutalising millions? Pole the honourable member is quite right,
:27:16. > :27:21.and the UK has been in the lead in the UN Security Council as xou will
:27:22. > :27:25.appreciate, Mr Speaker, in ringing pressure to bear on Russia `nd not
:27:26. > :27:28.just in the use of chemical weapons but in its continuing refus`l to get
:27:29. > :27:35.the Syrian regime to have a ceasefire and we are in the lead
:27:36. > :27:40.furthermore in trying to brhng all responsible parties to the
:27:41. > :27:44.International criminal Court. Last week in the Commons the Fordign
:27:45. > :27:49.Secretary said that more kinetic options should be considered. But
:27:50. > :27:59.then only yesterday, the dax before, emerging from his talks, he said
:28:00. > :28:04.there was little interest and there for the UK should play a forward
:28:05. > :28:11.roll in urging other nations. Four I have to say that I am inspired by
:28:12. > :28:15.the agency has brought to this thread and I think the mood is
:28:16. > :28:19.certainly changing. I do not yet detect sufficient appetite hn the
:28:20. > :28:22.capitals of the West and certainly not in the waters for the khnd of
:28:23. > :28:34.action that I think could bd useful. But as secretary Ceri said, nothing
:28:35. > :28:38.is off the table. Following the EU referendum result and the formation
:28:39. > :28:41.of the Department for International trade both the Foreign Secrdtary and
:28:42. > :28:43.the Secretary of State are dngaged in positioning ourselves as partner
:28:44. > :28:52.of choice for countries across Africa. As chairman of the `ll-party
:28:53. > :28:57.Parliamentary group for Afrhca I recently led a delegation to Namibia
:28:58. > :29:01.in South African looking at trade and economic development. There is
:29:02. > :29:04.huge concern across Africa on the impact of Brexit, particularly on
:29:05. > :29:10.the European economic partndrship agreements which currently governed
:29:11. > :29:13.trade agreements. This is undermining developing economies.
:29:14. > :29:17.Will he confirm that leaving the single market would mean ab`ndoning
:29:18. > :29:22.these are grimacing with thd estimate how long it would take to
:29:23. > :29:25.negotiate any agreement with each of the 54 African countries? Mr Speaker
:29:26. > :29:33.firstly I pay tribute to thd work she does, and indeed all of the
:29:34. > :29:39.trade envoys, many of whom `re in the chamber today. It reflects our
:29:40. > :29:44.desire to do more business Post Brexit. We are trusted, eng`ged and
:29:45. > :29:48.indeed committed to do more in these countries. South Africa is just one
:29:49. > :29:52.example of that. She raises an important point. A number of
:29:53. > :29:56.countries have signed deals or about to sign deals with you on trade
:29:57. > :30:01.some of them now bowing out because they want to see what happens with
:30:02. > :30:07.Brexit. It is important we strike the necessary deals as we move
:30:08. > :30:11.forward. As well as encouraging trade with Africa, what can Her
:30:12. > :30:15.Majesty 's government do to increase trade between African countries
:30:16. > :30:22.particularly in the great L`kes area? Mr Speaker, firstly could I
:30:23. > :30:27.pay tribute to my predecessor, the former Minister for Africa on the
:30:28. > :30:30.superb work he did in pionedring the strengthening in Britain's
:30:31. > :30:33.relationship with this important continent. They want to do business
:30:34. > :30:37.with us and we want to do btsiness with them. It is important they are
:30:38. > :30:40.encouraged to do business whth each other, the great Lakes is a good
:30:41. > :30:44.example of that. A massive infrastructure projects togdther to
:30:45. > :30:47.get oil out of the country `nd through a number of countrids and
:30:48. > :30:50.also that will assist countries such as South Sudan. This is where
:30:51. > :31:02.Britain with our expertise can come forward. Four it took the ET 12
:31:03. > :31:06.years to negotiate the EPA which was finally signed in June, is the UK
:31:07. > :31:12.Government seriously going to begin that process all over again? Could
:31:13. > :31:18.I, Mr Speaker, just suggest to the SNP that they understand whdre we
:31:19. > :31:22.are now? The result is therd. Brexit is where we are, that has bden made
:31:23. > :31:26.clear already. We now have `n opportunity to embrace this. We have
:31:27. > :31:29.an opportunity to go to these countries and sign deals. Wd should
:31:30. > :31:37.not be looking through the small print to say why we can't do these
:31:38. > :31:40.things. From the Gambia to South Africa, the Commonwealth offers
:31:41. > :31:44.great potential for expanding trade with Africa. Will the Minister make
:31:45. > :31:49.sure that we make full use of these opportunities to secure trade deals
:31:50. > :31:56.and to get exporting to these emerging economies? Mr Speaker, when
:31:57. > :32:03.the trade opportunities arise it is not just the opportunity it is also
:32:04. > :32:07.the element of trust that exists because of our legacy and hhstory
:32:08. > :32:11.and because of the trust th`t exists, that is exactly what we need
:32:12. > :32:17.to be leveraging as well as the wonderful companies that we have to
:32:18. > :32:28.be able to provide support on a wide range of sectors. I met the Iraqi
:32:29. > :32:34.Foreign Minister last week here in London and the bilateral forum. And
:32:35. > :32:38.the Foreign Secretary and I met other foreign and defence mhnisters
:32:39. > :32:45.at the Washington conferencd in the summer. Four as my right honourable
:32:46. > :32:49.friend will know the Kurdistan regional government has for a long
:32:50. > :32:53.time been short-changed indded if not cut off completely by the
:32:54. > :32:59.government of Baghdad. Although there are some promising signs Iraqi
:33:00. > :33:04.federalism needs to be genuhne. Will my honourable friend convey this to
:33:05. > :33:10.his Iraqi counterpart and rdmind them of the conservation and the
:33:11. > :33:20.Kurds and the feis Madaya are making in pushing back the advances?
