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HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023Thank you, Mr Pritchard. My understanding is that I probed you on when we would restart, and you said it would be after the Divisions. A Division is still continuing. The Whips…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023No, Mr Pritchard. There are four or five people standing. When you said “want to hear the shadow Minister”, I was shaking my head, because I did not want to hear the shadow…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I do. I have 18 questions for the Minister.17 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationAs one who was involved in that process, while accepting criticism, I do not think it is entirely founded, given the background to the vaccines we were getting. Will the hon.…06 Jul 2023HANSARD IranIn welcoming these sanctions, may I ask the Foreign Secretary to look at Iran’s activities elsewhere? He has already mentioned the provision of Russian drones. I hear rumours that…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI am sorry to tell you, Mr Deputy Speaker, that I have been an abject failure, but it is okay because it is not I who is going to be blamed. Sadly, it is going to be the Minister…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI intervene not to compliment my right hon. Friend on his tie, but to make a more serious point on the meeting yesterday, which was attended by Mr Speaker, who, like you Mr Deputy…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationIf a ten-minute rule Bill were tabled for the end of business on every day between now and the summer recess, I am sure there would be someone to speak to it if we finished early.…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationA Speaker’s Conference on this issue has been suggested. If Mr Speaker were to invite the FCDO for tea and cake, would my right hon. Friend commit ministerial time to attending to…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI thank the Secretary of State for his attitude to this issue and the time he has put in. I fully support the points he has made about non-statutory and statutory inquiries. It…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsSadly, despite five years of lobbying, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association international branch will leave the United Kingdom. As you know, Mr Speaker, that is of great…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI personally am not convinced by the location, but want the memorial to go ahead. If it is to go ahead, surely it must do so speedily—that is the point the hon. Lady is making. If…28 Jun 2023HANSARDSituation in RussiaThe Wagner Group has a nefarious interest in a whole raft of African countries below the Sahel and across central Africa. I am particularly concerned about places such as Mali,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDAI and Diplomacy17. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on diplomacy.13 Jun 2023HANSARDAI and DiplomacyAI represents a massive opportunity across a number of sectors, including in the diplomatic sphere, but we must recognise that there are risks. Specifically, what is the Foreign…13 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Business Needs: Skills Development12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the development of skills in communities that meet local business needs.12 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Business Needs: Skills DevelopmentThe seaside will be grateful for that excellent response. Denise Rossiter, chief executive officer of Essex chambers of commerce, is working with local businesses such as…12 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for levelling up, the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison), has been generous with her time in discussing the future of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDSudan: Emergency SituationIn congratulating the Foreign Secretary on the evacuation, could I ask him to look at the state of the airport? My understanding is that so many heavy vehicles were evacuated that…02 May 2023HANSARDSudanIt is always a tricky decision whether to evacuate staff. I have always felt that the Foreign Office has been a little too keen to evacuate staff rather than protect British…24 Apr 2023