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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 3 March, the World Health Organisation’s Inter-governmental Negotiating Body opened talks on securing global arrangements in respect…17 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIn the last Parliament, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, under my chairmanship, produced a comprehensive set of alternative arrangements that were workable and high-tech…17 May 2022HANSARDJim Fitton: Detention in IraqI congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), my near neighbour, on raising the case of her constituent. I accept that the Government cannot interfere directly in…11 May 2022HANSARD Ukraine: UK Military SupportPutin’s war has displayed the woeful inadequacy of the Russian military. However, one thing it has that we do not is hypersonic missiles, which it has used against Mykolaiv and…11 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIn trying to find an alternative to the Northern Ireland protocol that has cross-community support, what note has the Secretary of State taken of the Northern Ireland Affairs…27 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend spoke of victory. I wonder what he thought victory looked like. Given that it is unlikely that Putin is going to capitulate, how do we provide an off ramp for him…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineWhat a pleasure it is to take part in this debate, but what a pity that we are forced to have it. There is a grinding inevitability about where we are going with Mr Putin’s war.…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineDoes backfilling mean UK personnel driving the kit? It is highly technical and will require a great deal of training if Poles, for example, will man it up.26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Foreign Secretary is right to encourage the freezing of assets both by ourselves and by others, but what will be the conditions for unfreezing those assets? Does she agree…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTransport ConnectivityWill the Minister update the House on where we are with improving connectivity between the south coast and the M4? Is the study in his Department on track to report in September?…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I seek your guidance on whether it is orderly for an hon. Member who has taken very substantial donations from a trade union to ask an urgent…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresIt is in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Healthcare (Delayed Discharges)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about expediting the transfer of patients who are medically fit for discharge from acute hospitals to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesThis news is like sunshine on a rainy day. Congratulations to all involved. Does the Foreign Secretary agree with me that particular tribute needs to be paid to Sayyid Badr and…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. The right hon. Gentleman is factually incorrect on the speed at which the UK applied sanctions compared with others, but…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Independent Expert Panel report published on Tuesday shames all of us who were prepared to put up with the behaviour contained in its pages for so long. Does the Leader of the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanThe Government are right to be cautious about windfall taxes, but it is worth Conservative Members remembering that it was Baroness Thatcher who introduced them in 1981. Given the…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateExercise Cold Response and the reinforcing of Tapa camp are welcome and will reassure our Scandinavian and Baltic colleagues, but what is being done specifically with Lithuania?…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsSalisbury borders my constituency, so I fully accept the need for security checks, particularly on adult males. But the fact remains that the Republic of Ireland, with which we…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI am following the Minister’s remarks with a great deal of interest. In his very fine speech, the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), who spoke for the…02 Mar 2022