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HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I will refer to that shortly and give an example. There are many issues with workforce and the supply of products as well. We have…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyThe right hon. Gentleman’s interest in Northern Ireland is always significant. When I ask a question, I am always aware he probably knows the answer, for which I thank him. The…21 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsIt is indeed a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and an even greater pleasure to support my hon. Friend the Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart). She has…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this forward. Where there is agreement with the community, yes we can do this, but where there is not agreement with the community,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for her statement. Baroness Casey’s report is not simply uncomfortable, but devastating in the detail and the extent of problems and difficulties.…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think I am the Duracell bunny; I seem to go on longer than anybody else. I have been here since 25 past 2, so that gives you an idea…20 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI thank the Secretary of State very much for his statement. For able-bodied people like us, travel can be a problem, but it is even more of a problem for disabled people. Will he…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Operation TelicI commend the hon. and gallant Member for bringing this debate forward. Does he agree that the 20th anniversary of Operation Telic is an opportunity to look at how we are treating…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsI thank the Minister very much for that. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is involved in all sorts of unspeakable activities in Iran—abuse of people, persecution of…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationOn saving lives, will the Secretary of State give way?20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI very much welcome what the Secretary of State has said, and there are clearly many positives in the Budget, but the British Heart Foundation contacted me to say that cardiac…20 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyI certainly do and I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement this week of the submarine deal between the UK, USA and Australia. That shows that there is a commitment,…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyAgain, the right hon. Gentleman makes the case for Jimmy Lai. I think the Minister—I am sure that he is taking note of all this—and his officials will ensure that Jimmy Lai…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions—including the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier), who always speaks on behalf of those…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirI thank the Minister for his responses to the questions. In 2015, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, publicly called on the Saudi…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of relations with China during the presidency of Xi Jinping. I place on the record my thanks to the Backbench Business…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The information I have suggested that the Chinese Communist party was going to try to use its influence to ensure that any choice would be…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyIt is certainly not balanced. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. He has highlighted this point in the Chamber on numerous occasions. He consistently and regularly…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyThat was a disappointment. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is clear from my contribution, and will be clear from what others will say, that we do see China as a…16 Mar 2023