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HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillMy hon. Friend has great expertise when it comes to all things choo-choo, I believe. Why does he think those stations have not been given the facilities that they need for…18 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI thank my right hon. Friend for his hard work to operationalise this system. It will provide a stable place of refuge rather than leaving people in hotels for too long, and I…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI know that my hon. Friend the Minister is a strong advocate of human rights. He mentions enlightened consumers wanting to know what they are purchasing and what is in their…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) for allowing me to co-sponsor this important debate. I am a big advocate of green, clean, renewable energy,…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy constituents are definitely determined to help people and they can do that best through financial donations. The Ukrainians have been clear with me that they fear that clothes,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaIt is a week since our world changed, and for eight nights children have worried in their beds and their bunkers about whether they will wake in the morning or lose their parents.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI know my right hon. Friend is trying to make progress, but before she moves on from humanitarian aid I want to press her on the point I made in my speech. Our sanctions regime is…02 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979I know my hon. Friend the Minister is about to talk about the types of support available, so I want to make my pitch at this point: I have a wonderful 38-year-old female…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy hon. Friend mentions the media. What is his view on whether Russia Today should be allowed to continue to stream in our country?02 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI recently had a conversation with a constituent who has introduced reporting of misogyny as a crime in Nottinghamshire, where she is a senior police officer. She says that it has…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI very much welcome these efforts to rid ill-gotten roubles from our system, but in future packages will my right hon. Friend extend transparency efforts into the private…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThe UK and our allies have delivered meaningful economic strikes against Putin, but we now see the encirclement of civilian towns, the illegal and indiscriminate use of cluster…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI welcome the sanctions and the Government’s significant efforts to expose false flag operations, but rouble by rouble we must rid our nation of Putin’s dirty money because of his…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Government and civil society organisations for all they are doing to expose false flag and disinformation efforts from the Kremlin. Putin has just finished his…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationMy hon. Friend has long been an advocate and friend of the Taiwanese people. The issue is that for too long autocratic countries around the world have seen no cost when they…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. There is no question but that the Taiwanese response to covid was transparent. It was one of friendship, education and reaching out,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI thank my right hon. Friend for that comment, and he is absolutely right that autocratic Governments across the world are now questioning our resolve and questioning our ability…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI thank the hon. Lady, and I very much agree that we need a cross-Government strategy on China. However, I think she will probably hear from the Minister later some relief on that…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI agree with the hon. Gentleman. China believes it is in the ascendancy and needs simply to wait it out until the UK and the US lose their ability to maintain an international…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationWe know there are partners across the world who wish to support us in upholding the rights and opportunities of our democratic partners. We should be forming constellations of…10 Feb 2022