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HANSARD IranMight my right hon. Friend, and his colleagues in the G7 and other countries, consider looking at freezing the assets of the children and families of ayatollahs and Government…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI have spent quite a lot of my life serving the country well outside of Europe, and I say in support of what my right hon. Friend says that we still punch well above our weight…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldYou were probably there, John.13 Jan 2020HANSARD Debate on the AddressEveryone talks about electric cars, but we should also be talking about hydrogen, which is a very clean fuel. Hydrogen could power cars and trains, too.19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressI have known my hon. Friend for 54 years and I have visited his house, which is not in Clacton—I rather like Frinton, but it has not been mentioned. I think he should mention…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is not the furry stuff but the guillotine behind it that really does your knuckles in.19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressMay I absolutely endorse the hon. Lady’s comments about Madeleine Moon? She was an outstanding President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. She must be gutted about what has…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillEt vous!30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillWill my hon. Friend give way?30 Oct 2019HANSARD Cross-border Trade and AccountingI thank my good friend for allowing me to intervene on him. Let me follow up on the point from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). Presumably, this digital accounting…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Cross-border Trade and AccountingIn the nicest way, I think that my hon. Friend is such a know-all on this subject that he has just talked himself into becoming a junior or even a middle-ranking Brexit Minister…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillLimbo.30 Oct 2019HANSARD Cross-border Trade and AccountingHe is going for a drink.30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI seem to recall that the Belfast agreement was fully signed up to by Sinn Féin, which should have guaranteed that it would be present in the Assembly.30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI do not feel very gallant. I seem to recall that two Secretaries of State ago I sat in this House and heard that direct rule would have to be imposed very soon, and here we are,…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI thought that I heard the Leader of the House say that one reason for keeping the House going until 6 November was to get that Bill through. It would be iniquitous if we do not…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionAs I understand it, the leader of the Liberal Democrats said that if we had a second referendum, she might not agree with its result. I wonder whether that is true.28 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexThese containers are not necessarily moved around on the backs of lorries, but may be parked on ferries and so on. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that the authorities, Border…28 Oct 2019HANSARDArmy PersonnelWhat progress has the Army made towards getting female soldiers into frontline units such as rifle platoons in an infantry battalion?21 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI thank my good friend for giving way. In the past 15 years or so, those in the armed forces have had a problem getting into things such as the police service, the fire service…16 Oct 2019