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HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her support. I declare an interest as a patron of the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, and I certainly pay tribute to Chris and Lorraine…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and his support. Let us be clear that the WWF in the UK, Europe and the United States is very much against trophy hunting…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and his support. Yes, it was good to see the President of South Africa on a state visit to the United Kingdom earlier this…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillWith the leave of the House, I rise to thank Members across the House for their speeches and their support: my right hon. Friends the Members for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale) and…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s support, and I endorse every word. I ask the House to give the Bill a Second Reading so that it can go into Committee.25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillWith the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, let me express further sincere thanks for the support of my hon. Friends the Members for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond), for Barrow…25 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationA significant number of hotels in my constituency are to be used to house migrants for way more than a year beyond the Manston incident of a few weeks ago—one is booked out until…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Missile Incident in PolandEarlier this year, when I and other members of the Foreign Affairs Committee visited Ukraine and Poland, it was clear that in the border area there are significant flows of…16 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the agreement reached this morning with the French to stop illegal migrants crossing the English channel in small boats, but what else will my right hon. Friend do to…14 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMany people in my constituency are worried about paying their heating bills, many people in my constituency are concerned about getting GP appointments, and many of my hotels are…31 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend spoke about Iran supplying drones to Russia to attack Ukrainians. Will he say a bit more about the implications that has for the nuclear deal the world has…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am glad that the hon. Lady is raising the issue of animal welfare, which is extremely important. I hope that the Minister, when he sums up the debate, will assure us that the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I very much welcome the Department for Work and Pensions having a dedicated team in my constituency to ensure that ex-offenders find gainful employment. May I seek assurances…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationYesterday, I spoke with business leaders in my Crawley constituency. They welcomed both the near record low unemployment levels and the International Monetary Fund outlook of 3.6%…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldI understand that 33 other countries have approved the use of Evusheld, including every G7 member apart from the United Kingdom. What do you think we can learn from the other…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me this opportunity to express respect, sorrow and thanks to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my constituents in…10 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Tens of thousands of migrants crossing the English channel in small boats is a potential security risk, increasingly unsustainable in terms of accommodation and housing, and…05 Sept 2022HANSARDDefence Jobs1. What steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs.18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence JobsIt is good to see that you are in fine, typical wit despite the heat, Mr Speaker. As my right hon. Friend said, the UK defence sector is vital for jobs, the defence of this…18 Jul 2022HANSARDResearch and Development Spending4. What recent steps his Department has taken to help increase the level of research and development spending.12 Jul 2022