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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the trade deals thus far. Last week we held an excellent debate in Westminster Hall on the UK-India talks, and I congratulate her also on…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have very generously supplied £4.5 billion to Transport for London to cover loss of income. The trade unions, for the second day this week, have literally brought…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia’s Attack on UkraineI commend my right hon. Friend for all the work she is doing to isolate Russia, and Putin in particular, at this time. I am sure she will join me in welcoming the decision by…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to consider Lords amendments 89 and 146 and the Government’s amendments in lieu. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) and my hon.…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillSorry, Madam Deputy Speaker. Will the Minister make sure that the consultation is very short? I see no reason to extend it beyond four weeks, and then the measure can be…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI warmly welcome the statement from my right hon. Friend. There is clearly a temptation for universities to attract young people who are not prepared to do university courses, and…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his intervention. He rightly refers to investments that have been made, not only by the UK but by the various different religious…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaClearly there are tensions, and I would never say that any attacks on individuals because of their religion are acceptable. What I would say, however, is that when a country has a…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaOne of the key concerns is around abduction and forced marriage, particularly of young women, which is the prime focus of those particular laws. I am sure the Minister agrees that…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaI congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on leading the debate, and on setting the tone for it and the other contributions that have been made. May I gently but…24 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsI have had the opportunity of sampling Irish whiskey on many occasions.22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is a former Trade Minister who knows such things all too well. Those go hand in hand—it is no good having a free trade agreement if we do nothing with it. Indeed,…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention. Clearly, the living bridge, as I have described it, of citizens of Indian origin in the UK is not only highly educated, but has…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsI beg to move, That this House has considered India and UK trade negotiations. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, I think for the first time. I thank…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsI thank my right hon. Friend for her intervention. India has a young population, full of entrepreneurs and people who want to succeed, and with a growing and establishing middle…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsI thank the hon. Gentleman for rescuing me.22 Feb 2022HANSARDIndia-UK Trade NegotiationsIndeed, I will give way.22 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFor those who doubt that these questions are valuable, last week I raised a question on the failure of the Home Office to respond to my frequent correspondence in relation to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseObviously, when the evacuation took place, and immediately afterwards, Afghanistan was the centre of attention. Naturally, people have forgotten about it, and I congratulate my…09 Feb 2022