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HANSARDSituation in RussiaI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for prior sight of it. What we learned over the weekend is how deep the rot sits within the Russian military and security…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Ukraine Recovery ConferenceI welcome the success of the Ukraine rebuilding conference. It is what we do best in the UK: convening our global partners and bringing them together to support an ally. In…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Sudan: AtrocitiesI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), who has been a steadfast advocate for the people of Sudan, for securing this urgent question. There is no…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCanadian Solar and Windel Energy are proposing to build a solar plant in Rutland and the Stamford villages. This week, the Planning Inspectorate published my response, but they…22 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackI congratulate my very good friend the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the urgent question. My condolences go to all those parents who are suffering…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Kosovo(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will give an update on the situation in Kosovo.05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this important urgent question. Kosovo is often faced with a cycle of escalatory and de-escalatory violence on its streets. I wish to set the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDG7 SummitI applaud the Prime Minister’s recognition that the Chinese Communist party is the greatest threat we face and that we must de-risk to keep our people safe. We will engage when in…22 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesMy hon. Friend touched on the officials. May I put something on the record and ask his advice, as a learned friend? Recently, there was a controversy where a senior civil servant…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI agree entirely with my right hon. Friend, who was of course formerly the Minister with responsibility for the overseas territories. I know that during her tenure, the overseas…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. We may not always agree, but on that we absolutely do. I am sure that if Mr Speaker was in the Chair, he would be entirely in support of…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI am sure a number of colleagues plan to talk about that in their speeches, so I will make progress with my own points so that colleagues will not have their speeches cut short.…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI beg to move, That this House is committed to upholding the interests of British Overseas Territories and their citizens; recognises the special historical, cultural, and social…11 May 2023HANSARD UkraineI welcome the delivery of Storm Shadow, because we must do all we can to even the odds for our Ukrainian friends who face a well-armed terrorist state. However, I am concerned…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI thank all my right hon. and hon. Friends throughout the House for taking the time to contribute to today’s debate. We too infrequently get to hear the views and wishes of our…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesHe mentions Montserrat. There is currently no working ambulance on the whole of Montserrat, as the only ambulance on the island is currently broken down. Could my right hon.…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI touched briefly on this in my speech, but I want to make it clear that every overseas territory has fully complied with the sanctions that this House has placed as a result of…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesDoes my hon. Friend share my concerns that the Argentinian Government’s current rhetoric regarding the Falklands, funnily enough, falls in an election year, and is it not utterly…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI appreciate that many right hon. and hon. Members are making the point that we should have Members of Parliament for the overseas territories in this place, but it is important…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesOne thing I did miss out earlier was that in 2019 our Foreign Affairs Committee said that there should be an overseas territories Committee of the House of Commons, made up of…11 May 2023