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HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateMy right hon. Friend might like to note that the Council of Europe will be debating Afghanistan in a matter of weeks. I wonder whether he has seen the pictures that appeared today…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanWill my right hon. Friend give way?18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanWill my hon. Friend join me in the work to try to ensure the protection of the Afghan women’s orchestra, which came to this country in 2019 and made a big impression on the UK,…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI have never been in the military and I have never visited Afghanistan, but I represent a constituency, and actually live in a village, where large numbers are and have. RAF…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer Fab SaleIs my hon. Friend aware of what the Chinese have promised as part of the deal? I recognise the need to make semiconductor producers more efficient and, if she looks at Taiwan, she…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcDoes my hon. Friend accept that the Liberal Democrats are up to their necks in the arc? They have people on standing committees, they have England’s Economic Heartland and they…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker) for introducing the debate. It might be understood from his…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. I realise that this is not his decision, but what additional evidence does his statement provide to help the House of Commons…08 Jul 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewThank you, Dame Angela, for your permission to leave this debate early to attend another meeting. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI am particularly concerned about travel to France. My delegation to the Council of Europe, most of whom have been double-vaccinated, and despite having diplomatic status…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsIf I understood the Lord Chancellor correctly this morning, he said that when he wants to read a sensitive document, he goes to a separate room in his Department to do so. Could…28 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I begin by congratulating…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI beg to move, That this House has considered the Istanbul Convention and the position of the UK Government. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone.…26 May 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI thank my right hon. Friend for her question. What I would point out on that is, first, that it is a question that I would like to put to the Minister, and I am sure that she…26 May 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I agree with him. We need to do the right thing, but the right thing in this case is to ratify the treaty. The treaty sums up…26 May 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI should just add that I am also the rapporteur on Turkey for the Council of Europe. This is a major issue that we bring up time and again with the Council of Europe, in order to…26 May 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftToday I issued a media statement on behalf of the entire UK delegation to the Council of Europe condemning the actions of the Belarusian Government and of President Lukashenko. We…24 May 2021HANSARDEconomy in Wales: 2021 Senedd ElectionIf he will make an assessment of the effect of the outcome of the 2021 Senedd election on the economy in Wales.19 May 2021HANSARDEconomy in Wales: 2021 Senedd ElectionI am concerned that one of the first priorities of the Welsh Government seems to be a universal basic income. Is my right hon. Friend aware of the debates that I took part in at…19 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. One of the things that I am most proud to have achieved in the past 13 years is the…18 May 2021