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HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. and right hon. Friends for their excellent report, and I think it is time to put a TIGRR in the tank.16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the outstanding success of his party in the recent elections. I will study the anomaly that he raises and revert to him as soon as…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, which is why we are working with industry to accelerate our rural network. Coverage across the UK has massively increased, and will be…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe people of this country voted for this Government to get on and deliver free trade deals around the world. I believe they were totally right. The right hon. Gentleman talks…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsYes, I can.16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe are proud of the support we have given to businesses up and down the country. The whole point about the cautious approach we are taking is to continue support with furlough,…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, of course. I can give assurances on both counts. I can say that unless we see progress on the implementation of the protocol, which I think is currently totally…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsOf course I congratulate AstraZeneca in Cheshire and everywhere else where it is established in the UK and around the world. It has done an outstanding job. My hon. Friend is…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsPlainly, the free trade deals with the CPTPP, Australia and countries around the world that we are doing and will continue to do make a nonsense of the proposal that the hon.…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe people of Dudley North and the rest of the country will benefit massively from a new age of co-operation between our democracies; from the security that we are establishing,…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMay I wish my hon. Friend a happy birthday? I confirm that we see the education of girls and young women as one of the great achievements of the UK presence in Afghanistan over…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWe are investing another £24 billion in our defence, with the biggest increase in spending since the end of the cold war, and we are one of the few countries in NATO to contribute…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMy grandfather was indeed stationed at Chivenor. I thank the Royal Marines at Chivenor, who did such an outstanding job of looking after us all during the G7 summit. They will…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsUNGA is, indeed, a very important way station, but this was a great start.16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMy right hon. Friend knows a great deal about what he speaks of. That is why we have passed the recent legislation to ensure that we protect this country from the loss of…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe situation in north-western Iraq is extremely complex. We must accept that the Kurdish fighters have done an extraordinary job against ISIS and against the forces of Bashar…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWe are increasing our funding for girls’ education to £430 million, which is about a 15% increase and an outstanding thing for this country to do in very, very difficult times. By…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsYes, I think it is important that everybody understands that, although the media accounts of what took place differ very much from what actually happened at the summit where this…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the G7 summit I chaired in Carbis Bay and the NATO summit in Brussels. Let me first thank the people of Cornwall, Carbis…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsAcademic and scientific freedom are an invaluable part of our country, and I note that my scientific colleagues would echo my sentiment that we need to learn to live with covid.16 Jun 2021