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HANSARD Official Development AssistanceI welcome the opportunities that an integrated budget provides. I also welcome the Foreign Secretary’s focus on defending open societies. After the Prime Minister’s affirmative…26 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewIn welcoming the statement and strongly supporting the central purpose of the integrated review of defence, diplomacy and development to better defend free societies, I trust that…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadDoes my right hon. Friend agree that at the heart of the issue is properly established personal autonomy over the time and manner of someone’s death when they are terminally ill?…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI thank my hon. Friend for her comprehensive statement; I note that she seems to be on a bit of a roll in the Chamber this week. Will she recognise that there remains a paucity of…22 Oct 2020HANSARDEqual Rights for LGBT People: International PromotionWhat steps she is taking to maintain the UK’s international promotion of equal rights for LGBT+ people.21 Oct 2020HANSARDEqual Rights for LGBT People: International PromotionMy hon. Friend will understand that the decision not to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 will inevitably see the United Kingdom fall significantly in the tables of those…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs my right hon. Friend leads the country through Brexit and delivers global Britain, will he ensure that the values and policies of his Government to which he first gives…21 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingSome time ago, I had to make a three-minute speech on why it was not a very good idea to spend £179 billion on putting our deterrent into four submarines, when I found myself to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThank you, Mr Speaker, for enabling the Government’s overdue response to this consultation to be questioned by colleagues so promptly. This issue is of first-order importance to…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act Consultation(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities if she will make a statement on the Government’s response to the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven my right hon. Friend’s much enhanced departmental responsibilities, together with Britain’s current chairmanship of the 42-nation Equal Rights Coalition, he has an…08 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeAlmost no amount of material wealth could now compensate me if I was to lose the freedom to be myself that I finally exercised almost exactly 10 years ago. We pride ourselves on…02 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his excellent statement, which adds serious substance to underpin the values, particularly in respect of human rights, that global Britain…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Forgive me; I might have missed the reason why are we are not going to be able to divide on new clause 31, but I would be grateful if you…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Global BritainI welcome this change. The logic of it is overwhelming and it will be a great day for our diplomatic clout. However, that depends on the values that underpin global Britain. Our…16 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesMadam Deputy Speaker, I will do my level best, but I was the probation Minister between 2010 and 2012. One of the proudest moments of my time was attending a dinner where the…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillWhen I was Prisons Minister between 2010 and 2012, we abolished control orders, to which we are returning, because of the inflexibilities they created. I will speak on that in my…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillDoes my hon. Friend share my anxiety that the resource issue—the difficulty of setting TPIMs up in the first place—combined with the roll-over factor in the Bill means that the…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIt has been a real pleasure to sit through the debate and listen to the quality of the speeches. I cannot help but reflect that both the Lord Chancellor and his shadow, the right…09 Jun 2020HANSARDLesbian, Bisexual and Trans Women’s Health InequalitiesMay I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) on securing this debate? I am very pleased, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on global…10 Mar 2020