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HANSARD UkraineHow can we reach out to the Russian people and tell them that NATO is a defensive alliance, so they do not have to swallow wholesale the Putin narrative that we are aggressive and…17 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersWill the hon. Lady give way?13 Jan 2022HANSARD Public Prosecution Service and Legacy in Northern IrelandIf there is going to be a delay, which there clearly is, can we know the reason why? Let us know, as people who are interested. My right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersI thank the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene. I have looked at this matter and visited the country several times, and there is not, to the best of my knowledge, a…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersI understand there are more Shi’a mosques than Sunni mosques in Bahrain. People can worship what they like in Bahrain—they can worship a tree if they like—and, as I have said,…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersI have very close contacts with Bahrain, and it would dispute those figures on the number of people utterly and completely. Bahrain does not have political prisoners; they are all…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersFor nearly 53 years, I have been a good friend and supporter of Bahrain as I have watched it develop quickly to become the vibrant country that it is today. When I was elected to…13 Jan 2022HANSARDArmed Forces PayI am very sad about the loss of Jack. I had known him since we both served together—him for the unions, me for the military—in Northern Ireland a long time ago. Private soldiers,…10 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia’s Grand StrategyThis is just a quick point: the 1994 Budapest accord referred not just to Ukraine but to Kazakhstan, and today Russians have gone into Kazakhstan. If we look at the accord, we see…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeSome 29 years ago, my battalion—my officers particularly—involved itself in getting our interpreters back to the United Kingdom from Bosnia. My battalion did it on its own; we…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia’s Grand StrategyUnder Vladimir Putin, Russia is obviously testing the west, and we can rest assured that nothing of significance done by Russia will happen without Putin’s agreement. I am sure…06 Jan 2022HANSARD RussiaI have visited Bosnia twice in the past eight months, and I have a deep and long-standing personal interest in what happens there. I am very concerned about reports of Russian…06 Jan 2022HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI did not know that. It is very important. I am finishing very shortly, Madam Deputy Speaker.16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. “For a while” is about to end. In summary, there is no doubt that Bosnia cannot sort out its own problems. It requires international help. Where…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentThis is appalling. May I ask my right hon. Friend whether the Tamworth ski slope now insists on children wearing a helmet when they operate there?16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentOne of the reasons why I miss Sir David Amess is that he reminds us all of what an assiduous Member of Parliament should do. I was always in awe of that. I felt totally inadequate…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentLast week I took part in a Back-Bench debate on Bosnia, and I warned that the situation there was deteriorating sharply. My great concern was that very shortly we would see again…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentLet me back up my good and hon. Friend. I think the Government promised to sort out Equitable Life a long time ago, did they not?16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentMy right hon. Friend is so right; we can make a really big difference here. In my time in Bosnia two years before Srebrenica, we managed to get to Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia. It…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI entirely agree with my very good friend; she is so right. Paddy Ashdown once saw President Tuđman draw a map on a menu and divide it in half, saying “That half is Serb and that…16 Dec 2021