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HANSARDCovid-19I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. We hear what he says on freight, but could he give us any guidance on what is “essential travel” when it comes…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTurkey-Greece Border: RefugeesThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and I also thank the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) for securing it. As she has rightly…10 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Imprisoned Overseas and CoronavirusThank you for granting this urgent question, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for applying for it. In the short…02 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeThe hon. Lady focuses on coal and boasts about the announcement on coal, but according to the Environmental Audit Committee, UK Export Finance has not supported a single coal…04 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeWe meet today on the 75th anniversary of the Yalta conference, at which Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin carved up post-war Europe, and in doing so unwittingly created the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeWorst of all, the Government refuse to stand up to the climate denier-in-chief, Donald Trump. Does the Minister not realise that in the face of this climate emergency we no longer…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanYou welcomed it—30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanUrgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State if he will make a statement on the proposed middle east peace plan that was announced by President Trump this week.30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Before I begin, may I take a brief moment to apologise to my colleagues on the SNP Benches for the language I used in the…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanIt’s a betrayal!30 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. For all of us who regard the Iran nuclear deal as one of the crowning diplomatic achievements of this century and…14 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI was talking about a pair of Dominics, which explains why we are having today’s debate on the international aspects of the Queen’s Speech, which, Brexit and extradition policy…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI am not giving way to the hon. Gentleman again, so he can sit down.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldThe right hon. Gentleman says that that is wrong. If he would like to get up and explain how it is that the budget has fallen to that extent and how that is not evidence that this…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I would like to know whether it is right that, for example, the number of experts has dropped from 70 to 40. Could he perhaps tell us…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldIt is interesting that, in answering my question, the right hon. Gentleman relies on spending that has happened since 2012. I accept that in 2014 the budget was £15 million and…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI start by welcoming my new Front-Bench colleagues, my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan), who brings a wealth of experience and passion on foreign policy…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI have made it perfectly clear that it is my belief that our party has not dealt with antisemitism in the way that it should have, but I know my right hon. Friend the Member for…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and the report confirms that. The budget has been cut, and the group of experts who are supposed to lead overseas support to the victims of…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee Report on RussiaYou are taking sneering to a whole new level.05 Nov 2019