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HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Seven -year-old Talia Belaid, who is the daughter of my constituent, Gosia Szymanowicz, was abducted by her father and taken to Libya in 2012. The father returned here without…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessI beg to move, That this House has considered the Colombia peace process. It is a pleasure to see you again in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. Colombia has suffered one of the longest…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to the debate. I think that we have covered off all six areas of the peace agreement in detail. I thought all the…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the questions I have for the Minister is on the help that we have been giving to the Colombian Government and their Ministry of Justice…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. It is something on which I hope the Minister will be able to elaborate in his response to the debate, because the UK and…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The spike and increase in the number of civilians being murdered, and the lack of any prosecutions or convictions, is one of the reasons why…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Colombia Peace ProcessThat is good. That is excellent. So he will be able to raise with the President the points that we have raised today. We all have a shared interest in the peace process and its…18 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Last weekend my constituency suffered yet more serious violent crime, some in the public domain and some not, including the murder of 18-year-old Fahad Mohamed Nur and a knife…05 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeThe Minister has said on a number of occasions that the Government are taking tough enforcement action against employers who fail to pay the minimum wage, but between 2010 and…04 Jun 2019HANSARDShort SentencesThe Secretary of State will know about the terrible legacy of the imprisonment for public protection sentence, and its negative impact on both reoffending and re-incarceration.…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesA number of my EU-national constituents were prevented from voting on 23 May, and they are exceptionally angry about it. The issues on polling day were a direct and deliberate…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundMy hon. Friend mentioned the timing for the funding running out and the possibility of taking a strategic view of funding for the future. Does he agree that the delay in…14 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingWill the Minister give way?07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) for the opportunity to speak in the debate,…07 May 2019HANSARD National Security Council LeakThe Prime Minister herself, as chair of the National Security Council, is ultimately responsible for the security and the integrity of its meetings. Does the Minister agree—yes or…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightThe private sector has no faith in the Department for Transport’s ability to undertake procurement properly; confidence has been lost. Is the Secretary of State concerned that his…02 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDelays, mistakes, lost documents, extortionate application fees, and being on the receiving end of a default mode of suspicion is the experience, every single week, of my…02 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s Funeral FundI am deeply sorry that my hon. Friend has had to call this Adjournment debate today because of the failure of the Prime Minister to keep her promise. She mentioned the cost of a…01 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseBrunei, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have two things in common. First, they are repressive regimes that breach international human rights for women and LGBT people every day.…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Does the Secretary of State agree with the Foreign Secretary when he said last week: “Democracy and freedom of expression means nothing unless journalists are able to expose…11 Apr 2019