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HANSARD AfghanistanI associate myself completely with the hon. Gentleman’s views. I can tell him that that is why we are providing, through the FCDO, almost £95 million more to the BBC World Service…08 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI thank my right hon. Friend, who knows a great deal about Afghanistan and the problems it faces. Of course, we have raised repeatedly with our American friends and other NATO…08 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for what she said and particularly the spirit in which she said it, so let me try to address some of her points. It is clear that what is…08 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsPerhaps the best thing I can say is how deeply I, the Government and everybody sympathise with those who have gone through the suffering described by the hon. Gentleman. No one…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this. Although the number of those who have been killed or seriously injured on the roads has been coming down over a long period, it is vital…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is completely right. The investments that we have seen in just the last week or so—Nissan’s investment in a gigafactory in Sunderland and what Stellantis is doing…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsWith great respect to the hon. Lady, I do not think that I have ever heard a question that was more inversely related to reality. This is a Government that from the beginning…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhat we are trying to protect is the democratic right of people to have a one person, one vote system. I am afraid that I have personal experience and remember vividly what used…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI do not think that is an entirely fair characterisation of what the Government are doing. On the contrary, we have worked night and day to build up our domestic lateral flow…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI want to thank everybody who self-isolates. They are doing the right thing. They are a vital part of this country’s protection against the disease. We will be moving away from…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI really think we need to hear from the right hon. and learned Gentleman what he actually supports. We will continue with a balanced and reasonable approach, and I have given the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Member is making a bit of a mountain out of a molehill, if I may I respectfully suggest. Councils will be under an obligation to provide free photo ID to anybody…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOf course I know how tough it has been for millions of people up and down the country and for business. That is why this Government put in an extraordinary £407 billion to support…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am aware of the issue that the hon. Lady has raised. To the best of my knowledge, we are making that change, but I will write to her as soon as I have that information.07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis country has led the world in condemning human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in putting sanctions on those responsible and in holding companies to account that import goods made…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOf course we can see that it is common sense for people in confined spaces to wear a face mask out of respect and courtesy to others, such as on the tube, but what we are doing is…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsToday marks the 16th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. We remember the 52 innocent people who lost their lives and those who were injured, and pay tribute to the city’s…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOf course we are going to continue with the programme of self-isolation for as long as that is necessary. I thank all those who are doing it. But of course we are also moving to a…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsFirst of all, the gentleman in question’s sanction has come to an end. Secondly, the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) is in error: the hon. Member for Delyn…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is completely right. All those bodies are involved, but the lead agency is the Environment Agency, and I know that it is in touch with her. I must say that I…07 Jul 2021