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HANSARD 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 SummitsWe have gone above 860 million vaccines. On top of the 1 billion the G7 is already doing, we pledged a further 1 billion vaccines.16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsOf course, Madam Deputy Speaker.16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMy hon. Friend is completely right. This was a good waymark and we made some good steps forward on the road to COP26. There is still a long way to go, but there is a great deal of…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWe remain committed to a generous and open approach to immigration. This country already does regularise the position of those who have been here for a long time and have not…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsOne of the most important things that we agreed at the G7, along with the Carbis Bay principles that I have outlined and that will form part of the health treaty, was that we…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWe will continue with our efforts —we are 80% of the way there—and we will blow away the clouds of despondency that seem to hang over some Members here today. I think it was a…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI will do my best to oblige my hon. Friend, although my experience of the matter over the past few years is that this House is a great legislator but not an ideal negotiator.16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsYes. NATO has protected the world, and particularly the European continent, for 72 years, and it was clear from the conversation around the table that it will continue to do so…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI will repeat the point I have made to many Opposition Members. This is an opportunity for UK farming and indeed for Welsh farmers. The right hon. Lady speaks with apprehension…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe problem at the moment is the application of the protocol. The protocol makes it very clear that there should be no distortions of trade and that the Good Friday peace process,…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe Liberal Democrats should get their facts right. We are not cutting spending on girls’ education, to pick one of the points made by the right hon. Gentleman; we are actually…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI have the utmost respect for my right hon. Friend’s record in overseas aid, but I have to say that the changes that we have made to official development assistance have not been…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsOn the Uyghurs in China, no concrete measures were discussed at NATO, but as I said in my answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt is absolutely true that as we open up our economy there are more vacancies, which is great. We also have large numbers of young people in this country who need jobs and large…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsYes indeed. I thank my right hon. Friend. These are crucial times, and it was great to see the summit accomplishing so much, so fast.16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is completely right. The £1 million River Thames scheme will reduce the flood risk for 11,000 homes and 16,000 businesses, and I thank him for raising it with me…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to look at it.16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising the excellent work of Hamble lifeboat. In April last year, my right hon Friend the Chancellor put forward another £750 million in support of…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe have invested massively in removing cladding from high-rise blocks, and we will continue to do so. I know the structure in question and I do believe that Ballymore, the company…16 Jun 2021