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HANSARD UkraineI share the widespread pride in Britain’s support for Ukraine over the last year, and the satisfaction that that support will go on over the course of 2023, in particular the…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI fully support the proposed measure. Let me say something that is specifically for the ears of my hon. Friend and those on the Treasury Bench. Just is a company in Reigate,…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty and Spike in ExecutionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on asking this urgent question, and thank you for granting it, Mr Speaker. The fact that the…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMay I say how welcome it is that Commissioner Andy Roe commissioned this report and is finally leading and gripping this problem? We know that the Fire Brigades Union is…28 Nov 2022HANSARD IranI welcome my hon. Friend’s strong statement of British values towards Iran and his strong statement of support for the brave women and girls who are protesting for their…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsIn recalling the situation that the Prime Minister inherited in July 2019, of a Parliament with a majority determined to frustrate the result of the 2016 referendum, led by a…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsI strongly welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. In my time in the House, I cannot recall a foreign affairs statement in which the serving Prime Minister could take more…04 Jul 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesMr Davies, I stand reprimanded. I tried to indicate to you that I would be back for the Minister’s response, but I have been caught out by the fact that he is on his feet earlier…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) on securing the debate. Our caseworkers will…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022I rise to support the proposition of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and also the position of the official Opposition, because there are basic rights engaged by this…16 Jun 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I rise to give general support to the Queen’s Speech. There are areas about which I…18 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaI draw the attention of the House to my declaration in the register as a founder director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians. In that respect, I have since…16 May 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi Arabia(Urgent Question) : To ask the Government to make a statement on the executions in Saudi Arabia this weekend.14 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaMr Speaker, thank you for granting this urgent question, which recognises the execution of 81 men on one day as of profound concern to this House and to our country, which has so…14 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineHaving been one of the officials who accompanied the then Defence Secretary to both Moscow and Kyiv in 1993, I am in no doubt that the signatures of the United States and the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineUnder these circumstances, what obligations under the Budapest memorandum do Her Majesty’s Government accept?21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy), the city of my alma mater. I enjoyed her contribution about listening before taking part in these…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActThe hon. Lady has made her point extremely well and succinctly. Changing the gender recorded on one’s passport or driving licence does not require a gender recognition…21 Feb 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesI thank all hon. Friends and colleagues who have taken part in the debate. I listened to my hon. Friend the Minister with great interest. I am obviously pleased with the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesI thank the Minister for his generous remarks about me and others, and also for what he has just said in a personal capacity. I cannot quite see any reason why he cannot say that…27 Jan 2022