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HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI beg to move, That this House has considered Government policy on the recognition of Western Sahara as Moroccan. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. The…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI gave way to my hon. Friend out of deference to the fact that he is Father of the House, but I will not give way to many interventions, because I have an awful lot to say in the…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanAs the hon. Lady will know, a key strand that runs through the whole concept of emotional intelligence is interdependence. That is a word that keeps coming back when one studies…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanNo, I will not give way at the moment; I am going to talk about women’s rights, religious rights and the rule of law—protection for citizens under the constitution. When I visited…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI am very aware, through our discussions, of the hon. Gentleman’s family connections with Tangier. I pay tribute to him and his ancestors and relatives, who played such a critical…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanYes. That is why I just stated that I visited the Kingdom of Morocco on an official visit, and that is recorded in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. That is correct.08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanYes, I will. I was trying to explain why I feel so strongly that Morocco is a reliable partner for the United Kingdom. I am not sure what point the hon. Gentleman was trying to…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI rather suspected that the right hon. Gentleman would ask that question. I will come to that later in my speech. I have not been, as yet, to the Tindouf camp in Algeria where the…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanIn the right hon. Gentleman’s logic, the United States of America, Israel, Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands are all wrong that the autonomy proposals from the Kingdom of…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Gentleman is repeatedly referring to the United Nations and other organisations. Bearing in mind that there are about 195 countries in the world, will he recognise that…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI am grateful for the opportunity to have had this debate, which has encompassed some rather different views and objectives from various colleagues and parliamentarians. I speak…08 May 2024HANSARDCaribbean Community: Trade9. What recent progress she has made on increasing levels of trade with Caribbean Community member states.02 May 2024HANSARDCaribbean Community: TradeI speak as the chairman of the all-party parliamentary groups on St Kitts and Nevis, Guyana and the Caribbean. It is an extremely important region for the United Kingdom, one of…02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsBearing in mind Lord Cameron’s unique responsibility for Libya, following our intervention in that country during the Arab spring, what are the Government doing to help the Libyan…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is the first time in my 19 years as a Member of Parliament that I have raised this sort of frustration and complaint, so I hope my right hon. Friend realises how serious it…25 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkThis is the first time in 19 years that someone has encouraged me to intervene on the, so I am very grateful. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend—my constituency neighbour—who…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI pay tribute to my neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne), with whom, in May, I will have had the privilege of serving for the last 19 years. This…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkOn that point, I would like to ask my right hon. Friend for his views on one matter. Now that we are out of the European Union, we do not need, for the first time in my life, to…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkSewage going into rivers is an important issue that has not been touched on. I hope the Minister is aware that Severn Trent recently announced a special programme to clear up the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy right hon. Friend says that drugs destroy lives, but tobacco does not. What about the people who are dying from emphysema and long-term lung cancer? Many families in the United…16 Apr 2024