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HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI entirely agree with my right hon. and learned Friend, and I am grateful to him for raising that point. When I was practising medicine—or, as my wife would say, “When you had a…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI could not agree more. This decision comes down to the wider issue of our values and what our world view is. This decision will demonstrate that to countries around the world.…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillAlthough I accept my hon. Friend’s point, I think the Government’s first duty is to persuade the House of Commons that we are not taking a risk with our national security. I want…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillIt is essential in this debate that we do not conflate the issues of trade and security. In order to achieve greater trade with China we do not need to sacrifice our national…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThat was absolutely central, as my right hon. Friend says; whether the guarantees will turn out to be enforceable is a separate issue, however, and that of course points to some…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillNot only are they greatly exaggerated, it is utterly untrue that there is a link between the two. My hon. Friend has made the case perfectly clearly that the Chinese knew that the…10 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement. Will she confirm not only that UK exports to the United States currently attract half a billion pounds-worth of tariffs, the…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsMy right hon. Friend is well aware of the high level of anxiety around this decision both here and in the United States. As far as he is able, can he tell us whether in Washington…28 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend; General Soleimani carried out Iran’s proxy wars, from the horrors in Yemen to the support for the bloody Assad regime. He was a key…07 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend puts his finger on the most important point. We will face not a technical issue, but a political issue. Indeed, the political declaration sets out that we will have…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThis debate is the beginning of a promise fulfilled—not simply a promise fulfilled by my party, although it is certainly that, but a promise fulfilled by this Parliament to the…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI hope that my right hon. Friend will forgive me if I do not take too much notice of the anti-wealth, anti-American, anti-trade, tired old leftie rhetoric we get from the…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsLet me first say a word about the amendment. Those who are thinking of voting for it should not be under the illusion that it will take no deal off the table. No deal cannot be…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Portishead RailwayI am grateful for the opportunity to have this debate, especially during the week of the Queen’s Speech. I am also grateful for the dogged and outstanding support that the…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Portishead RailwayI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady, and she is right that we deserve better public transport in the Bristol area. Bristol is one of only two cities in the United Kingdom,…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Portishead RailwayIt is not simply a specific case; it is also a generic one. We need to see major improvements in our railway capacity for exactly those reasons and for the environmental benefits…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Portishead RailwayI completely agree. Our transport network is now an economic rate-limiting step in the Bristol area. I know, and my colleagues will know, of companies that want to grow but are…16 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsThe day one tariffs were set to produce price stability, protect businesses that took time to make adjustments and ensure there were not additional costs for British importers,…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI hesitate to take up my right hon. Friend’s time, but would she accept that the medical profession has a key role to play? One of the places where physical violence will first be…02 Oct 2019HANSARD IranAs my right hon. Friend knows, I have always been extremely sceptical about the JCPOA because of the financial front- loading that has enabled Iran to finance international…25 Sept 2019