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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilMy hon. Friend, who is one of my oldest friends in this place, makes a very important point. However, the hon. Member for Rotherham also makes the point that if ambassadors are…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI absolutely agree; that is my point. If our ambassadors are responsible merely for diplomatic relations, that is one thing, but if they are to be responsible for making decisions…30 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusMay I join you, Mr Deputy Speaker, in congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) on her well-deserved honour? She is a…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI would challenge the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson) with Staffordshire Moorlands, which is equally if not more beautiful than anything he has…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesThe Minister has talked about the way the traffic-light system might work. We were promised that there would be a green watch list that would give travellers more time, but that…10 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) on securing this…08 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilMy right hon. Friend the Minister will shortly be able to travel the world, and when he does so he will find that the presence of the British Council on site is the best…08 Jun 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllI have no doubt that this will be an exercise in rushing through things for four minutes. I thank my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary for her opening remarks and associate…17 May 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer). I originally put in to speak in this debate because of the procedural motions. I expected…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI look forward to receiving my right hon. Friend’s response to my Committee’s report. Mr Speaker, I am sure that you have many constituents, as I do, who are looking forward to…18 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you can give me some assistance. You, like me, will have been grateful, I am sure, to see in the road map out of lockdown…17 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayI start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is great to see the Chairman of Ways and Means—a woman—in the Chair, and I congratulate my…11 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am delighted, as a woman on the Conservative Benches, to be joining this debate. As I have only three minutes, I am unable to go through the many things in the Budget that I…08 Mar 2021HANSARDGirls’ Education: Covid-19What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that every girl receives 12 years of quality education.02 Mar 2021HANSARDGirls’ Education: Covid-19I welcome what the Foreign Secretary has said regarding the UK’s commitment to ensuring an education for girls. There is no doubt that the UK has world leadership on this issue,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I associate myself with the comments about Julia Clifford? It is impossible to imagine the Tea Room without her, and it is wonderful to know that her name will live on and…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseTribute needs to be paid to you, Mr Speaker, the House Service and the Leader of the House for making sure that Parliament has continued to function throughout the pandemic. The…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. We all agree that nobody should profit from the abuse of others. Forced labour is a hideous crime. I welcome…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSittings in Westminster Hall (Suspension) (No. 2)I address you from a very misty Staffordshire Moorlands today, Mr Speaker. May I thank the Leader of the House for the opportunity to have this debate, and for his tone? He struck…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI fear that we on the Government Benches look a little like the ghost of Secretaries of State past to my right hon. Friend. I welcome this statement and the moves that the…15 Dec 2020