:33:21. > :33:23.Firstly can I join him in praising their bravery and it is important
:33:24. > :33:30.they are working together whth the newly trained Iraqi forces to build
:33:31. > :33:33.liberate the city of Mosul. He is also light to raise concerns about
:33:34. > :33:36.the relationship with the rdst of Iraq. We have long maintaindd it is
:33:37. > :33:41.important and within our interest to seek the united Iraq but it is in
:33:42. > :33:44.the Constitution itself and I was pleased to that end that thd
:33:45. > :33:51.bilateral forum we had last week also included a spokesman on foreign
:33:52. > :33:59.affairs for Kurdistan. When I visited Iraq this year with the
:34:00. > :34:04.Defence Select Committee we are moving much slower politically than
:34:05. > :34:08.militarily. What support ard we providing two politicians more
:34:09. > :34:12.broadly to help them keep up with the military solutions? Firstly can
:34:13. > :34:15.I welcome visit such as that conducted by the Defence Select
:34:16. > :34:18.Committee. The more engagemdnt we have to see what is going on on the
:34:19. > :34:25.ground the more we can bettdr understand the challenges wd are
:34:26. > :34:35.facing. But as Daesh is pushed out more and more focus will be on the
:34:36. > :34:40.domestic matters which will remain in the country. We still nedd to
:34:41. > :34:43.look at counterterrorism and accountability laws but I c`n
:34:44. > :34:48.guarantee our embassy including our own ambassador Hank Baker who was
:34:49. > :34:54.doing excellent work to support the government of Iraq. Thank you,
:34:55. > :34:58.certainly I know the good work that the ambassador and his colldagues
:34:59. > :35:02.are doing in Baghdad to makd progress move along and we should be
:35:03. > :35:05.appreciative of their efforts. On political development in particular
:35:06. > :35:14.can I ask for his observation on whether or not the issue of Sunni
:35:15. > :35:17.exclusion, whether the lessons of that have been learned and whether
:35:18. > :35:25.he has greater hopes that the current government will address that
:35:26. > :35:28.issue? This is quite a colldction, now the third former ministdr from
:35:29. > :35:31.the Middle East and Africa H am addressing, it is an honour they are
:35:32. > :35:41.here and providing their wisdom to this chamber. I'll watch my back. He
:35:42. > :35:48.is absolutely right to focus on the sectarian tensions dimension. Iraq
:35:49. > :35:54.got it wrong, we got it wrong, it was the absence of including Sunnis
:35:55. > :35:59.in society which led to the creation of Daesh in the first place. They
:36:00. > :36:04.are working should have to lake sure we get this bad, the day after the
:36:05. > :36:10.guns for silence in Mosul this must be a Sunni led approach to lake sure
:36:11. > :36:14.there is peace in Mosul., and no one can dispute the comprehensiveness of
:36:15. > :36:18.his answers for which we ard grateful that we do have tile
:36:19. > :36:23.constraints. The honourable member for Brussels to mention the
:36:24. > :36:28.Kurdistan regional government. The Minister will be aware that the KRG
:36:29. > :36:35.does not just host refugees from Syria, it also hosts potenthally 1
:36:36. > :36:38.million internally displaced Iraqis but because they are not refugees
:36:39. > :36:44.they don't get the support of the recognition in the KRG that they
:36:45. > :36:50.need. If the conflict in Mosul leads to more refugees can he givd more
:36:51. > :36:56.support to the KRG? He touches on a very serious matter, which hs
:36:57. > :37:02.challenging to say the least for the UNDP to recognise what will happen
:37:03. > :37:06.once the final liberation Mosul Texas. There will be floods of
:37:07. > :37:11.refugees coming out of the country and capital city going in dhfferent
:37:12. > :37:15.directions including Kurdistan. I visited some of the camps and when I
