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HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-Kheir(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on Saudi Arabia’s execution of Hussein Abo al-Kheir.16 Mar 2023HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirHussein Abo al-Kheir had been on death row since 2015. He had been tortured into a false confession and always maintained his innocence. When I was told this weekend that his…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.16 Mar 2023HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirIt is, Mr Speaker. I am sure that, inadvertently, the Minister has not quite led the House properly. The agreement on drug offences was on all drug offences, not simply taking…16 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ14. In the aftermath of 9/11, the British Government signed an extradition treaty with the United States with the intention of covering terrorism and other violent crime. Since…08 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe Minister is quite right—that describes exactly what the Government are doing—but he has left out one thing: the conviction is up to five years before. Usually in British law,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMay I start by commending the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett)? I agree very much with what he had to say, but I say to him that, although the laws and the constitution…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Starting early in 2020, the Government spent more than £1.5 million on opinion polls on public attitudes to covid. I feared at the time…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI start by unreservedly congratulating my right hon. Friend on what seems to be a spectacular negotiating success. With the Windsor framework, he has succeeded in delivering a…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Contracts: Fraud16. What steps his Department is taking to tackle fraud in public sector contracts.02 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Contracts: FraudThe covid pandemic exposed several conflict of interest problems in public sector procurement. The Government’s Procurement Bill is an excellent opportunity to address those, but…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. In 2020 we have evidence that the Cabinet Office monitored the journalist Peter Hitchens’ social media posts in relation to the pandemic. In an internal email the Cabinet…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State referred to the allegations in the weekend press about 77th Brigade. I know him well enough to know that when he told us that he gave clear instructions and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDMilitary Procurement StandardsI very much agree with the Secretary of State on the need for increased defence expenditure if we are to remain a tier 1 power. Nevertheless, in every one of the past 21 years,…30 Jan 2023HANSARDMilitary Procurement Standards6. What steps his Department is taking to improve military procurement standards.30 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThere is no doubt that the more recent you are, the more salient the case. Frankly, I can remember being ashamed of a British Prime Minister hosting Putin at the Olympics only a…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am going to be brief and speak simply to new clauses 1 and 2, which stand in the name of the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne), in my name and in the…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeI welcome the Minister’s assertion that there is to be a review of this approach, but I ask him to make it quick. Even the Treasury’s press release today indicates a level of…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I hope you will forgive me for a boring, but important, administrative point of order—nothing new, do I hear you say? Yesterday, we asked the Vote…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will be brief. My arguments will be simple and they will go straight to amendment 36. When the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) spoke, I had a flash of déjà vu,…18 Jan 2023