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Humanitarian Emergency Responses

In his introduction, the Secretary of State said that ““we will intervene directly where the UK can contribute in ways that others cannot””. I welcome that, but will he clarify whether that means intervening for the sake of the responsibility to protect agenda? If so, does he agree that often, humanitarian disasters occur in areas of conflict or failed states, and that we therefore have a responsibility to recognise that we must sometimes act quickly and without the agreement of the relevant Government?