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HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayIt is a delight to take part in this debate, not least because my biggest anxiety about the world is that it is becoming more, not less, authoritarian. More Governments have given…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayI was going to come to that point. The right hon. Gentleman has made it for me, which is great. Another point is that the European convention on human rights was written by a…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayIf the Minister wanted to, he could publish a written ministerial statement that made the whole situation clearer, but I fear that basically the Government have been told off by…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayI care passionately that one of the things that the Government have done that is good in the past few years is to introduce the Magnitsky sanctions, after a lot of brow-beating by…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayThat’s not very nice.08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayThere are two other Russians we ought to acknowledge—these are high-profile cases, and have regularly been spoken about in the House, although they can sometimes get ignored. One…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayWell, that could be forever.08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayNow that we have had one victory this afternoon, will the Minister explain why the UK has sanctioned some people who ran the Evin prison in Iran but not others, and why we have…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayBefore we move off this point, the worst of it is that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has now admitted that it made the ministerial correction because Saudi…08 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI chaired yesterday morning perhaps the most moving session I can remember in my 21 years as an MP, when kids with brain injuries talked to MPs about the changes that need to…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFurther to the announcement of the debate on Monday on the code of conduct, there have been 50 MPs in the Chamber since the Business statement started. If all 50 of us were taken…08 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesI am sorry, but this is just terribly complacent. It is 3,218 days since the annexation of Crimea, and there are still British companies that seem to be invested in Crimea, let…07 Dec 2022HANSARDMedical Students: University PlacesBut when are we going to see the workforce plan? The other day I spoke to a radiologist who runs a radiology department. There are meant to be 15, but there are only five and they…06 Dec 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeI have sent Members copies of precisely what I am going say. However, that role does not appear in the list of ministerial interests for the hon. Member for Arundel and South…29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeYes, I have said so already, Mr Vickers.29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeI beg to move, That this House has considered the Ministerial Code. It is a delight to see you in your place, Mr Vickers. I am speaking in my own capacity, and not as Chair of the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt seems to me utterly bizarre that we have a lower level of transparency for Ministers, who make decisions in their personal capacity, than we do for ordinary Back-Bench Members…29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Minister entices me on the BAFTA point—and it is not just the BAFTA point, but the Bond point. If I were invited to a Bond premiere, with tickets worth something like £2,000…29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt is just that 90 days is not prompt; it is 28 days in this House. After 90 days, people have forgotten what they went to. I do not understand why it could not be within a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe obvious questions are, when will the adviser be appointed, and can the Minister confirm that at least three people have already been offered the post and turned it down?29 Nov 2022