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HANSARD British Sign Language Users: Access to NHS ServicesThe hon. Lady mentioned the European Union, but another organisation in Europe, the Council of Europe, covers 47 countries. It has already looked at the issue and suggested that…15 May 2019HANSARD Rape Trials: Treatment of VictimsI hear what my right hon. Friend says, and I wonder whether he will take back to his constituent the heartfelt feelings of the House for the ordeal that she went through—please…15 May 2019HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership: Minimum AgeMy hon. Friend makes a strong point. Has she looked at minimum ages around the world? There seems to be quite a large variation, particularly in places such as Africa, where it…15 May 2019HANSARD West Papua: Human RightsI wonder whether my hon. Friend will add to his list of things that could be done something that the University of Sydney has called for: a comprehensive investigation into the…08 May 2019HANSARD West Papua: Human RightsI thank my hon. Friend for giving way before he starts on his historical exposé. I want to set the current situation in context, as he is coming on to describe it. Is he aware of…08 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyWill the hon. Lady give way?07 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyNo, I do not find that strange at all. It gives me the flexibility I need as the trade envoy to Nigeria to deal with the Chinese in the way that best suits the opportunities that…07 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyI will make a brief contribution. When I was appointed as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Nigeria, I was called in by the Department for International Trade and told that I…07 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyThe passage the hon. Lady just read out sums up exactly what I was saying. Furthermore, I treated my reaction to dealing with China with a great deal of seriousness.07 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyI do not find it strange in the slightest. It was absolutely accurate. To echo my hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Leo Docherty), it is an example of a practical approach to…07 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsFor many years I have been an organist, and I have played at Catholic weddings. In many cases, the service has been delayed because of the late arrival of the registrar. A…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsI realise that the independent report calls them sharia law councils, but we can come on to look at that in the moment. I was reading out the Council of Europe’s descriptions,…02 May 2019HANSARD No-Deal Brexit: Cross-channel FreightI have continually voted for the deal, as the Secretary of State knows. The insurance policy protects exports from and imports to the UK, so I fully accept what he is saying. Will…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister confirm that the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge expressway started life as a project under the coalition Government, with Liberal Democrats in the Department at…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsI beg to move, That this House has considered sharia law courts in the UK. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I am extremely grateful to all hon.…02 May 2019HANSARDBus JourneysFurther to that point, does the Minister agree that we should congratulate Henley Town Council on its provision of a Saturday bus service, which is increasing bus journeys around…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsOnce again, may I express my gratitude to all Members who stayed for this debate, especially the three Front-Bench Members? It has been very useful. I said earlier that sharia…02 May 2019HANSARD England Coastal PathIs my hon. Friend saying that small landowners are facing a disproportionate burden that is not being acknowledged by the big industrial owners of some of the land, and that that…01 May 2019HANSARD Future International Trade OpportunitiesOne initiative that preceded the referendum was the appointment of trade envoys. That had nothing to do with Brexit, but it illustrates the point about the enormous opportunity,…01 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseNeighbourhood plans have been around for a long time—indeed, since I helped to invent them in 2011—so may we have a debate to discuss what they have been able to achieve for…25 Apr 2019