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HANSARD Afghanistanrose—18 Aug 2021HANSARD Transport DecarbonisationI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but in this day and age it is wholly unsustainable for Shrewsbury to be serviced by diesel trains, and at the last general election I…14 Jul 2021HANSARDPersonal StatementWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal statement to the House. The matter I am referring to occurred on 27 April 2020. I had been trying to get online to an…14 Jun 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest…24 May 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineMy hon. Friend, who is such an excellent speaker with so much experience in military matters, has managed in a few words to sum up the whole situation more succinctly than I could…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI will just make a couple of extra points, and then I will give way. Following President Trump, we now have President Biden, who has appointed as his deputy Secretary of State…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention and agree with every word that he has said. Later in my speech, I will chide my own Government. They have been almost…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman, and will talk about some of the extraordinary behaviour of Russia in its own neighbourhood and domestically within its own…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineThe Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a gas pipeline being constructed on the bottom of the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany. It is bypassing all of our allies in central and eastern…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineIn a second. Let me turn to Belarus. We have all seen on our television screens the brave young men and women fighting against the brutal dictator in Minsk. A few years ago, I…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI will not give way for the moment. It is a very selfish act on Germany’s part and inconsistent with NATO membership. The Germans have also said that it is something to do with…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineYes, Gazprom, as my right hon. Friend says. Germany is behaving in a selfish and dangerous way and in a way that is incompatible with its responsibilities to NATO. As I have also…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI could not have put the situation better. Germany, in a rather peculiar statement the other day, did not really explain why it is building this pipeline. Clearly, it is a…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI give way to the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee.10 Mar 2021HANSARDHigh Growth Global MarketsWhat steps she is taking to improve access for UK exporters to high-growth global markets.25 Feb 2021HANSARDHigh Growth Global MarketsI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. What action is the UK taking to increase our export footprint in future growth areas such as renewable energy, particularly in countries…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Fraud CasesWhat recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling fraud cases.04 Feb 2021HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Fraud CasesI, too, would like to join the Chairman of the Select Committee in wishing the Attorney General the very best for the birth of her child and maternity leave afterwards. At a time…04 Feb 2021HANSARDVulnerable People: Essential CostsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, by providing funding to support families with children of all ages, including pre-school children, the covid winter grant scheme will give…25 Jan 2021HANSARDVulnerable People: Essential CostsWhat steps her Department is taking to support vulnerable people with essential costs in winter 2020-21.25 Jan 2021