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HANSARDUkraineI heard what the Prime Minister said earlier to the Leader of the Opposition about the introduction of a register of beneficial interests, but my question is: when? It has been…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and Tsunami( Urgent Question ): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a statement on the eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha‘apai…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelThe Secretary of State is totally right that covid can spring surprises—in new variants, more often than not. There is one way we can ensure fewer new variants, and that is to…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. The Tongan Government have called the eruption an “unprecedented disaster”. A volcanic blast visible from space, more…24 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Council Staff: AfghanistanIn her answer to the urgent question, the Minister mentioned the £286 million of aid that we are giving to Afghanistan. The amount has been doubled after being halved the previous…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI congratulate the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on securing the debate on an issue close to the heart of everyone in this Chamber. I thank Sir Geoffrey Nice and the World…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI thank the hon. Member very much for his intervention. I agree absolutely—that is literally what I was about to say—and the fact that he said it reinforces the point that there…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. It is for exactly that strategic reason that the Liberal Democrats are calling for a Robin Hood tax on the super-profits of oil and…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsWe need to ensure that there is fairness in the system, and we know that all oil and gas companies have made enormous profits. My right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I absolutely agree. I am also deeply concerned that the problem will get worse over the next few weeks. We have only to read…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I start by congratulating my dear hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisThe situation is absolutely desperate and every penny counts, but how those pennies are spent matters. Yesterday, I spoke to an NGO working out there on the ground that said that,…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthThe past week has been tumultuous. We are about to go off on our Christmas break. The only positive thing that has emerged from party-gate is that it took Boris Johnson—…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI am extremely grateful to the Health Secretary for mentioning frontline NHS staff. The all-party parliamentary group on coronavirus had a hearing this morning where we heard that…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 6 December, I tabled two named day questions to the Cabinet Office, asking about a simple matter: have air filtration systems been installed in…14 Dec 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit UpliftCharities warned that the cut to universal credit would risk 100,000 people falling into homelessness, yet the Government ploughed on with it. Added to that is the freeze to…13 Dec 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit Uplift2. Whether she has made an assessment of the effect of ending the £20 universal credit uplift on trends in the level of homelessness.13 Dec 2021HANSARD Magnitsky Sanctions: Human Rights AbusesI want to thank the hon. Gentleman for his speech and for giving way. I want to put on record the Liberal Democrats’ support for the Magnitsky sanctions. Indeed, we welcome the…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Magnitsky Sanctions: Human Rights AbusesWill the hon. Member give way?08 Dec 2021HANSARDBulb Energy: AdministrationThe fact that another energy supplier has gone under is causing huge anxiety for constituents everywhere, who will be equally concerned that the supplier of last resort process…24 Nov 2021