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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recognise the concerns about the rain forest. I have spoken to the Brazilian Foreign Minister, and the vice-president will be here soon. We will look into supporting Brazil by…03 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: DiplomacyLet me gently say to the shadow Foreign Secretary that what is shameful is to take a potentially vulnerable group in our society and scaremonger in such an appalling way. I think…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo be very specific on the understandable question my hon. Friend asks, we have added over 100 diplomats as well as 140 locally engaged staff across capitals as well as in…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI totally share the hon. Lady’s concerns. We will be looking to ensure internationally respected human rights are respected; they have been raised in this Chamber already in…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope that I have reassured the hon. Gentleman, with whom I served on the Joint Committee on Human Rights, that we will raise human rights issues wherever they lie, whether in…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe failures of the Maduro regime and of Hugo Chávez have led to what is probably the largest displacement of people in south American history. We need a peaceful transition to…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend’s expertise in this area. He is absolutely right to stress that when we speak internationally, we do so with one voice.03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have made clear to the House, we want to see the one country, two systems model respected. Under those arrangements, reflecting the joint declaration, we have committed to…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question, but I think that it is probably one for the Leader of the House.03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend and his expertise in this area. Our approach to Iran is simple: we want it to de-escalate tensions and to come in from the cold. The Iranians…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI thank the hon. Lady, who is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that there are three fundamental elements of the injustice? There is the retrospectivity, which undermines…04 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI always listen attentively to my hon. Friend. He posits the dilemma correctly, and this is a finely balanced judgment of risk. My problem is that I cannot countenance an even…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will make a little progress. The course the Government have taken gives rise to the very real concern that they would acquiesce in a further long extension, which on both sides…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), even though I take a fundamentally different view. Last November, I resigned from the Cabinet because I could…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will not give way because of the time. The risk of a WTO departure is growing because of the position of the EU, as well as what we do in this House. I believe we should…29 Mar 2019HANSARDFree SchoolsCobham Free School’s secondary department has been in temporary accommodation since 2014. While it is welcome that the sixth form is moving in to the new site at Munro House in…11 Mar 2019HANSARDFree Schools2. What progress he is making on increasing the number of free schools.11 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUNo, as I have undertaken to proceed swiftly to the end so that other Members can speak. I will support the Government on all this evening’s amendments, but I have some concerns…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe hon. Gentleman raises a perfectly respectable point, but the head of HMRC has said there would not need to be any extra infrastructure at the border under any circumstances,…14 Feb 2019