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HANSARDSyria: Security Situation(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the security situation in Syria.24 Feb 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationBefore I begin, may I thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question? I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), the Chair of the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull (Julian Knight) on tabling this urgent question, and the Government on their response. Today’s focus has very much been on…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI welcome the work that my right hon. and learned Friend has done in this area over the last few weeks and that he is bringing the Bill before the House today. Will he concede…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on the merits of cadets and the University Officers’ Training Corps? I read with dismay that Cambridge University students’ union has banned the officers’…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainAfter three years of Brexit distraction, it is wonderful to hear a Foreign Secretary who is determined to see Britain play a more influential role on the international stage. To…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesCan I welcome the defence, security and foreign policy review—or the integrated review, as I understand it is to be called? It is a fantastic opportunity to upgrade our defence…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainOn Bournemouth? I would be delighted.30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend is right, and I pay tribute to him for his knowledge, expertise and desire to educate the rest of us on the importance of what China is doing. There is a lot of…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe hon. Lady is right. There is an uneven playing field that needs to be addressed. Why is it that Facebook, Amazon and eBay cannot operate in China, but Alibaba, Huawei and…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainI agree with the hon. Gentleman—who is now my hon. Friend, as we will hopefully work more closely on national defence issues for the United Kingdom. He makes an important point…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s kind comments, and I look forward to a smooth handover. I have a lot to learn from him, and he has done a great job as Chair. He makes a…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Some 90% of our trade still goes by ship. However, not all shipping lanes are as free as they should be. Talking about global Britain leads to…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainIt is pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury). May I first pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton South West (Stuart…30 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiWe are in a period of constant conflict. The character of war is changing, with terrain being replaced by the digital as the prize. This question is not about today; it is about…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionI welcome the Secretary of State’s focus on not only the tactical issues but the wider strategic context that we face. I repeat the point that I made yesterday during the urgent…14 Jan 2020HANSARD IranTo ask the Foreign Secretary to update the House on the security situation in Iran.13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Tensions have clearly ratcheted up since the drone strike that killed General Soleimani and the Iranian…13 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityI welcome both the Defence Secretary’s statement and the tone he has adopted. For too long, Soleimani and the Quds Force have been allowed to operate a shadow war across the…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies). I may not agree with everything that he said, but I certainly stand with him on the call for us to do…19 Dec 2019