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HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationI was delighted to be able to show the Secretary of State the health and wellbeing hub in Budleigh Salterton and the opportunities at Ottery St Mary community hospital, and that…01 Jul 2019HANSARDWorks of Art: Retention in the UK11. What advice his Department provides to institutions seeking to retain pre-eminent works of art in the UK.23 May 2019HANSARDWorks of Art: Retention in the UKSeeing as we are all in the business of burnishing our thespian credentials this morning, may I refer back to the time at my little-known secondary school when I was a very…23 May 2019HANSARDPresident Trump: State VisitMy right hon. Friend is precisely right, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) on his new ministerial post, which he will fulfil very…14 May 2019HANSARDBird Nesting Sites: ProtectionThat is very good and shows that some of these companies are more concerned about the environment than gross profit—or, indeed, net profit. They should concentrate on having no…13 May 2019HANSARDBird Nesting Sites: ProtectionThere may be some good, practical reasons why the banning of netting in all circumstances would not be either desirable or enforceable, but should we not, at the very least, ban…13 May 2019HANSARDBird Nesting Sites: ProtectionI congratulate the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mike Hill) on obtaining this debate in response to the public e-petition, which has rightly engendered a lot of support and interest…13 May 2019HANSARDBird Nesting Sites: ProtectionI do and I do not agree; I agree that that sort of behaviour is wholly unacceptable, but I do not agree that they should replace like for like, if it is the case that they have…13 May 2019HANSARDUK Companies: ContractsOne of the achievements this Conservative party can be most proud of is its aid budget and the fact last year Britain was the only member of the G7 to meet the UN target of…01 May 2019HANSARDUK Companies: Contracts7. What proportion of contracts her Department has awarded to UK companies in each of the past five years.01 May 2019HANSARD Sri LankaWhoever perpetrated these hideous crimes and whatever their warped ideology, they are murderers, and cowardly murderers at that. Will my right hon. Friend therefore convey to the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Arrest of Julian AssangeAnd so this story moves to its conclusion, having cost the British taxpayer millions of pounds, and having ruined relations between Ecuador and the United Kingdom during the…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The hon. Gentleman may well wish to move on, but he has just changed what he originally said. Can you inform the House how we can stop the…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)On the Lima group, what pressure does the hon. Lady think that we can all bring to bear on Mexico? President Obrador has, very regretfully, withdrawn from the Lima group. We have…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019Am I not right in thinking that the referendum vote was the biggest expression of democracy this country has ever seen?09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019In the event of a whole swathe of MEPs being elected but not taking their seats, will they be entitled to compensation? Will the Solicitor General assure us that that compensation…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)I pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend does in Latin America. Does he agree that Petrocaribe provided another way for Venezuela to launder its money and that it caused…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)I do not want to turn this into a geography lesson, but does my right hon. Friend agree that the part that Iran allegedly plays in sanctions-busting with the Democratic People’s…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)Does the hon. Lady not agree that until the fact that the Tatmadaw retains a fixed percentage of the Parliament is addressed, we will see continuing oppression from the military,…09 Apr 2019HANSARDOverseas Soft PowerWill my right hon. Friend commit to speaking with his other partners in the Government to try to obtain more funding for the GREAT campaign, which plays an extraordinarily…02 Apr 2019