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HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank Sue Gray for the publication of her report. It is good to see the final article. We all recognise that there are many lessons to be learned from the handling of the…25 May 2022HANSARDIndia’s Foreign Contribution Law: NGOsThis has been a week where we have been regularly in debates, as the Minister knows. The figures are that 12,580 NGOs had their licences revoked. That is reaching almost epidemic…25 May 2022HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Recruitment SupportI am always happy to support the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) in the debates she brings forward. Obviously, when I saw the subject of this debate, I wished…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingI asked a question about contact with the regional devolved Administrations, in particular the Northern Ireland Assembly, regarding those in privileged positions, to ensure that…25 May 2022HANSARDIndia’s Foreign Contribution Law: NGOsI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. On 6 January this year Members highlighted another charity, the Missionaries of Charity, who were reinstated some…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingThank you, Dame Angela. It is a special privilege to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for bringing this important issue to our attention…25 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachThank you for calling me, Mr Twigg. I am very pleased to speak in the debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on leading it and setting the…25 May 2022HANSARDIndia’s Foreign Contribution Law: NGOsAll three of us.25 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI think we all like the hon. Gentleman—I probably love him; it is not a secret. I think he is a great gentleman, and I understand and respect his honesty. I have to say that we…24 May 2022HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyMay I express just how angry and disgusted I am? I feel a deep abhorrence and a pain in my heart, as everybody else does—I know that you feel the same way, Mr Speaker—as China at…24 May 2022HANSARDFCDO Diplomatic Staff: Funding LevelsIt is an absolute pleasure to speak in this debate, Ms Bardell. It was a pleasure to hear the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) put forward her case. She asked me…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman clearly outlines that he was a friend of Captain Robert Nairac, and we all understand that; the right hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart)…24 May 2022HANSARDPotential for a Hydrogen VillageI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward. Does he agree that we have a clear obligation to fully explore the use of hydrogen, which is more beneficial than…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate; I thought the hon. Member for Belfast South (Claire Hanna) was going to get in ahead of me there. I would have been pleased if she had,…24 May 2022HANSARDFCDO Diplomatic Staff: Funding LevelsI thank the hon. Lady for, as always, bringing very wise words to the debate. Yes, it is important that staff are remunerated in such a way that they can continue to do the job. I…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman and Captain Nairac served together, and that is the important thing to put on the record. I want to put something from a different point of view and to…24 May 2022HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Forced ConfessionI thank the Minister for her reply to the urgent question. I also commend the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for all that she does. She quite inspires us in…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Secretary of State mentioned those who served in uniform. I remind him gently and kindly, but seriously as well, that my cousin Kenneth Smyth and his friend Daniel McCormick,…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe person who killed Lexie Cummings, who was murdered in Strabane, escaped across the border with an on-the-run letter. Where is the justice for Lexie Cummings’ family, when his…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThank you. My brother William and I used to go down to my cousin Kenneth’s back in the ’60s. My cousin Kenneth was the one who took us shooting. We were introduced to country…24 May 2022