:37:16. > :37:19.went other camps won't imprdss, the refugees were actually in schools
:37:20. > :37:22.and protecting schools -- preventing schools from beginning their
:37:23. > :37:26.September curriculum. We pax tribute to the work of Kurdistan and much of
:37:27. > :37:33.a different programmes have gone to support the refugees in that part of
:37:34. > :37:39.Iraq. The efforts to free areas of Iraq from Daesh control is one fully
:37:40. > :37:45.supported on this side of the house and the ongoing effort to rdtake
:37:46. > :37:48.Mosul. Can I ask the Ministdr how he plans to ensure the civilian
:37:49. > :37:55.population will be protected from the fighting and those civilians
:37:56. > :38:01.fleeing from Mosul will recdive the humanitarian support they nded? As I
:38:02. > :38:05.mentioned at the UNDP, development programme, coordinating all aspects
:38:06. > :38:08.of the UN working with the racket is taking the lead on the stabhlisation
:38:09. > :38:13.and reconstruction of the chty itself. But the Paulista has made it
:38:14. > :38:20.very clear that there should be no Peshmerga, no Kurdish forces
:38:21. > :38:26.entering the cities. They should be no Shi'ite forces either, this is a
:38:27. > :38:32.predominantly Sunni city and it should be liberated by Mosul forces.
:38:33. > :38:40.Then there is a civilian tr`ined police force to come and provide
:38:41. > :38:44.that important security aftdr that. Mr Speaker I spoke to the gdneral
:38:45. > :38:53.coordinator of the Syrian hhgh negotiations committee on sdveral
:38:54. > :38:55.occasions, October six and 03 most recently, we discussed the
:38:56. > :39:02.importance of the Syrian opposition continued commitment to the
:39:03. > :39:06.political process. Does Mikd Wighton are attached to countries in the
:39:07. > :39:12.region and bringing together the Syrian opposition?, crying lost
:39:13. > :39:24.grateful to them. As the hotse may know we had a meeting here hn
:39:25. > :39:28.London, of interested partids, and Doctor Riyadh hijab set out a very
:39:29. > :39:36.compelling case for a post-@ssad Syria with a broad-based government.
:39:37. > :39:41.Pluralist democracy. They h`ve a plan for 30% the nonrepresentational
:39:42. > :39:53.in their politics, which is perhaps even better than the Labour Party.
:39:54. > :40:04.And he answers... Perhaps... He answers... The answer is ond of the
:40:05. > :40:12.key questions which is, is there a future for Syria and sad? -, without
:40:13. > :40:18.a sound? Not just the Syrian opposition but Syrian civil society
:40:19. > :40:22.and also NGOs in this country are calling for a government to lead on
:40:23. > :40:27.a comprehensive strategy to protect civilians. Can I ask the Foreign
:40:28. > :40:30.Secretary to confirm that that is what our government will take the
:40:31. > :40:33.lead in considering now? I'l grateful and again I pay trhbute to
:40:34. > :40:39.the forcefulness with which she has advocated this. I wish I must say
:40:40. > :40:43.that three years ago the opposition had been as resolute in wishing to
:40:44. > :40:48.see that kind of engagement to protect the people of Syria because
:40:49. > :40:51.the critical decision was t`ken then which as the Right Honourable
:40:52. > :40:56.gentleman and members of whhch has made it much more difficult for us
:40:57. > :40:58.today. I want to see the will of this house clearly expressed in
:40:59. > :41:10.support of what your lady h`s said. With America increasingly absorbed
:41:11. > :41:14.by a sometimes the real presidential election, France and Germanx facing
:41:15. > :41:18.elections of their own next year, Secretary Kerry soon to leave
:41:19. > :41:24.offices -- office and a change of leadership that the UN, a ddgree of
:41:25. > :41:32.paralysis as entered into the negotiation process on Syri`.
:41:33. > :41:35.I rather thought the honour`ble gentlemen had finished, but if he
:41:36. > :41:38.has a short sentence he can blurt it out.
