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HANSARDDefence Procurement16. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the defence procurement system.26 Jun 2023HANSARD Armoured Cavalry Programme: Sheldon ReviewMay I first express concern that there was in the Minister’s statement no estimate of the extra cost that will be incurred or of the capability gap? To echo the comments of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDSudan ConflictI join the Secretary of State in congratulating our armed forces on their role in Sudan, as in Afghanistan. However, there is a problem: in Afghanistan and Sudan—but also during…15 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier, the Leader of the House rightly commended the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill of the hon. Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) and the Government’s support for it.…11 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I was heartened earlier by the Secretary of State’s comments about resilience. As he knows, this is part of an international wake-up call, especially in the EU and the United…11 May 2023HANSARD UkraineThe announcement about new munitions to Ukraine is very welcome, but we also need reassurance that the Secretary of State’s Department will be able to restock. Can he tell us what…11 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Dozens of Sudanese doctors, who have been working in the NHS, were stranded and not allowed to return here. Last week, the Minister for Development and Africa, the right hon.…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesMay I put it to the Minister that if individuals’ bonuses were based on misleading information, there is the possibility that they could be guilty of obtaining pecuniary advantage…10 May 2023HANSARD SudanEarlier today, the shadow Foreign Secretary received a fairly unsatisfactory answer to his question about getting Sudanese doctors back to the UK. The Minister has just said that…02 May 2023HANSARDForeign Affairs Committee Report: Consular Response to Covid-19Well, it clearly did not work, did it? The Select Committee report in 2020 showed how the FCDO was well behind other countries in getting people home when covid hit, and the Sudan…02 May 2023HANSARDForeign Affairs Committee Report: Consular Response to Covid-1911. What steps his Department has taken in response to the recommendations of the Foreign Affairs Committee's third report of Session 2019-21, "Flying Home: The FCO’s consular…02 May 2023HANSARD Gambling Act Review White PaperI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Minister read out almost a race card of her predecessors, so let me congratulate her on the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. British industry has supplied small modular nuclear reactors to the Royal Navy for more than 60 years, giving us a head start on the exciting commercial application of this…18 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementThe request was for a treaty to be drawn up—it has not been finalised yet—under the previous Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson).…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I had intended to make only a few interventions, but when there were initially very few people in the Chamber, I…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementIt certainly was not unproven or unsafe, and it had a huge beneficial impact across the world. Unfortunately, we have some people—a very limited number, but we all get letters on…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and for highlighting both smallpox and polio. Is the fact of the matter not that it has been a worldwide vaccination programme that has…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about tracking and tracing people, for which there was already an established infrastructure, but surely vaccines, for example, can be done…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillDo we not have to be careful on public procurement and recognise the world as it is, notwithstanding agreements? Even when we were a member of the EU, we found that other…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillWill my hon. Friend confirm, notwithstanding the absurdities of the previous Trade Secretary, who was more concerned with a photo opportunity than a proper deal, and some of the…22 Mar 2023