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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Every day in this place—I have been here 22 and a half years—we learn of colleagues who have a connection to a Jewish past, and my…23 Jan 2020HANSARD IranThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker, and may I congratulate the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) on securing it? The events in Iran and Iraq…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Australian BushfiresClimate change.09 Jan 2020HANSARD Australian BushfiresLike all colleagues, let me welcome you to your place, Madam Deputy Speaker, following your unopposed election as Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Minister for advance sight of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDHuman RightsYesterday’s Human Rights Watch report on Saudi Arabia revealed mass arrests of women’s rights activists in the past year and alleged that many of them had been sexually assaulted,…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHuman RightsThe true answer is that when it comes to Mohammed bin Salman, this Government are all too willing to look the other way. Can the Minister explain how it was possible that in July…05 Nov 2019HANSARDArmy PersonnelWe all know about the Government’s disastrous record on recruitment of UK personnel, with the fully trained size of the Army, as we have already heard, having now just fallen to…21 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Minister of State tell me what clause in UN resolution 2216 provides for Saudi Arabia to bomb captive inmates in a Houthi-run prison in Yemen or for the United Arab…03 Sept 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfI thank the Foreign Secretary for giving me advance sight of his statement. Let me start by passing on the apologies of the shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaNot yet; I am sure he will be very soon. He told us again that Saudi Arabia was an important ally, which is absolutely true. However, like many of our allies, we must hold them to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaAs always, Sir Henry, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this debate and…18 Jul 2019HANSARDFleet Solid Support ShipsAll of us on the Opposition Benches were heartened to hear the Defence Secretary say recently of the Ministry of Defence that “we can and we must buy British”. That would…08 Jul 2019HANSARDCombat Air StrategyWe are trying to do something about it.27 Jun 2019HANSARDCombat Air StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone; I notice there has just been a change of Chair, and I thank your predecessor for the good work he did for us as well. I…27 Jun 2019HANSARDMiddle EastUS President Donald Trump said this weekend that all the current tension with Iran could disappear if only Tehran agreed to co-operate on ending its nuclear programme. Have the…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North AfricaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Hollobone, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) on having secured a…19 Jun 2019HANSARDGulf of Oman Oil Tanker AttacksThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question; I also thank the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) for raising it. The attacks on oil tankers in the…17 Jun 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessFirst, I welcome my opposite number, the Minister, to his place. He has big shoes to fill but I know he will do it effectively and efficiently. I thank my right hon. Friend—my…23 May 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, and I hope I have not suggested for one minute that there is a simple solution to this conflict and it is simply a matter of stopping…23 May 2019HANSARDIranian Military Action: DeterrenceLast week, the British deputy commander of Operation Inherent Resolve stated that “there has been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria.” He was then…20 May 2019