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HANSARDIranI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He has been present for a whole number of Foreign Office questions where, by the luck of the draw, I have been able to…12 Jan 2023HANSARDFood SecurityIs it not clear that secure domestic food production requires consistent orders? A huge amount of food is purchased by the public sector, including Government Departments,…12 Jan 2023HANSARDFood Security4. What steps she is taking to strengthen domestic food security.12 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is making an excellent speech. Is it not, even in commercial terms, an incredibly short-term prospect? Fundamentally, the current…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I know that the Minister has to talk about Brexit and all the rest of it to please those on his Back Benches, but surely the real problem is not in Brussels but in Whitehall, with…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]But is the Minister clear, now that he has left the Ministry of Defence, that the contract is not with Harland & Wolff, but with the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and a British…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The Minister is starting out with the message that the Government are somehow able to do this because of Brexit, but it was nothing to do with European regulation that the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]No, it does not.09 Jan 2023HANSARD SnaresWe should always be slightly cautious about self-generation on social media, although it can be indicative. Even more relevant is the opinion polling, which shows that well over…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Committee on Standards (Lay Members)Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We therefore do not have that breadth of experience and understanding coming in, one could often argue, in many cases. I do not know any of these…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Committee on Standards (Lay Members)I am sorry at this hour to bring a note of dissension to proceedings. Colleagues who have braved these debates before will not be surprised, but basically what we have here is…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. When will the Home Secretary finally accept, rather than waffle about new laws, that the Home Office is a complete mess? Quite apart from the asylum shambles, people renewing…19 Dec 2022HANSARDIran18. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle destabilising activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.13 Dec 2022HANSARDIranThe Minister has rightly identified that the clerical fascist regime in Tehran is increasingly using violence and terror in trying to crush the popular protests there, while also…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillSurely it is not as simple as the hon. Gentleman is making out. Did we not have a substantial trade deficit in agricultural products with the countries of the EU as well?12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillOn livestock and meat, is not it the case that a sizeable amount of our imports comes not from Australia or New Zealand—and they would not under the agreement—but from the EU and…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDefence Sector: Support for UK CompaniesMay I take the Minister back to the subject of the fleet solid support ships? I realise that he is new to the job, but he has been ducking and diving during earlier exchanges. The…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDefence Sector: Support for UK Companies3. What steps he is taking to support UK companies in the defence sector.12 Dec 2022