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HANSARDInternational Development CommitteeI thank the hon. Lady for her Committee’s excellent report and for her personal commitment to this issue, as evidenced by her powerful speech today. The Government have a…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTraffic Flow: CongletonI was prompted to raise this question by Cheshire East Council. Can the Minister explain, for the benefit of Holmes Chapel residents, why the Middlewich Road-Chester Road junction…19 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Does the Prime Minister agree that the right way to secure the best future for the British people is to deliver on the people’s priorities and secure a strong economy? Will…11 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022I strongly support the order, which rectifies a gross injustice affecting some of the most vulnerable people working in our society. I have a question for the Minister about the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentI would like to raise a number of points in relation to both home and abroad. I raise the first on behalf of Eaton Bank Academy in Congleton. The energy efficiency payments that…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterThose exercising their freedoms here in the UK should never feel threatened or intimidated by the actions of foreign states. Can the Minister confirm how she is working with…15 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. Today, as we mark Human Rights Day, I want to focus initially on article 18 of the universal declaration of human…08 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ4. As hosts of this week’s international Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative conference, the UK again highlighted the need for more action to prevent sexual…30 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionIt is very interesting that a large number of organisations, as my right hon. Friend has mentioned, are joining together in what I referred to earlier as a national and, indeed,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThat discussion has been ongoing for a long time. Many in this room hold different views on the subject. I happen to believe that life begins at conception, but I know that others…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI am relieved that it is for this House to make a decision on when we review those weeks. I am hopeful that we will continue to be in a position to do so for a long time to come.…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI have the utmost compassion for any woman put in the position of having to make a decision about abortion. I hope that nothing I have said in all my years in this House, when I…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham, and to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). I thank the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe Minister indicated that he will speak with his colleague, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, about views raised on the sexual and reproductive health rights…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. In this country we already allow abortions to term where the unborn child has a relatively minor and correctable physical condition.…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingMy hon. Friend is highlighting the same point as many colleagues: the importance of listening to local farmers on local issues. Farmers in my constituency have asked the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansLondon will host a conference of the preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative on 28 and 29 November, and I hope that it will highlight the double jeopardy for women who…17 Nov 2022HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansI welcome the Minister to his place, particularly knowing as I do his strong personal commitment to humanitarian aid provision over many years, not least from his time as…17 Nov 2022HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansI talked about the project of creating education materials for primary schools, which was one of the issues talked about at the ministerial conference. That is actually one of…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Algeria: 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic RelationsI thank my hon. Friend for calling this important debate. Last month, I had the pleasant privilege of visiting Algeria in my role as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom…16 Nov 2022