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HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI welcome my right hon. Friend’s clear statement, and I am glad that he agrees that China’s national security law for Hong Kong totally conflicts with its obligations under the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Repatriation of British NationalsWhat steps his Department has taken with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to repatriate British nationals stranded overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Repatriation of British NationalsI thank my right hon. Friend for helping, with other Departments, to bring so many of my constituents home safely. Can he tell me, in my role as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy…18 May 2020HANSARDPrison Staff: Health and SafetyBefore the hon. Gentleman moves on to the coronavirus, will he accept that a large part of the problem that prison officers face is the working conditions and prisons’ terrible…18 Mar 2020HANSARDPrison Staff: Health and SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. It is also a pleasure to have two Front Benchers in this debate who have both been members of the Select Committee…18 Mar 2020HANSARDAlcohol HarmMy hon. Friend said that the effects of drinking alcohol were obvious, but does she accept that for men trying to have a family, for example, the effects can lead to permanent…17 Mar 2020HANSARDAlcohol HarmIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley, and to follow my two colleagues, my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) and the hon. Member for East…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentience and Welfare of AnimalsI think that 12 June will be a real red-letter day because of my hon. Friend’s Bill. I urge everyone to support it.16 Mar 2020HANSARDSentience and Welfare of AnimalsIt is a great pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), who made a very valuable speech. I…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI wish to concentrate on two issues: education and justice. On education, I have visited every school in my constituency at least once, and a consistent theme that has come out is…16 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureAs the Secretary of State is aware, I have been much involved in reform of the planning system under previous Governments, and I urge him to be radical when he produces his White…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Community HousingAs my hon. Friend knows, I was the person who invented neighbourhood plans. I have a local plan in my home constituency for a town that has some land that it wishes to develop,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFreedom of Religion or BeliefThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point about Nigeria, where, as he will remember, I am the Prime Minister’s trade envoy. I wonder whether he is clear—quite frankly, I am…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) for securing this debate in Fairtrade fortnight.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeThe hon. Gentleman misquotes me. I am not saying that standards should be reduced, but there is a definite difficulty with the Fairtrade method when the poorest cannot afford the…11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationDoes my hon. Friend think that the individual arrested for terrorism in China after unintentionally clicking on to an international website—that was his only crime—is a good…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeThe hon. Member mentions dispute resolution. I declare an interest: after recent training, I am a mediator. Dispute resolution is an integral part of all current commercial…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPalestinian School Curriculum: RadicalisationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) on securing the debate and allowing us the opportunity to highlight this important issue. I,…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPalestinian School Curriculum: RadicalisationShalom.10 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareMy hon. Friend makes a valid point about the settlement. The case was supposed to be settled through a process of mediation. The settlement came to more than £57 million. Does she…05 Mar 2020