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HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI very much agree. We both spent the Easter recess wading through peatlands. I was going to say that we were wading up to our knees; I was wading up to my knees, but for everyone…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI could not agree more. I really appreciate all the interventions, which are a very good way of getting the debate flowing, but it is quite easy for me to lose my place. I was…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationMy hon. Friend is right. One of my concerns was that Bolsonaro was making legal what should clearly have been illegal. The counter-argument was that there was something slightly…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI could not agree more. I really appreciate all the interventions, which are a very good way of getting the debate flowing, but it is quite easy for me to lose my place. I was…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI direct the hon. Gentleman to the Minister, because she is the one with the power to put him in touch with the embassy, for example. However, I know exactly what the hon.…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationOn that specific point, Fairtrade was holding an event in the IPU room earlier and I was concerned to hear about the cost of complying with forest risk commodities regulation for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI direct the hon. Gentleman to the Minister, because she is the one with the power to put him in touch with the embassy, for example. However, I know exactly what the hon.…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThe hon. Member makes a very important point. At Foreign Office questions last week, I had the first question on the Order Paper, which was very ably answered by my hon. Friend…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationIt was good to talk to Nadine on the visit; she was a real source of expertise. I am glad to hear that, and if it is a possible answer to the issue, that is excellent. I will talk…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI very much agree. We both spent the Easter recess wading through peatlands. I was going to say that we were wading up to our knees; I was wading up to my knees, but for everyone…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationOn that specific point, Fairtrade was holding an event in the IPU room earlier and I was concerned to hear about the cost of complying with forest risk commodities regulation for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationMy hon. Friend is right. One of my concerns was that Bolsonaro was making legal what should clearly have been illegal. The counter-argument was that there was something slightly…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThat is probably the subject for another long debate, because it gets into the inequities in global food supply chains and making sure that farmers—whether in the hon. Gentleman’s…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationThat is probably the subject for another long debate, because it gets into the inequities in global food supply chains and making sure that farmers—whether in the hon. Gentleman’s…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI certainly think that peatlands are incredibly important. It has been one of my frustrations that we put so much emphasis on forests, and on the UK on planting trees—like a race…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationIt was good to talk to Nadine on the visit; she was a real source of expertise. I am glad to hear that, and if it is a possible answer to the issue, that is excellent. I will talk…23 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitI, too, want to echo the tribute that my right hon. Friend has paid to the Prime Minister. There is much of which he can be proud, particularly on the international stage. I…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTibetan Plateau: Environmental Change1. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the level of risk to countries arising from environmental change in the Tibetan…16 Jun 2026HANSARDTibetan Plateau: Environmental ChangeMr Speaker, I echo what you said about Jo Cox. I think her message is more important today than it ever was. I thank the Minister for her response. China’s actions, from…16 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIn 2009 and 2010, I used to be the Whip in charge of Friday sittings, but even now I would struggle to explain just how things work with some of the Back-Bench Bills, given some…08 Jun 2026