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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my right hon. Friend and his colleagues are all passionate feminists, and I am sure that he would agree that it is difficult to justify the fact that an eighth of the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the defence memorandum of implementation signed between the UK and Ukraine, which will see our two countries working together on new Ukrainian naval bases and eight fast…05 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilIndeed, that is an excellent point. People are very strongly in favour of vaccinating the world, and that is why I very much welcome the pledge made at the G7, which I understand…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on securing this afternoon’s debate. Let me start by anticipating some of the things that my hon. Friend the Minister…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilWhat I would say is that there is one poll I would like to take—it is the one that Mr Speaker has asked us to take in this House—and that is a vote on whether the 0.7% should be…30 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI congratulate the Prime Minister and his whole team on delivering such a wonderful G7 summit. I welcome the announcement on the replenishment of the Global Partnership for…16 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the Foreign Secretary and his whole team on delivering such a successful G7 summit in Carbis Bay. I welcome the generous contribution to the replenishment of the…15 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) on securing this urgent question, and thank Mr Speaker for granting it, shining a spotlight on this…14 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for giving way and I appreciate his fiscal stance, but can he explain to the House why the only manifesto pledge he has chosen to break…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetMr Deputy Speaker, may I thank you and Mr Speaker for allowing today’s emergency debate and congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) on…08 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans), the Treasury Committee has been hearing about the explosion in online financial fraud. Could my right hon. and learned…18 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery), and to speak in this debate to welcome the measures outlined in Her Majesty’s Gracious Speech. I want to put…13 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State was good enough to meet me to look at the condition of the windows at Malvern Parish primary school. Will he update the House on when the next condition…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I add my congratulations to the team that has managed to give two vaccinations to over 10 million people? That is fantastic news. Given the risk of variants, I welcome the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is wonderful to hear from the Secretary of State about the progress on the kickstart scheme. Does she know that one of the sole traders in West Worcestershire, who is keen to…08 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Unlike the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis), I think that this was a Budget that put in place the genesis of a strong recovery. It is one that supports people and…04 Mar 2021HANSARD UN International Day of EducationIt has been an excellent debate. I want to thank all 14 colleagues who were able to get in on the debate, but especially the eight colleagues who had wanted to speak from the Back…28 Jan 2021HANSARD UN International Day of EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered the UN International Day of Education. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for scheduling this important debate so close to the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s support for active travel is very much welcomed by cyclists, walkers and horse riders in West Worcestershire. Is the Secretary of State speaking to his…28 Jan 2021HANSARDNorth Cotswold LineI think people will be astonished to learn that the great cities of Worcester and Hereford are served by a rail line from London that in many places is single-track. The North…28 Jan 2021