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HANSARDUK Soft PowerMay I ask the Minister of State to use all his soft power and diplomatic skills with the French Government over the next three weeks, and urge them to ensure that the 71 veterans…14 May 2019HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionsAs we have heard, yesterday saw the largest mass execution in Saudi Arabia since January 2016, in which 37 people were killed. According to the official Saudi press agency, the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI thank my hon. Friend, whose constituency is next door to mine. As I suspected when I requested this debate, there are cases all over the city of Leeds—probably all over the…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. York is a city that I know well, and of course York and Leeds are united together through the partnership trust. I will now go on to…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI thank my hon. Friend—if I may call her that—and my colleague from Leeds for her intervention, because she makes a very important point, namely that we need to begin at the…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI beg to move, That this House has considered mental health services in Leeds. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I requested this debate with some…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that important point. I know that staff—competent and qualified staff—are needed to fulfil the expectations and the demands, but I do not know why…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsYes. I thank the hon. Lady for her point. That is one of the problems: it is a maze. If people are told to refer themselves through a website, which can then refer them to another…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that important intervention. He is absolutely right. It is clear from what I, and all of us, have seen that all GPs need far better training in how…23 Apr 2019HANSARD LGBT Rights: BruneiI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) on bringing this debate to us today, and I thank my colleagues, my hon. Friends the Members for…10 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) said in respect of Cameroon, if Brunei does not abandon its barbaric proposals to whip or stone LGBT+ individuals to…02 Apr 2019HANSARDSupport for VeteransI apologise to the hon. Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) for intervening before he had the chance to ask his question. At Defence questions on 18 February, I asked the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKurdistan Region in IraqIt is always a pleasure and a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) on introducing…06 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces CovenantA recent investigation has revealed that black African soldiers in the East Africa Force, formed in 1940, which encompassed thousands of troops drawn from the British colonies and…18 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Minister for his statement. During the weekend, one of the main pillars of nuclear weapons treaties was…04 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to make a statement on the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty.04 Feb 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeYes, indeed. I thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for making that point. I know Ray and Marjorie Dunn very well—they correspond with me regularly—and I know that my hon. Friend…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeI thank my hon. Friend for making that point. The ombudsman’s report did indeed make it clear that this was a catastrophic failure of regulation, and that the Government bore…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeI thank the hon. and learned Lady for that intervention. The story of her constituents is reflected up and down the country, in every constituency represented in this House, and I…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeIndeed, and if I am able to complete my contribution this afternoon, I will add to the hon. Gentleman’s point. At the core of the problem is the fact that Equitable Life simply…31 Jan 2019