:41:39. > :41:41.I thought it was an excellent question which goes to the heart of
:41:42. > :41:47.what is happening at the molent as I said earlier the space has been
:41:48. > :41:52.vacated by Western powers and it has been occupied, I'm afraid, by the
:41:53. > :41:58.Russians. We need to do whatever we can now to put pressure on the
:41:59. > :42:02.Russians, through sanctions, through the threat of the International
:42:03. > :42:06.criminal Court and, indeed, measures such as the one the honourable
:42:07. > :42:10.member suggests from a sedentary position are already in place in
:42:11. > :42:15.this country. Is the Foreign Secretary aware that there `re many
:42:16. > :42:19.people in Syria and the aid agencies that whilst they can understand the
:42:20. > :42:25.sort of bombastic bluster that he is so good at, the fact is that serious
:42:26. > :42:31.diplomacy needs a calm, rathonal approach if we are to try to get
:42:32. > :42:37.peace in Syria. I am grateftl. Alas, I think what is really needdd at
:42:38. > :42:44.this stage is a tough appro`ch. The primary cause of the sufferhng of
:42:45. > :42:48.the people of Aleppo is the Syrian regime that is overwhelmingly
:42:49. > :42:53.responsible for the depths of the 400,000 people who have died so far
:42:54. > :42:57.in that conflict. They are backed by their Russian puppeteers. It would
:42:58. > :43:03.be a fatal mistake now to lose sight of that priority and give up on the
:43:04. > :43:10.pressure that needs to be applied to Russia and their Syrian clidnts
:43:11. > :43:14.Question 13. The issuing of Italian passports as a matter to thd Italian
:43:15. > :43:18.authorities. There have therefore been no discussion so far whth the
:43:19. > :43:27.Italian Embassy on the issuhng of Italian passports to Italians.
:43:28. > :43:31.Bedford is proudly home to ` large multi-generational Italian community
:43:32. > :43:36.which has relied on our consul for the provision of Italian passports.
:43:37. > :43:40.There has been a sustained `nd large increase in demand for Italhan
:43:41. > :43:44.passports and I am told that the capacity at the Italian Emb`ssy is
:43:45. > :43:47.limited. May my ministerial friends please raise this with the
:43:48. > :43:51.ambassador? In the UK and especially in Bedford
:43:52. > :43:54.there are a number of British National is eligible for an Italian
:43:55. > :43:59.passport who have recently `pplied for one. That is a matter of the
:44:00. > :44:04.Italian Government, as I sahd, but I can assure my honourable frhend that
:44:05. > :44:10.I will raise this with them as appropriate following his rdquest.
:44:11. > :44:14.Does the Secretary of State agree that the uncertainty created on the
:44:15. > :44:17.future of EU citizens living in the UK at the obsession of the
:44:18. > :44:26.Government with reducing imligration that it is easier and more secure
:44:27. > :44:30.for an EU national to becomd a citizen of a new state in space to
:44:31. > :44:35.remain a citizen of the country they have contributed to for manx years?
:44:36. > :44:39.I think it is rather more sdrious than the tone she has adoptdd in the
:44:40. > :44:48.House today. We are short of time that I want to
:44:49. > :44:51.hear Kelly Tolhurst. Number 14. The Foreign Secretary hosted a
:44:52. > :44:56.meeting on Yemen with key international partners and the UN
:44:57. > :45:01.envoy on Sunday, when it was agreed that the UN would present a road map
:45:02. > :45:04.for political sentiment to both parties as soon as possible. The UK
:45:05. > :45:09.and US have called for immediate ceasefire on all sides.
:45:10. > :45:14.This is being grouped with puestion 15 at the request of the Government,
:45:15. > :45:18.that is my understanding. Whth your permission, sir. That is wh`t I was
:45:19. > :45:24.volunteering. Kelly Tolhurst. The Yemeni
:45:25. > :45:29.population continues to suffer from preventable incidents, most recently
:45:30. > :45:33.at the funeral where 140 were killed and 500 injured. Given the
:45:34. > :45:37.Minister's timely and important visit to Riyadh last week, what
:45:38. > :45:40.assessment could he make of the standard of the regional inhtiatives
:45:41. > :45:46.seeking to address the high number of civilian casualties?
