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HANSARDBack British Farming DayI start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) on securing this debate. If Jeremy Clarkson’s farm show on Amazon has proved anything, it is that…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeThis is an interesting motion to have to speak against, because I work with a number of Opposition Members on a range of foreign affairs and development issues. To find myself on…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI very much hope so. I was making that point about the hon. Lady’s speech this afternoon, not about private letters that I would not have seen. I have had conversations with the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI apologise for interrupting and for giving the hon. Gentleman an extra minute. If he feels so strongly about this, why is the Opposition motion to have an inquiry? Why is the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI am sorry to interrupt my hon. Friend, and I hate even to contemplate the sense of disappointment in the Williams family when they learned that he was going to be a politician,…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend, because he is making an important point. In the south-west, we know far too well how many people are looking over the horizon and are…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this Bill to the House. I noticed that clause 1(g) includes as “relevant information”, whether an applicant “has threatened, abused or…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI am sorry to interrupt, because my right hon. Friend is making an important point about where we find careers advisers and from which backgrounds they come. Would she say a…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillMy right hon. Friend is making an interesting point about the fact that we will have many different careers and relearn and have to look at new jobs that come along. There is an…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI could not have said it better, and it is also essential that universities do not try to charge the same tuition fees if they are going to do courses via Zoom.10 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanCan I ask the Prime Minister what engagement he and the Foreign Secretary have had with non-governmental organisations, which are the only western organisations that are still on…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade DealsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, much of which I agree with, but I am afraid that I do not agree with point that every single trade deal will find itself being…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade DealsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I start by thanking my friend and fellow Devon MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish),…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade DealsThe hon. Lady is making a speech of some sort, but I am not entirely sure that the commission has been taken over by one person who has free trade ideals; it has 14 other members.…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade DealsI am sorry to interrupt the right hon. Gentleman, but he makes a point about hormone-injected beef. Alongside trade deals, agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary measures are…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSexual Violence in Conflict: EthiopiaI thank the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for deploying a member of the PSVI unit or team—whichever we are calling it. It is particularly welcome that we are stepping forward…20 Jul 2021