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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q Will the person giving evidence reflect on her comments encouraging more statutory instruments to be brought forward under the affirmative procedure? I feel that she may have…12 Oct 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentHaving worked with the new chief of staff when he was a Secretary of State and having seen his work when he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I urge the Minister to ask him to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessDavid was a man of faith and convictions—faith in his religion and convictions in his politics. He was, above and beyond everything else, a family man and a very funny man. He…18 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021I thank hon. Members for their constructive support for this SI. As for the number of people attending, the total is around 25,000, although others will clearly go along to fringe…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI will. I am already in communication with David Beasley and have discussed food provision in Ethiopia with him. He is an influential figure in the region. Today, my initial issue…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayFantastic. Thank you, Mr Davies, for providing plenty of time. I know that there is lots of interest in this issue across the House, and it is quite right that we review it. This…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThere are things at the periphery that can be done, but the heart is about building that access in the fullest sense of the word. Early in the conflict, we were even finding…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI will investigate the specific issue of internationals working together to make sure that money comes through. I am in touch with Ethiopian Ministers, including the Finance…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayIt is a good thought. It is something that we are doing and will do. I will certainly discuss with our envoy for freedom of religion or belief, my hon. Friend the Member for…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayVarious Members have talked about the size of the population of 120 million. My hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson), the able chair of the all-party group, has…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayVery briefly.08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI do not know, so I do not want to say yes or no and mislead. This is very much on his desk, but I do not have a kind of tick-tock of his interactions. The situation is dire and…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI agree. I note the work that has been done on that, but there is still more to be done, and a more nuanced solution. I will arrange a meeting with officials to work out a better…08 Sept 2021HANSARDAir PollutionI thank the hon. Gentleman for the work he does as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on air pollution. Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to human health…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights AbusesI think I got the drift of the question, although I missed the beginning. We recognise that there are human rights concerns both in India-administered Kashmir and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDSexual Violence in Conflict: EthiopiaWe look at all options. Under the G7 presidency, we issued a joint statement of Foreign and Development Ministers on 2 April; there was also a statement on 2 May and a communiqué…20 Jul 2021HANSARDSexual Violence in Conflict: EthiopiaOur priority is to get access for humanitarian actors in Tigray. We have seen some improvements since the Foreign Secretary called for greater access, but it is still not good…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights AbusesUnder UK leadership, the G7 has committed to work collectively to strengthen the foundations of open societies and to promote human rights, including agreeing new measures to…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAir PollutionThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise east Asia, but there is also south Asia and the Pacific. We are working closely with the COP26 energy transformation, transition and…20 Jul 2021