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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I suggest that resilience is an issue for the Leader of the House to consider? We have considerable resilience issues in this country, as we have seen with personal protective…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUK-French Trading DisputeI thank the Secretary of State for his actions. I urge him to hold fast and ensure that we and the French obey the rule of law. If the French Government—they are clearly doing…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillMuch of the Bill is eminently sensible, and there is much in it to support. Like most people, I am pretty fed up with politicised lawyers endlessly trying to game the system. We…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI am delighted that my right hon. Friend is making this speech, and we support so much of the Bill. On principle, does he accept that DNA sampling for people buried at sea would…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI think I am going to be slightly off-message for most parties in the House, and perhaps even for the Government. I fully support the Government, I wish them well for COP26, and I…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesWill the Minister give way?21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI will.21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesWill the hon. Lady give way?21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesMy hon. Friend has summed up much of my speech, and I thank him for that.21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI completely agree. In fact, one of the points that I am coming to is that virtue-signalling about exporting our emissions is incredibly counter-productive. Half our emissions…21 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI genuinely thank the Minister for all the incredible work she has done. She talks about the importance of biodiversity. Does she understand that I found it a little frustrating…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDefence Sector Jobs13. What steps his Department is taking to help support jobs in the defence sector.20 Sept 2021HANSARDDefence Sector JobsFirst, I thank all the service personnel involved in Operation Pitting and pay tribute to the as-ever impressive leadership of Brigadier James Martin. Radar is vital to our…20 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketTo what extent is the UK collateral damage in a European-wide crisis caused by the Kremlin’s weaponising of gas supply and its attempts to intimidate the EU into accepting Nord…20 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport Services to Isle of WightThe Secretary of State knows that I hold him and his ministerial team in high regard. However, is it right that we have in the Isle of Wight ferry services a public service…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport Services to Isle of Wight5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of imposing a public service obligation on vehicle and passenger services between the Isle of Wight and UK…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO Responses to MembersI would like to thank all the officials who have been dealing with this matter, and the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), who has raised a really important subject. I will…09 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. We have had 20 minutes of speech and we now have a private conversation between Front Benchers. Should we not be debating the subject, Sir?18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanYes, absolutely. I thank the hon. Gentleman for that contribution. To dismiss the 70,000 people who have died is absolutely wrong. People were uneven at times, especially in the…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThis is a difficult and upsetting debate, and I am not quite sure why. It may be because some of the people I knew are now dead and because I do not think that some of the things…18 Aug 2021