:45:47. > :45:50.This was a tragic event and our sympathies and concerns go out to
:45:51. > :45:55.all those affected. It was `lso a huge mistake and it is important
:45:56. > :45:59.that Saudi Arabia is able to investigate properly. The rdason why
:46:00. > :46:03.I travelled to Saudi Arabia was to force that message from the Prime
:46:04. > :46:07.Minister, to say we need an accurate understanding and investigation as
:46:08. > :46:11.to what took place. Saudi Arabia has already produced an initial document
:46:12. > :46:16.showing that their hand is going up to recognise a huge breach `nd
:46:17. > :46:22.standard operating procedurds, there was one individual, at least one,
:46:23. > :46:25.that will be charged, according to this, and there are plans to provide
:46:26. > :46:28.humanitarian support for those injured.
:46:29. > :46:32.The scenes of destruction and starving children in Yemen put the
:46:33. > :46:36.international community to shame. Does the Minister share concerns
:46:37. > :46:40.that British weapons shouldn't no circumstances be news to target
:46:41. > :46:45.civilians and, if so, what hs his Government doing to ensure that She
:46:46. > :46:50.raises a very important question as to who is doing the bombing, what is
:46:51. > :46:54.happening and how was it accountable? No doubt, it is a very
:46:55. > :46:58.difficult war. One reason I invited the Foreign Minister to this house
:46:59. > :47:03.yesterday to meet parliamentarians is so everyone here could ptt those
:47:04. > :47:07.very questions, so that he can hear from this parliament the concerns
:47:08. > :47:11.expressed not just yesterdax and, indeed, today, that over thd last
:47:12. > :47:15.number of months. But the coalition he put together
:47:16. > :47:19.under resolution to 216 to support the president, we must make sure
:47:20. > :47:25.that the war is legitimate, but let's forget the devastation caused
:47:26. > :47:29.by Houthis as well. The whole House will welcomd the
:47:30. > :47:33.announcement of a 72 hours ceasefire in Yemen started on Wednesd`y night.
:47:34. > :47:37.We will share the hope of the United Nations that this can be thd basis
:47:38. > :47:40.for lasting peace and that the children of Yemen can receive the
:47:41. > :47:45.humanitarian relief that thdy so desperately need. But as thd
:47:46. > :47:50.Secretary of State observed in respect of Aleppo last week and
:47:51. > :47:54.today, the end of a conflict does not end the need to investigate
:47:55. > :47:58.potential violations of international humanitarian law. Will
:47:59. > :48:02.the Minister confirm when it is that we expect to see full indepdndent UN
:48:03. > :48:09.led investigations conducted into the thousands of air strikes carried
:48:10. > :48:12.out in Yemen on civilian targets? She had this answer and posd the
:48:13. > :48:18.very same question to the Foreign Minister yesterday. It is the
:48:19. > :48:22.standard for any country engaged in warfare that when a mistake is made
:48:23. > :48:27.they produce their own investigation and report. I have said in this
:48:28. > :48:34.chamber that if I feel that that report or any report is unddrvalued,
:48:35. > :48:38.it is how to be dismissed, H will absolutely join with her and others
:48:39. > :48:43.to say it should be independent and UN led. But after I visited Saudi
:48:44. > :48:48.Arabia we saw a report making very clear exactly what happened, and I
:48:49. > :48:55.encourage, as I did yesterd`y, to say there are outstanding rdports,
:48:56. > :49:00.not thousands, that is misldading, that there are number that need to
:49:01. > :49:03.be clarified. I'm sure the word inadvertent or inadvertentlx was in
:49:04. > :49:10.there, one cannot accuse other members of misleading the house
:49:11. > :49:15.Topical questions are meant to be brief, so are the answers.
:49:16. > :49:19.Number one. My priorities for the rest of 2016 to ensure a robust and
:49:20. > :49:23.measured response to the crhsis in Syria while pressing home otr
:49:24. > :49:28.campaign against Daesh, working alongside our allies to protect the
:49:29. > :49:31.rules -based international system against the ambitions of Russia and
:49:32. > :49:37.our own ambitious and outward looking global Britain.
:49:38. > :49:42.Given that military action hn Mosul could result in the replacelent of 1
:49:43. > :49:45.million civilians and the International Committee of the Red
:49:46. > :49:50.Cross claims they can only provide for 300000 and the UN 60,000 more,
:49:51. > :49:53.can he please tell the housd what provisions, measures and pl`ns have
:49:54. > :49:59.been agreed to ensure civilhan safety, the security of food and
:50:00. > :50:05.water and the provision in these catastrophic circumstances?
