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HANSARD 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 SummitsWhen we consider how much some of these countries are dependent on coal, I think it was groundbreaking for the summit to agree not to support any more overseas coal. The…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsYes. The Carbis Bay declaration is the foundation of the treaty that this country has been helping to prepare, and which we have been pioneering, against any future pandemic. The…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI am afraid the hon. Gentleman is running down the UK’s efforts, as well as what the summit achieved, which is 1 billion more vaccines, on top of the 1 billion that G7 countries…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 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 SummitsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that overseas spending should be one of the great focuses of UK spending in the next few years. I repeat what I said earlier about the 70…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsAgain, what I did hear from leaders around the world was massive, overwhelming support for the objective, which the hon. Member supports, of girls’ education. The G7 committed…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 SummitsMy hon. Friend has been a fantastic campaigner for the Cornish spaceport. I was amazed to see what they have already done and the way it is inspiring young people in Cornwall, and…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsFarmers in County Durham will have the opportunity to export their wonderful produce tariff-free to a market that is growing the whole time, and that includes the comprehensive…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWe have a free trade deal with the EU. It is a fantastic deal, and our trade with the US is growing the whole time.16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMy hon. Friend puts the matter very succinctly. There are many ways in which we are seeing the disproportionate and unnecessary application of the protocol. I think our partners…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 2021HANSARDEngagementsToday marks five years since the murder of our friend and colleague Jo Cox. My thoughts—and I am sure those of the whole House—are with her family and friends. I am sure that the…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises an important and vital sector of our economy—our legal services industry and judicial system, which is admired around the world. It is one of the reasons…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is totally right about Hillingdon Hospital, which has a great future. I look forward to working with him to ensure that the future of services at Mount Vernon is…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsThere is a very simple reason why the UK generally has a better understanding of the variants in these countries: we do 47% of the genomic testing in the world. I really think…16 Jun 2021