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HANSARDEngagementsQ2. My constituent Ian Greenwood tragically lost his 12-year-old daughter in a road traffic collision that should never have happened. Ian is now campaigning for Leeds Vision…26 Apr 2023HANSARDLandmine AwarenessI thank the right hon. Lady for her extremely important points. Indeed, when I was in Colombia last year I went to see the HALO Trust headquarters in Bogota. I was told that vast…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLandmine AwarenessIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton)—I hope she will permit me to call her…20 Apr 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineAs we have already heard, on 26 February, following the appalling murder of two Israelis, a violent mob of 400 settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara, killing one,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Security and Reducing Inequality in the Caribbean: Government RoleIt is a pleasure to serve under your direction this morning, Mr Davies. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) for securing today’s rather…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRaid of BBC Offices in IndiaIndia has a rich heritage and is rightly proud of its place as the world’s largest democracy. However, in a democracy with true media freedoms, criticism cannot be shut down…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAlaa Abd El-FattahAlaa Abd El-Fattah is a British citizen, as we know, and one of Egypt’s leading democracy campaigners who still remains in jail. The Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister have…31 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. My constituent Sharon has an 11-year-old daughter who suffers from eating disorders and severe anorexia. She was forced to spend a year in hospital in Sheffield, 40 miles…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIranThe Metropolitan police have warned about threats described as an “imminent, credible risk” to life against British-Iranian journalists in the United Kingdom. The Iranian regime…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBritish Council Contractors: AfghanistanI again thank the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for securing this urgent question. He has been a great champion of the British Council in this place. We know…12 Dec 2022HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Maria. We have had an excellent debate, as always. This very important debate has drawn attention to the persecution of not…17 Nov 2022HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansYes, and I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I absolutely agree, because the two are not separable. It is tragic that that should be the case. Today, we have heard of…17 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022Obviously I will acknowledge and listen to your guidance, Mr Gray.08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I believe that that is a legitimate question. I know that we are discussing immunities and privileges for UK staff, but do we know…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022Except to say that China is a member—08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022My hon. Friend makes a very good point. As the Minister has said, it is a multilateral organisation, and we are part of it. The SI is really designed to approve IDB Invest and of…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022Thank you for that guidance, Mr Gray. I suppose the reason I believe they do bear relevance, and obviously I will be guided by you in the Chair, is that IDB Invest will have a…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022Well, China is a member state of the Inter-American Development Bank—08 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope the whole House will join me in congratulating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his recent victory in the Brazilian presidential election. As we know, Brazil is home to the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. We welcome the SI, which approves IDB Invest and its immunities and privileges, and we welcome closer engagement with Latin…08 Nov 2022