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HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI am really quite offended on this point, actually, although I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the opportunity to joust on it. The idea that I would vote for anything other…06 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceIt is a pleasure to follow all the speeches in this debate and to wind up for the SNP. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on bringing…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. It is also a great pleasure to support the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). We were great…30 Nov 2021HANSARDIsraeli-Palestinian Peace Fund and Designation of OrganisationsI listened carefully to the Minister’s answer and I have to say, frankly, that it was entirely inadequate and wholly unconvincing. It is telling that, in answering the previous…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention and I pay tribute to the work she has done over a long period and her humanitarian efforts in Gaza in particular. I refer to…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will endeavour to be brief too. I think that across the House we all have a common endeavour: we all support a just peace in the middle east.…24 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI can be brief because there is so much agreement across the House on this point, but I put on the record the SNP’s deep appreciation for the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn…16 Nov 2021HANSARDMedical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health ConditionsIt is a great pleasure to close for the Scottish National party in what has been a consensual and informative debate with a great deal of good sense and passion from all parts of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDKurdish Political Representation and Equality in TurkeyIt is a great pleasure to follow such a thoughtful contribution from the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt), and I associate myself with his questions. I also warmly praise…02 Nov 2021HANSARDEconomic and Security Ties with AlliesThat would be most kind, if the Minister can arrange that. Consistency in international law is vital for credibility and for building trust, none more importantly than in Cyprus,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEconomic and Security Ties with AlliesI also welcome the Foreign Secretary to her place. Like many other Members, I look forward to seeing many more glossy pictures of her in exciting places around the world doing her…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI warmly commend the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for securing the urgent question and for her indefatigability in keeping the issue to the fore. We were…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI warmly commend the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) for bringing this urgent question forward. I also commend the Minister for her reply, with which I…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessOn the hon. Gentleman’s point about Princes Street, did he manage to make it along to the new, shiny, marvellous St James Quarter, where a number of the businesses he talked about…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI warmly commend the Labour party for bringing to the House for discussion the situation for high streets and small businesses, because it really is an issue that cuts across all…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: IranIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I warmly congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing this debate, and…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeThe Scottish National party supports the motion. I am very glad that the Opposition tabled it, because there is a great deal to learn from the debacle, the failure, the…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeMy hon. Friend has made a very sensible point. I would add gently to the Government that perhaps there would not be a call for a specific inquiry if we felt that the inquiries had…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI strongly agree; in fact, that was going to be the next line of my remarks. Indeed, a number of Members across the House have been pressing for details on family reunion. There…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI will reveal my face to you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have been called worse, so not to worry. The chaos of Brexit becomes clearer on a daily basis, as reality dawns. Foreseen in the…09 Sept 2021