:50:06. > :50:10.Carriages confirm that it is Mosul? As I and third in a previous answer,
:50:11. > :50:15.it is imperative that we get what happens when the guns fall silent
:50:16. > :50:19.correctly. We can't afford ` refugee crisis on the scale already
:50:20. > :50:23.suggested. That is why the international community has come
:50:24. > :50:27.together on a number of occ`sions, including Washington, DC, where the
:50:28. > :50:30.Foreign Secretary and I attdnded, to make sure we have the necessary
:50:31. > :50:34.measures in place to support those fleeing, to make sure that hf
:50:35. > :50:38.chemical weapons attacks take place they can be dealt with and `lso that
:50:39. > :50:43.there is processing so we c`n capture those people who have
:50:44. > :50:47.committed war crimes and thdy can be put on trial.
:50:48. > :50:51.Will my right honourable frhend outline the state of UK/ Turkish
:50:52. > :50:56.relations, particularly following claims made during the Brexht debate
:50:57. > :50:59.earlier in the year? The Turkish Government very much
:51:00. > :51:05.appreciated Rulli condemnathon of the coup attempt of the 15th of
:51:06. > :51:08.July. We worked very closelx on migration, counterterrorism and
:51:09. > :51:16.other matters and I will pax my second visit to Ankara later today.
:51:17. > :51:20.The attempts by members of the former Libyan taunt Governmdnt Tariq
:51:21. > :51:25.eight -- retake control of Tripoli is deeply worrying to all of those
:51:26. > :51:29.who want to see security return to Libya. Can the Foreign Secrdtary
:51:30. > :51:35.tell the house who he believes is currently in charge in Liby`? What
:51:36. > :51:40.is his leaving security and stability and who does he think is
:51:41. > :51:44.responsible for the mess Libya finds itself in? I could spend an hour on
:51:45. > :51:49.that last question and say how misleading, inadvertently
:51:50. > :51:53.mid-leading, it is. It does not help as to suggest that somehow what
:51:54. > :51:59.happened in 2011 is now applicable to what happened today. There was a
:52:00. > :52:04.Libyan government, there was a Prime Minister, there were elections. Many
:52:05. > :52:08.were asked to leave in 2011/12, very sadly, after 40 years of misrule
:52:09. > :52:14.under Gaddafi we now see society trying to develop, and that is the
:52:15. > :52:18.challenge we face today. Might constituents and five at the
:52:19. > :52:22.former servicemen are being held in a jail in Chennai. Can I urge my
:52:23. > :52:26.right honourable friend and the government to do everything in their
:52:27. > :52:27.power to work with the Indi`n authorities and resolve the
:52:28. > :52:33.situation for all the familhes concerned?
:52:34. > :52:37.My heart absolutely goes out to the families, I raise this case when I
:52:38. > :52:41.was in India in July, I raised it again on the 5th of October to the
:52:42. > :52:44.Indian High Commissioner of the UK. I know my honourable friend is
:52:45. > :52:48.working incredibly hard on highlighting the issue and H look
:52:49. > :52:53.forward to meeting him, alongside the honourable members reprdsenting
:52:54. > :52:59.other families, tomorrow. My honourable friend asked darlier
:53:00. > :53:03.about a Londoner, a British citizen, a political dissidents kidn`pped in
:53:04. > :53:08.June 20 14. In June this ye`r, the Foreign Secretary's predecessor and
:53:09. > :53:12.entered in a press release that he had acute -- secured assurances that
:53:13. > :53:15.this man would be granted access to a lawyer. They have not been
:53:16. > :53:26.granted. Will the fall ALL: HOWZAT! Foreign Secretary now request the
:53:27. > :53:31.release of that man? I have written an open letter. I cannot colment
:53:32. > :53:35.further because I can't -- handling of the case is the subject of legal
:53:36. > :53:38.proceedings. Evidence from Syria of hosphtals and
:53:39. > :53:42.aid convoys being deliberatdly targeted and bonds have horrified
:53:43. > :53:46.and outrage people around the world. The Foreign Secretary has already
:53:47. > :53:49.said the people responsible should be held accounting Internathonal
:53:50. > :53:54.criminal Court and that the Russians and the Assad regime are prhmarily
:53:55. > :53:59.responsible. What measures would he support to charge, arrest and
:54:00. > :54:07.prosecute either Putin or Assad or both? Thank you very much. The most
:54:08. > :54:13.important thing at this stage is that the UK is leading the way in
:54:14. > :54:16.accumulating evidence against those responsible for these crimes. It
:54:17. > :54:21.will be essential that we h`ve good secured testimonials against those
:54:22. > :54:28.responsible, and in due course I am sure they will be useful. The
:54:29. > :54:33.ministries of justice grind slowly and small. Last week on a
:54:34. > :54:37.cross-party visit to the West Bank I was deeply concerned by the human
:54:38. > :54:40.rights abuses being perpetr`ted by the government of Israel. C`n the
:54:41. > :54:46.Foreign Secretary tell me when the follow-up legal report into Israeli
:54:47. > :54:50.treatment of Palestinian chhld detainees will be published, and can
:54:51. > :54:56.he outlined the reasons for the delay? She raises an import`nt
:54:57. > :55:01.aspect of a very complicated challenge in the Middle East
:55:02. > :55:04.rumbling on for far too long. I raised this with the deputy Foreign
:55:05. > :55:08.Minister during my last visht, we try to get further access and
:55:09. > :55:12.conditions put in place to lake sure that those child detainees `re
:55:13. > :55:18.provided with the support that they deserve.
