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HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Will the right hon. Gentleman give way on that point?31 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this urgent question, and I thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAmong local farmers, reports abound that the Government intend to cut the farming budget by more than £100 million. That is compounded by the reality that the full farming…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesAre the Government surging support to local authorities to help them process and complete EHCPs within the statutory timeframes? My communities are seeing a significant increase…24 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft European Forest Institute (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time in this parliamentary term, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to the Minister for his remarks. The agreement between the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Sanctions: IranIt is clear from the tenor of the House—I have to say as a woman that I find it incredibly moving to hear my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Dr Mullan) and the hon.…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Sanctions: IranI would be interested in hearing what difference the hon. Gentleman thinks proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would make. On Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the problem is…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Sanctions: IranThe Conservative party supports the regulations, which extend the Iran sanctions regime to drones and drone technology as well as financial services, funds and brokering services…23 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineTo move us beyond the condemnation, in the last week, troops from North Korea have arrived in Russia and are training in Russian fatigues, based on videos that we have seen. In…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]First, I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the former Member for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, who championed the Bill so vigorously and brought a Bill on this issue to the House…22 Oct 2024HANSARDChinese Communist Party: Threat to DemocracyFreedom of speech is fundamental to democracy, yet Jimmy Lai’s sham trial is due to resume on 20 November. The Foreign Secretary has so far failed to meet Jimmy’s family, as well…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend. It is so rare for us to celebrate the positive in this House, but the Bill does exactly that. We should be proud of how His Majesty has championed the…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, and with thanks to all Members who have contributed today, I want to reiterate the Opposition’s support for the Bill. I also want to repeat my tribute…22 Oct 2024HANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the Minister for her remarks. I shall keep my own brief, because the Conservative party supports…16 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister said during Prime Minister’s questions, in answer to the Leader of the Opposition, that it was not correct that the current…16 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Group Captain Lizzy Nicholl had an exemplary career with the RAF until she was forced to resign for refusing to implement illegal recruitment orders. Despite inquiry after…16 Oct 2024HANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024The Foreign Secretary is in China this week, so I hope that he can reassure us when he returns next week that he has raised that issue directly with his Chinese counterparts…16 Oct 2024HANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024Just honourable.16 Oct 2024HANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024My question was not about whether he will update the House, but about whether he will raise the issue directly in Beijing, because he has the opportunity to put to Wang Yi, or…16 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. These parents have already paid into the state school system as if their child were going to state school, and they are net contributors to…08 Oct 2024