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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillIs it not the case that in most countries that have federal, confederal or other such arrangements with devolved nations, those nations are involved and embedded in the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend is making a very good point—a point that the Secretary of State for International Trade unfortunately did not seem to be fully up on when we questioned her last…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxThe whole debate around voter ID and the safety of our voting system is slightly Trumpian. This is exactly what happened in the US: the far right tried to claim the system is not…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022The reason we are here, is it not, is that the Government negotiated a defective EU exit deal. We could easily have been included in the CE marking system, as Turkey and others…07 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022Or this year.07 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsIs it not now clear to the public that the Conservative party believes in one thing only: how much money it can grab from the public purse, give to its cronies and friends, and…06 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayIt is remarkable. If we achieve that 2030 target in this country, and if we then achieve a roll-out of it globally—that is a lot of ifs—HIV will be the first disease that we have…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI beg to move, That this House has considered World AIDS Day. I declare an interest as the vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on HIV and AIDS and honorary patron of…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI agree exactly. I will come on to the Global Fund at the very end of my speech, but let me move on now to the picture globally, which I am afraid is totally different. Back in…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayThe hon. Gentleman has been very good on development issues in the past, and I think he is right. He has also touched on the discussion about patents and patent waivers. There is…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI totally agree. As dark forces around the world try, I am afraid, to withdraw money from programmes that talk in a rational and evidence-based way about sex and reproductive…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayOne of the problems is that the Department does not collate data on the average wait times for sexual health clinics or the availability of stocks for PrEP appointments in those…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI thank everyone who has spoken today: the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes), the hon. Members for Strangford (Jim Shannon), for West Bromwich…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThis is a Budget of austerity 2.0, is it not? Of course, different decisions could have been made. The Chancellor could have decided to abolish the upper limit on national…17 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThis is an awfully tragic case, but I think we all agree that it is not an isolated one. Numerous constituents of all tenures—council, housing association and private rented—have…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Cessation of EU Law Relating to Prohibitions on Grounds of Nationality and Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2022I understand why the Government are bringing in these regulations: they want to tidy up the statute book and put the final nail in the coffin of any rights that EU and EEA…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThis is a very interesting and useful conversation. Is it not right that other countries do this very differently? Belgium includes its regions in the negotiating teams, which are…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe first thing to say about international trade deals nowadays is that they are not just trade deals. They are comprehensive agreements on how countries will co-operate and how…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsMy colleague on the International Trade Committee says I should speak up for this country, as if I should be some ambassador for the Government, ignore how they are running down…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsExactly. I must wrap up— [ Interruption. ] Oh, I will continue, then. I thought you were giving me the eye, Madam Deputy Speaker. That is exactly the problem. If we have higher…14 Nov 2022