:55:19. > :55:23.As chairman of the all-partx group on Argentina, can I congrattlate the
:55:24. > :55:27.minister on his steps to bolster UK/ Argentine relations? Does hd agree
:55:28. > :55:33.with me that there are really important consequences for the
:55:34. > :55:36.continued improvement of relations between the two countries?
:55:37. > :55:40.I am very happy to confirm that The Government is building a much more
:55:41. > :55:44.constructive relationship whth the Government of Argentina. Chdwing a
:55:45. > :55:51.visit to Buenos Aires I agrded and historic joint statement including
:55:52. > :55:54.some very important benefits for both the Falkland Islands and
:55:55. > :55:59.Argentina. The Foreign Secretary posted
:56:00. > :56:05.diplomats from nine countrids as well as the UN special envox in
:56:06. > :56:09.London on Saturday on Syria. Apparently no agreement could be met
:56:10. > :56:11.on the delivery of aid and no future date was set to met again. Could he
:56:12. > :56:21.perhaps tell us what went wrong 'S Roma country meeting on Sunday
:56:22. > :56:26.was extremely successful in the sense that there was unanimous
:56:27. > :56:33.agreement from all parties concerned not just France, Germany, Italy but
:56:34. > :56:37.Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Q`tar the UAE, the United States and ourselves
:56:38. > :56:43.that we should proceed on the basis that I have already outlined the
:56:44. > :56:46.house to continue to put prdssure on the Assad regime and their
:56:47. > :56:51.properties in the form of the Russians. Economically,
:56:52. > :56:58.diplomatically, through the UN and through the use of the International
:56:59. > :57:03.criminal Court. What support has the United Kingdom being given to
:57:04. > :57:09.international efforts to address the dangerous bits go situation in the
:57:10. > :57:18.Democratic Republic of Congo. I had the opportunity to visit thd DeOssie
:57:19. > :57:25.and President is refusing to get back. We have made the case
:57:26. > :57:29.forcefully that he must honour the constitution. It is a large country,
:57:30. > :57:32.80 million people, if it gods back into its dark chapter it will have a
:57:33. > :57:37.consequence to the surroundhng countries. We are in a very delicate
:57:38. > :57:43.place in the development of the democracy in that country. Lr
:57:44. > :57:46.Speaker, excluding cabinet leetings times has the Foreign Secretary met
:57:47. > :57:51.with secretaries of State for Brexit and international trade to draw up a
:57:52. > :57:56.plan to prepare for the continued access to the single market which
:57:57. > :58:05.will protect the economy in Northern Ireland? I'm in constant exchange of
:58:06. > :58:09.views with my friends and colleagues from the Department of exithng the
:58:10. > :58:13.European Union and indeed the Department for International trade
:58:14. > :58:20.and we are a nest of singing birds as you can imagine. Things `re
:58:21. > :58:31.working extremely well, it lay come as a surprise to know. And H have no
:58:32. > :58:35.doubt what ever that we will do a fantastic deal with weak and in the
:58:36. > :58:45.interests of UK and a strong EU I feel sure that the right honourable
:58:46. > :58:49.gentleman is not sign yet that it would be melodic and it is hn a
:58:50. > :58:55.matter of time. In light of the international interest to shgn trade
:58:56. > :59:01.deals, what practical interdsts is my right honourable friend's
:59:02. > :59:07.Department taking? One of the most extraordinary things was to discover
:59:08. > :59:12.the full extent of the network that the UK has a manual. We havd more
:59:13. > :59:19.coverage overseas than the French with only 70% of the budget. My
:59:20. > :59:25.experience of UK diplomats `nd trade officials as they are superbly well
:59:26. > :59:28.informed about the needs of UK business and industry and whll
:59:29. > :59:36.assist us in every capital hn doing first-class free-trade deals. , a
:59:37. > :59:41.further to 12 is in the British government is uniquely placdd to be
:59:42. > :59:45.to bring Pakistan and India together in some form of negotiations
:59:46. > :59:53.particularly considering thdy are both nuclear powers. Mr Spe`ker as
:59:54. > :59:56.I noted earlier, we had regtlar dialogues with both governmdnts and
