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HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI am aware of that, but that is completely different from how Fatah security forces in Hebron dispersed a peaceful protest against the rising cost of living. That protest was not…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansFor me—like many people in this House, I suspect—human rights are universal and indivisible. That is why I want to start by telling Members a little about the relationship of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDReligious Minorities in NigeriaAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I was until relatively recently the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Nigeria. I fully accept what he says about Boko Haram, but there is a difference…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Vladimir Kara-MurzaLike the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock), I regard Vladimir Kara-Murza as a friend; we have had him here on a number of occasions to speak to the Council of Europe…17 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI rise to speak to amendment 181, which appears in my name. I ask the Minister to think about my request over the coming days. I am not asking for a commitment now, and I will not…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsThe concern of my constituents is precisely that the solar farm described by my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts) is just the tip of the iceberg, and that Oxford…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I seek the advice of my right hon. Friend on how I can make the Istanbul convention, which deals with the domestic abuse of women and girls, better known in this House? Is…16 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Treasure Act 1996: Code of Practice (3rd Revision)I declare that I, too, am a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a long-established archaeologist. My hon. Friend mentions the success of the portable antiquities…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Treasure Act 1996: Code of Practice (3rd Revision)My hon. Friend said that the measures apply to the finding of metal objects. For most of our history and pre-history we have been a stone-bearing culture. Can we not include…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Treasure Act 1996: Code of Practice (3rd Revision)My hon. Friend has described a set of rules for treasure that are based on financial value. The cultural value of these assets is more important, so why can we not have a…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to ask for a parliamentary debate, which would show that there is a lot of sympathy for officially designating the Holodomor a genocide. She may…07 Mar 2023HANSARDKosovo: Security SituationIs the hon. Gentleman aware that at the most recent Council of Europe meeting, I initiated a debate on Serbia and Kosovo to ensure that Kosovo was admitted as a full member of the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeYesterday I was able to contact my opposite number in the Turkish delegation to the Council of Europe. He described the situation in Turkey as “overwhelming”. He has written to us…07 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy postbag has been full of people writing in with examples of how their child has suffered from a late diagnosis of autism. Does my hon. Friend accept that the younger the child…06 Feb 2023HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhIs the Minister aware that last week at the Council of Europe we held a debate on this very subject? The benefit of that debate was that both the Azeris and the Armenians were…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyWhen I started the process in the Council of Europe that had Russia expelled, I was unsure where it would end up. One of the things I have done since then is to introduce what I…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI will try not to interrupt my hon. Friend for too long. Does he agree with me that the timidity on the part of the UK is exampled by the fact that when I asked Zelensky how many…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyIt does not have to go to the UN; it could go to a reasonable court. In two recent cases in Germany—I have forgotten what the particular issue was—a genocide was declared and that…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI am glad my hon. Friend has taken away a large part of what I was going to say, which has made it much easier to concentrate. Russia and Belarus have provided Serbia with 14…19 Jan 2023