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HANSARDCovid-19: Screening for UK Entry9. If she will take steps to ensure that people entering the UK are screened for covid-19 symptoms.23 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. This is something that we should all do with pride. This is our history—this is who we are. I know there are things that people might say…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I do not think anyone should go through that pain, and what happened with the Windrush generation should never be repeated. I know that the Government are doing everything they…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020Will the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I am pleased to hear the Minister refer to smaller states and marginalised voices. How can the overseas territories, the Crown dependencies and other external territories be…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I totally understand and accept the points that the hon. Gentleman is making about the Chagos Islands and Mauritius, but will the Chagossians be consulted on whose sovereignty…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020May I first say what a real pleasure it has been to be part of this debate today and to hear the maiden speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland)? How…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekOrder. Could I ask whether the Minister intends to give the proposer of the motion his usual two minutes to wind up the debate?05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekI thank the Minister and call Sir George Howarth.05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Minister will be aware that 9 March is Commonwealth day. Will he undertake to ensure that all schools across the United Kingdom celebrate the Commonwealth’s history, that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDRegulatory Divergence from the EUI share the Minister’s enthusiasm that we can now exceed EU regulations—that is, have better regulations than those set by the EU. Does he agree, though, that the Government’s…26 Feb 2020HANSARDRegulatory Divergence from the EU4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits for Welsh businesses of regulatory divergence from the EU.26 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister tell us what the Government intend to do in their upcoming legislation on dog smuggling to prevent the import of drugged dogs by busker gangs?06 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan: UK NationalsI thank the Foreign Secretary for his reply, but does he agree that the safety and security of British nationals must be our primary concern, and will he therefore press the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan: UK Nationals5. What recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the situation in Wuhan.04 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainWill the Foreign Secretary give a cast-iron guarantee that under no circumstances will the territorial sovereignty of Gibraltar be part of any type of negotiation as part of the…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Will the Secretary of State confirm that Her Majesty’s Government will keep in active service both of the aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales which,…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I agree with everything that he is saying. He talks about “we” and about our nation, but does he acknowledge that, as part of that British…30 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ13. As the Prime Minister knows only too well, Britain is a nation of animal lovers, and leaving the European Union and decoupling from its lesser standards will mean that we can…15 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI thank my hon. Friend for everything he is saying about the Chagossians and for his incredible work on the all-party parliamentary group on the Chagos Islands. If we, as a…13 Jan 2020