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HANSARDSituation in the GulfWhat discussions is the Foreign Secretary having with our allies in the Gulf, who have been warning about Iranian activities for years now, and with Qatar, which maintains rather…22 Jul 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionThe hon. Lady makes an important point about accountability. Is she not dismayed, as I sometimes am, that in Wales the true test of accountability, which is the ability to remove…11 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts Digitisation ProgrammeWhen it comes to the digitisation of the probate service, the Minister should be aware that constituents are still coming to me, reporting delays of up to 10 or 12 weeks before…09 Jul 2019HANSARDHigh Street Bank ClosuresThe Minister should make no mistake: communities up and down Britain are being deliberately starved of cash and banking services as the banks, with the support of Government, are…02 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongBoth Carrie Lam and the Chinese Government have repeatedly referred to the importance of upholding the rule of law in response to the protests. The Minister himself has spoken…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Puffin HabitatsI commend and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan) on securing this very interesting, useful and practical debate. On a day when so…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Welsh EconomyMany Welsh businesses will be able to cope with a no-deal Brexit, but one sector that the Secretary of State and I know will not be able to cope is sheep farming. Will he confirm…26 Jun 2019HANSARDMiddle EastI, too, commend the Minister for the Middle East for his visit to Iran. Time and again, Iran demonstrates that it has no intention of being a serious and responsible member of the…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North AfricaI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Is she concerned by the assumption that the near total absence of Jews from so many countries across north…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongWas the Minister struck, as I was, not just by the sheer size of the demonstrations in Hong Kong but by the incredibly peaceful and responsible way in which people protested,…18 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsDoes the Prime Minister share the growing sense of alarm both in Hong Kong and internationally at the potentially destructive effects of the new extradition law on civil liberties…12 Jun 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe shared prosperity fund represents a really good opportunity to improve the way in which we support poorer communities with funding—far too much of the EU structural funding…11 Jun 2019HANSARDImmigration SystemI thank the Home Secretary for the support that he has expressed for the amendment drafted by our hon. Friend the Member for Orpington (Joseph Johnson), which has the support of…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendIt is true that this sad announcement has come during a once-in-a-hundred-year change within the global automotive sector, and so much of European automotive manufacturing finds…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI agree with the Minister: the United Kingdom has a serious and special obligation to defend civil liberties in Hong Kong. One of the leaders of the Hong Kong pro-democracy…10 Jun 2019HANSARDRehabilitating Prisoners: Role of SportIf the Minister is not already aware of it, may I encourage him to look at the eight-week programme being run at Feltham young offenders institution by the Saracens Sport…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCapita Army RecruitmentI have been waiting two months now for an answer to a fairly straightforward parliamentary question about the number of applicants being rejected on medical grounds. Given the…20 May 2019HANSARDPolicingWill the Minister join me in commending Welsh police officers for some of their recent successes in bearing down on county lines drug operations, which increasingly target rural…15 May 2019HANSARDHezbollahHezbollah is arguably the most successful export to come out of revolutionary Iran. Does the Minister share my serious concern that we are talking not just about Hezbollah but…14 May 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI thank my right hon. Friend and the shadow Foreign Secretary for what they have said this afternoon. The freedom to practise a faith—in the community or alone, in public or in…23 Apr 2019