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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI rise simply to support the remarks made by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and to explain why I added my name to amendment (a). As the right hon. Gentleman…18 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIt is a pleasure to briefly conclude the debate and to thank all those who took part for the contributions they made in a variety of ways. The hon. Members for Birmingham,…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIndeed. Once again, the hon. Gentleman anticipates something I will come to later. Our 16% uplift in relation to the Global Fund is remarkable in itself, but of course it should…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He is a noble champion of many health causes, and of the rights of people across the world. TB is indeed a key part of…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageAll good ones.10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageI beg to move, That this House has considered universal health coverage. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Robertson, and to be here in Westminster…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageWe could spend another 20 minutes reflecting deeply on that. Like others in the Chamber, I have had the good fortune to visit refugees in various locations. Some are in camps. The…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageThe hon. Lady is absolutely right and speaks with great experience. A child may be physically alive, but the weaker a child becomes through lack of nutrition, or through existing…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageI do, and I may say something further about vaccination in just a moment. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageYes, the hon. Gentleman is correct. When I was in the main camp in Cox’s Bazar—colleagues will have visited it—with those who had been there a year, protected from the atrocities…10 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsDid my right hon. Friend get the opportunity to thank our colleagues in the European Union for their immense contribution, together with us, towards the collective peace and…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere is a risk that complex conflicts thousands of miles away sometimes appear deceptively simple at Westminster. Does my right hon. Friend share my surprise that the Leader of…26 Jun 2019HANSARDMiddle EastMay I also congratulate my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Middle East on his visit to Tehran, which I know that he will have found as fascinating as I always did? In his…25 Jun 2019HANSARDGulf of Oman Oil Tanker AttacksI thank the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) for this urgent question and my right hon. Friend the Minister for his response—a measured response that is helpful to…17 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I thank the Prime Minister for the amount of British aid that flows through to the World Food Programme in Yemen and ask if she has noted in the last 48 hours a report by its…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionOne of the ironies of resigning from the Government is that it gives you rather more freedom and emphasis when you choose to support the Government, and I will be supporting the…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionIt is because he’s got a Lib Dem council now. [ Laughter. ]22 May 2019HANSARDPresident Trump: State VisitI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) on assuming the role of Minister for the Middle East. I wish him well, and I hope that he has…14 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI think that I am the only one here on the Conservative Benches today who was here on the day that John died. I remember being in the Department of Social Security, where I was a…09 May 2019HANSARDIran Nuclear DealI do not always agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron), but he has got this absolutely right, and I commend him for both the question and the…08 May 2019