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HANSARDBritish Citizens: RepatriationWhat recent steps he has taken to repatriate (a) British citizens and (b) UK residents overseas during the covid-19 pandemic.11 May 2020HANSARDBritish Citizens: RepatriationIt is now clear that other European countries used emergency repatriation flights in parallel with commercial options to much greater success. The German Government chartered 30…11 May 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe situation in Idlib and across Syria has reached a horrifying new level: indiscriminate bombings are killing civilians and humanitarian workers; 1 million people have fled…04 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the new Secretary of State to her post. She leads one of the most important Departments, which literally saves lives every day. More than 60 countries across the world…04 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State clarify what his Department’s policy is on spending UK aid money on expanding fossil fuels overseas?29 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid that that is just not good enough. Last week’s UK-Africa investment summit cost the Department more than £15 million of aid money, on a one-day event. I wonder whether…29 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate on Britain’s role in the world and to follow the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), who is always such a thoughtful and strategic…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Liverpool City Council FundingDoes my hon. Friend agree that the imposition of universal credit, which is very much a political decision by the Government, has only added to the woes of the most vulnerable…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Department now launch its own investigation into this case and the litany of failures surrounding Feronia?02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has announced a new commission of business and finance leaders to mobilise private finance to invest in some of the world’s poorest countries. What action…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State is failing to take labour rights seriously. He is a career investment banker by trade, and he has —[Interruption.] I think it is relevant that he has gone…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationThank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement and welcome him to his new role. He is the third Secretary of State I have faced in this…05 Sept 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeThe UK is the largest contributor to the World Bank’s climate investment funds, yet civil society groups say that, compared with UN funds, those funds are undemocratic, opaque and…17 Jul 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeI am grateful to the Secretary of State for that answer, but the truth is that the World Bank knows that it was supposed to phase out its climate investment funds once the United…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate, although I am surprised that the Secretary of State for International Development is not here, given we were told this would be…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentMy hon. Friend makes three excellent points, all of which I hope to touch on later. Under Labour, the Department for International Development will play a crucial role in global…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and the Government need to report back to Parliament on that. I want to say a few words about climate finance. The signatories to the Paris…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI am happy to say that the Labour party is committed to exactly that. Dealing with the figures honestly is one of the first actions that we can take. The shadow Chancellor…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI do agree with the hon. Lady, and that brings me to my next point. The language that we use in this debate is important, and it is important that we are now calling this climate…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentThe hon. Lady should wait for my full contribution, but there are certainly differences between many Members and the Government, not least around support for fracking and other…10 Jul 2019