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HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationI very much welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement on putting the one-year cancer metric at the very heart of cancer services as a means of encouraging earlier diagnosis.…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Israel) Order 2019
Draft Double Taxation Relief (Cyprus) Order 2019I fully endorse what the Minister has been saying about tax avoidance schemes. In future deliberations, I ask him to resist any temptation to increase tax on dividends. He will…18 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseTo return to the substance of the debate, does the right hon. and learned Gentleman accept that if Government cannot control the business in this place, we risk ignoring the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseIn support of my right hon. Friend’s case, may I return him to the question I posed to the shadow spokesman, to which we did not get an answer? Indeed, the only answer was that if…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise that cancer survival rates are at their highest in this country, but it remains an inconvenient truth that we are failing to close the gap with international averages.…12 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Foreign Secretary update the House on what the Foreign Office is doing to help the British Council employee who was recently sentenced in Iran?14 May 2019HANSARDUK Soft PowerThe British Council all-party group, which I chair, is conducting a wide-ranging inquiry into our future soft power relationship with our European partners. Does the Minister…14 May 2019HANSARDUK Soft Power14. What steps his Department is taking to promote and enhance UK soft power overseas.14 May 2019HANSARDIran Nuclear DealThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. To ask the Government to make a statement on the status of the Iran nuclear deal.08 May 2019HANSARDIran Nuclear DealIt is now a year since the US Government unilaterally withdrew from the joint comprehensive plan of action, better known as the Iranian nuclear deal. The Trump Administration have…08 May 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe fact remains that we would have left the EU by now on World Trade Organisation terms if the Prime Minister had not extended deadlines. The investment decisions underpinning…11 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I am sure he will agree that in addition to the emotion the people were proved right, because despite the predictions of doom and…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI find it very strange, this condescending view that, “People did not know what they were voting for first time around, so we are going to give them a second vote. If we don’t…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe right hon. Lady is being very generous in giving way, and I appreciate the manner in which she has introduced the debate, but may I gently remind her that predictions about…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillNo. Mr Speaker has told us to be brief, and I will be brief. I ask the House to reflect for a moment and use moderation when it comes to this issue of so-called crashing out or…03 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You know me not to be one to play games in this place. With respect, may I ask you to reconsider when it comes to motions (A) and (B)? The reason…01 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am sorry, I will not give way. I am going to continue for a little bit. The second reason why I will vote against the agreement this afternoon is the indefinite nature of the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that if we vote for this deal this afternoon, we will, for the first time in almost 300 years of our constitutional history, be drawing a line…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMay I urge my right hon. Friend to think again before deciding to change his mind and support what to all intents and purposes is a meaningful vote 3? We do not know what the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI voted against meaningful votes 1 and 2, and I will be voting against meaningful vote 3 this afternoon. Let us be absolutely clear: no matter how it is dressed up by the…29 Mar 2019