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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilIndeed. My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. I gave just one example, but actually we have to look at aid funding holistically, and look at the linkages between areas and the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI thank my right hon. Friend for clarifying that point so well. If we are going to continue to be respected as a country that leads on overseas aid, it is absolutely imperative…30 Jun 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on securing this debate, and thank him and the Minister for their courtesy in agreeing…29 Jun 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportLike, I am sure, all Members of the House, my thoughts are with Daniel Morgan’s family today. At the heart of this damning, thorough report is yet another example of an organ of…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This is a disappointing debate, because one year and one week ago this very issue was raised in this…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Hillsborough: Collapse of TrialsMy right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has acknowledged that the collapse of this trial has been the final blow to the Hillsborough families in their desperate…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsIn April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed at Hillsborough, yet nobody has been successfully prosecuted for their part in those unlawful killings. The most recent…09 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting permission for this debate. I oppose the cut from 0.7% in international development funding for three reasons. First, I stood at the election…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillNo, I do not agree that there is a natural causal relationship between the two. We will see whether ARIA is successful by what actually comes out, because at some point these…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI do agree with that. Indeed, at the risk of scratching a sore for the Government, I would add that the modern industrial strategy made the point that, in terms of Government…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillMr Deputy Speaker, I am not sure whether your reiteration just before I stood up to speak, that you hope that anybody who wants to withdraw will do so, was a hint. When I put in…07 Jun 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI think my hon. Friend felt that the proposal would bring greater local involvement. In fact, the White Paper proposals would bring less local involvement. They would reduce local…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe hon. Gentleman has been very adept in bringing into this debate an issue—acquired brain injury—on which he has been a doughty campaigner. I fully agree that the question of…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI applaud and welcome the aim of measures in the Queen’s Speech to deliver not just a national recovery from the pandemic but a recovery that makes the United Kingdom stronger,…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am grateful to the hon. Member for her intervention, but I remind her of the commitment that the Government have already shown to the issue of green homes for the future in…11 May 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetThe integrated review identifies the United Kingdom as a “soft power superpower”, citing as one of the reasons our contribution to international development. Exactly how is that…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesThe chief economist of the Bank of England has said that “Published pay gaps are a starting point for corporate and national accountability”. Business groups have called for…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIf I may crave your indulgence, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish, as the Minister did, to take the opportunity in this Chamber to pay my tribute to our late right hon. Friend, Cheryl…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThe hon. Lady is right; it won’t be the last. The important thing is that it has been shown that it works and that a super-complaint can be brought. Let us respect that process…15 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghI join with the Prime Minister and everyone across this House in sending my heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty the Queen on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip.…12 Apr 2021