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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:22 am on 24 January 2019.

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Photo of Bob Blackman Bob Blackman Conservative, Harrow East 11:22, 24 January 2019

The political and economic crisis in Venezuela means that 90% of its citizens are living in poverty. The Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Foreign Secretary met Venezuelan diplomats yesterday, but I understand that they did not discuss the crisis. May we have a debate in Government time to demonstrate that the Government are taking seriously their responsibility to ensure that we undertake soft-power relations across the world?