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HANSARD Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeIt is great to follow my friend, who also happens to be the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). On that theme, as a long-term friend of Northern Ireland and a member of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19The hon. Lady cites a figure of 80 million refugees. Having dealt with refugees and worked for the UNHCR myself, I know that there is a difference between a refugee and a…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHong KongThe Security Council is hamstrung because of China’s veto and the General Assembly is largely supportive of Chinese policy. May I ask my hon. Friend the Minister what sort of feel…12 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19It is the same.12 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I start by quoting a poem by “Woodbine Willie”—Padre Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy: “There are many kinds of sorrow In this world of love and hate But…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietySounds good to me.11 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreIn 2005, I was very unfairly arrested on a Europol red notice in Ukraine. I fully realise that the Government can do little, especially if this gentleman is accused of corruption,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadIt is very sad that anyone has to go abroad to end their life when they have a terminal illness—I find that dreadfully sad. I ask my right hon. Friend, because I am unsure of…05 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillArticle 3 of the Geneva conventions covers torture and crimes against humanity, and there is a convention on torture itself. When I was a member of the armed forces, we were…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI support exactly what my very great friend is saying, but may I point out to the House that no Bill will protect someone like Dennis Hutchings, who has been repeatedly brought…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillNot only will we not see the ambulance-chasing lawyers, but it is really good that we will not ever see the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which really made our soldiers’ lives…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI rise to oppose that comment. The Bill does not decriminalise torture. Torture remains a major crime, and I speak as someone who has given evidence in five war crimes trials at…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI thank my good friend the Deputy Speaker and the hon. Lady for allowing me to intervene. I do not understand why she thinks a war crime will not be a war crime after five years.…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillForgive me, Madam Deputy Speaker; I did not mean to give my hon. Friend another opportunity to lobby for Southend West. I am very sorry.23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy very good and hon. Friend is making good points. Do the sentencing guidelines actually say, “If you cut off the tail of a dog, it’s this. If you kick an animal down the stairs,…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI thank my very good friend who represents Southend—the city—for allowing me to intervene. I am absolutely surprised that more people are not brought to court for animal cruelty…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillThere are no bad dogs; there are bad owners, and dogs take after their owners when they do something very bad.23 Oct 2020HANSARD Down Syndrome Awareness MonthWhen I was born in 1949, the life expectancy of someone with Down’s syndrome was 12 years. The life expectancy now, we hope, is somewhere in the 60s or 70s. I am sure the Minister…22 Oct 2020