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HANSARDBelarusThe Minister will have seen the appalling scenes on the Polish-Belarus border and the way the brutal dictator Lukashenko is instigating hybrid warfare against Poland by using…30 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be very pleased that Shrewsbury Conservatives are doing everything possible to help Neil Shastri-Hurst, the excellent candidate in North Shropshire. He…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister has heard from my right hon. Friend and neighbour the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) how essential it is that the £320 million we have secured for the Future Fit…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Shrewsbury Town Centre RedevelopmentI beg to move, That this House has considered Shrewsbury town centre redevelopment. We are very proud of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. The Minister may know that…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Shrewsbury Town Centre RedevelopmentI am listening intently to my hon. Friend. Before he finishes, I take the opportunity to invite him to Shrewsbury in the Christmas recess so that he can see the town centre.09 Nov 2021HANSARDMedical Cannabis: Alleviation of Health ConditionsThe hon. Lady and I have locked horns on a number of occasions on the radio over the European Union, but I would like her to know that she has support on the Tory Benches,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, I was being rather contrite and measured in referring to the policy as ethnic cleansing. He is of course correct, and I will…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI thank the Minister for her comments. Since 2014, China has launched more submarines, warships, major amphibious vessels and auxiliaries than the total number of ships currently…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI must pick the hon. Gentleman up on the important point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown). Those submarines are powered by…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsForgive me—Australia. I would describe AUKUS as historical allies joining forces again, reinforcing their military bonds, tempered over the heat of many conflicts. The USA, UK and…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI was aware that my hon. Friend was one of those esteemed colleagues to have been sanctioned already by the Chinese Communist regime, and it would be an honour to serve alongside…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsWell, I am a politician, Mr Davies. You have to give me some leeway to give you a brief synopsis up front. Thank you for your patient indulgence. With regard to AUKUS, we need to…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of the AUKUS pact on Anglo-Chinese relations. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am pleased…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsSorry, forgive me—I had to get in the British Indian Ocean Territory, because I would argue that it is a critical part of the AUKUS strategy. My final comment is an appeal to the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Not surprisingly, I completely concur with everything he has just stated. I would also say to him that in addition to the treaty—the…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillAs somebody who has represented a border constituency for the past 16 years, I have become increasingly concerned about the additional levels of subsidy that the Welsh Government…22 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working hard in Shropshire on a £500 million investment in modernising A&E services in our local hospital. There is a funding shortage; I have written to the Chancellor on…07 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI pay tribute to all the British troops, people from the Department for International Development, the teachers, the doctors and the technicians from Britain who have so…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanAs a Salopian MP and my neighbour, will my right hon. Friend take part of the time left to him to pay tribute to all those Salopians who served in Afghanistan, both in the…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanAs a former Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend is right to scrutinise our American allies, but will he acknowledge that the lack of support, commensurate to their sizes, from…18 Aug 2021