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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Developing CountriesAs we learned today that only six of the promised 40 trade deals will actually be in place by the end of March, it seems that the International Trade Secretary is in competition…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Developing Countries6. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the effect on the economies of developing countries of the UK leaving the EU.13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI was glad that the Prime Minister mentioned her support for the Liberal Democrat policy of shared parental leave, but does she remember her Conservative colleagues who fought…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSupermarket Supply Chains: Human RightsWe all want to be able to buy food in the supermarkets without trampling on the human rights of the people who produced it. Yet less than half of all agricultural companies are…12 Feb 2019HANSARD VenezuelaI very much welcome the Minister’s and the UK Government’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as the interim President of Venezuela. I think that the response by the shadow Minister was…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI congratulate my right hon. Friend and his Committee on the production of this excellent report. Does he agree that as new technology develops, and particularly as we hand more…07 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyIt is alarming to see how, piece by piece, the security architecture that was assembled to keep us all safe after the cold war is being dismantled. Looking ahead to the NPT—the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsUK corporation tax was already the third lowest in the G20, yet this year the Government are spending more on an unnecessary corporation tax cut than it would cost to end the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingIt is obviously a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), who gave a characteristic speech. I recall my suggestion during the urgent question, when I…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaI congratulate the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) on securing the urgent question. Maduro is presiding over a corrupt regime after rigged elections and is inflicting…28 Jan 2019HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationThank you, Mr Speaker. Does the Minister agree that climate change is a strategic threat to our prosperity and security? If so, why is it no longer mentioned in the 28 objectives…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingTo ask the Leader of the House of Commons if she will make a statement on the obstacles to introducing proxy voting in Parliament.22 Jan 2019HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationrose—22 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingFirst, I absolutely share in the congratulations that the Leader of the House is sending—I am sure from the whole House—to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq)…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionI cannot believe in good conscience, knowing what the Prime Minister does about the devastating impact of no deal on our economy and on our security, that she is willing to let us…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUAlthough we were in different Lobbies last night, I appreciate that the Secretary of State genuinely felt that the Prime Minister’s deal was the best way forward, but he can read…16 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. This result is of a scale that is unprecedented in recent times, and it is clear that neither this deal, nor any tweaks to it, will get…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Does the Secretary of State see the huge contradiction between the vital work that DFID does helping countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change and UK Export Finance…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActTwo and a half years ago the Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised to tackle society’s burning injustices. I for one was glad to hear that speech, and I…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWe are trying to unpick a Union we have been in for 40 years. Look at the chaos that is causing. The last thing we need is the chaos of trying to unpick a Union of 300 years. If…09 Jan 2019