:59:57. > :00:06.obliterate the point that at the end of the day it is up to the two
:00:07. > :00:15.countries to come together. It is not just the Foreign Secret`ry's
:00:16. > :00:18.bank manager that will miss his many newspaper, columns, I read the one
:00:19. > :00:21.he rode in the Daily Telegr`ph in which he said the only change exit
:00:22. > :00:25.will make to our country without the weird extricate ourselves from EU
:00:26. > :00:29.law. Today can the Foreign Secretary to last that he hasn't changed his
:00:30. > :00:34.mind again and he still belheves it is in our countries interests to
:00:35. > :00:40.remain within the single market I am grateful to my right honourable
:00:41. > :00:48.friend for her question. I can tell her that my view remains absolutely
:00:49. > :00:53.crystal clear, adamantine, that we will be better off extricathng
:00:54. > :00:59.ourselves from the toils of the EU legal system. As the Prime Linister
:01:00. > :01:03.has rightly said, we are gohng to leave the penumbra of Europdan
:01:04. > :01:09.legislation, that is the right thing to do for this country. And we will
:01:10. > :01:13.go forward with a fantastic free trade deal in goods and services
:01:14. > :01:20.that will be good for this country and good for the EU. Given the
:01:21. > :01:28.deteriorating security situ`tion in and around Lashkar Gah, can I ask
:01:29. > :01:32.the Foreign Secretary what lessons he has learned from the British
:01:33. > :01:35.deployment to Helmand province? , confessed they can I pay trhbute to
:01:36. > :01:43.the honourable gentleman for working has done, it is important wd provide
:01:44. > :01:48.the support, but unfortunatdly we have seen pushback from the Taliban
:01:49. > :01:52.up from the Pakistani border on until we get some sense of governors
:01:53. > :01:58.back into the capital of Lashkar Gah I'm afraid the Taliban will continue
:01:59. > :02:01.to push towards Kandahar. Following the governments commissioned study
:02:02. > :02:10.into the resettlement of thd British Indian Ocean Territory, can I ask
:02:11. > :02:11.when the government envisagds making the settlement? We're still
:02:12. > :02:17.considering the issue and whll report back to the house in due
:02:18. > :02:21.course. I cannot stop raising this until the Martin family get the
:02:22. > :02:25.support they deserve. Their daughter died in Italy for the half xears ago
:02:26. > :02:32.because of multiple stab wotnds to her throat, her last words were
:02:33. > :02:39."The man". Her death was recorded as suicide. Will the new team `greed to
:02:40. > :02:45.a meeting? We have a very dddicated consular team who are often having
:02:46. > :02:49.to deal with issues of this sort and if the honourable lady wishds to
:02:50. > :02:55.come to see me and consular officials I will be happy to arrange
:02:56. > :02:58.such a meeting. And I thank the Minister for his answer on Kashmir
:02:59. > :03:01.but as somebody who was born in Kashmir minister has said it is up
:03:02. > :03:04.to India and Pakistan to cole forward but ultimately for the
:03:05. > :03:07.long-term solution the people of Kashmir have been given the right to
:03:08. > :03:15.self-determination in accordance with the 1948 UN resolution. The
:03:16. > :03:18.Prime Minister has said she supports... I have indulged the
:03:19. > :03:23.honourable gentleman Billy Kee can do be brief. Mr Speaker as H noted
:03:24. > :03:28.earlier of course we want a lasting peace in Kashmir, that is what we
:03:29. > :03:33.want see. I have made the point that in terms of the resolution we should
:03:34. > :03:42.be taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. The last person
:03:43. > :03:45.I can accommodate. What recdnt discussions has Her Majesty 's
:03:46. > :03:48.government in the UK had with the majesties government in Can`da on
:03:49. > :03:55.the outcome of the European union referendum? From Mr Speaker, regular
:03:56. > :03:58.discussions with the governlent of Canada, I look forward to vhsiting
:03:59. > :04:01.in due course but on the matter of trade deals it is of course a matter
:04:02. > :04:15.for the Department of International trade. Urgent question, John
:04:16. > :04:24.Woodcock. To ask the Secret`ry of State for Defence whether hd will
:04:25. > :04:25.make a statement on the libdration of Mosul and counter Daesh