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HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech, but, having studied this matter carefully, like she has, I take the view that the Prime Minister is respectful of those people, not…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Soft PowerI congratulate my hon. Friend and his colleagues on their excellent work to co-ordinate better our soft power effort, but does he agree that it is very important that there is a…26 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Soft Power23. What steps he is taking to enhance UK soft power overseas.26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMay I reassure the Prime Minister that I am holding my nerve like anything? Will she therefore confirm that it remains at the heart of the Government’s policy, in the national…12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.04 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyI served in the British Army during the cold war, and I was present in this House at the time of the deployment of the INF weapons and the subsequent treaties, so I know the value…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for that comprehensive answer. I have already spoken to the Under-Secretary of State for Education, my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon…04 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityDifferent days, Mr Speaker, I am afraid. May I thank my right hon. Friend for the incredible work and leadership that she has offered, together with officials in her Department,…04 Feb 2019HANSARD ZimbabweI have already asked the hon. Lady to forgive me for having to leave before the end of this important debate. She has consistently done wonderful work with her group. I thank the…30 Jan 2019HANSARD ZimbabweDoes the hon. Lady agree that, very unfortunately, this is a part of the South Africans’ failure to take seriously what is happening in Zimbabwe, and their failure on earlier…30 Jan 2019HANSARDNew House BuildingWill my hon. Friend the Minister pay tribute to the work of Homes England in its support for Mid Sussex District Council in providing the key that will open the development of…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaThe catastrophe that has befallen Venezuela under Maduro—cheered on, incidentally, by the Leader of the Opposition, his chief lieutenant and various other Poundland Lenins—has led…28 Jan 2019HANSARDSoft PowerI thank my right hon. Friend for that important answer, but does he agree that, like so many things that we do well in this country, we tend to take that for granted? Will he…22 Jan 2019HANSARDSoft Power12. What steps he is taking to co-ordinate the use of soft power in British foreign policy.22 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUWill my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister reconfirm to the House that whatever the future trading relationship that the United Kingdom wishes to have with the European Union,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDVanguard-class Life Extension ProgrammeWhen my right hon. Friend considers the financial sustainability of the Vanguard programme, does he also consider the question of the nuclear doctrine? When was it last revised…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditI warmly welcome this excellent move by the Department. Will my hon. Friend please pay tribute to the sympathetic, careful, diligent and effective manner in which the staff of the…14 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI agree very strongly with the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) in what she said about the tone of this debate, and I propose to say something…11 Jan 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I thank you very much for your response and the sense of what you have said, which the whole House will have appreciated? However, will you…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy right hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful argument. Does she recall that the trade deal between America and Canada, which was a “willing buyer, willing seller” trade…08 Jan 2019