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HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThis has been an interesting and important debate, and the frustration of the House about the lack of scrutiny of these deals to date has been marked, with interventions from the…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that ongoing concern. His intervention reminds me that it would be remiss of me not to praise the International Trade Committee, whose work on…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillAbsolutely, I see advantages for British exporters, which is why, in my praise for my right hon. Friend in the opening part of my speech, I underlined that we want to see…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillOf course we will want a much more meaningful process of scrutiny of trade deals when we switch Benches, but we also want to make sure there is a much more meaningful process in…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Sri LankaWhat the Minister may not know is that Tory MP after Tory MP has taken trips funded by the Rajapaksa Government to this very troubled island. As a result, there has always been a…13 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Competition and Markets Authority recently concluded that a lack of competition in key parts of the economy was leading to higher mark-ups from already profitable firms. In…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI add my congratulations to the Secretary of State on her appointment. On the issue of her to-do list, I am sure that teacher recruitment and retention will be one thing she seeks…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech, and I strongly agree with her point about multilateralism. May I take her back to a debate she initiated in Westminster Hall on the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and it will be good to hear the Minister’s response to that. I will certainly make some brief remarks about Afghanistan and the plight of…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin), and I will come on to her point about soft power in a moment. I join others in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI am grateful for the focus on disadvantage by the Chair of the Education Committee in this part of his speech. Another aspect of disadvantage is experienced by Grange Primary…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationOn the hon. Lady’s point about skills for the future, I am sure that she and others across the House will agree that more trade with India is essential to our economic growth in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDCourts SystemAs the Minister considers how to modernise the courts system further, he might want to reflect on the lessons learned—or not—from a court case in 1984, when 37 workers from the…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseGujarat is one of India’s greatest and fastest growing states. As part of our country’s efforts to increase trade with India, one would have thought that there would be at least a…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are media reports today that another 30 flights from Heathrow have been cancelled, with considerable disruption for many passengers. Many passengers have turned up to…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalFurther to the question from the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on post offices, the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows), about the scope for…30 Jun 2022HANSARDCredit UnionsFurther to the excellent question from the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell), I say gently to the Minister that Ministers have always had warm words for credit…28 Jun 2022HANSARDExports to European MarketsGiven that the Prime Minister’s poor trade deal with the EU has already damaged exports and cost jobs, as my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore) says, the warnings…16 Jun 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: Global AccessPerhaps the reason that the Minister of State does not want to give any more detail is that in Geneva this week the Secretary of State has actually been leading efforts to water…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLarge numbers of people who had flights cancelled over the holiday period have not had compensation, and consumer experts fear that many who had to purchase extra flights and…16 Jun 2022