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HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetMay I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? We have heard some very powerful speeches today. Of course, I pay enormous tribute to…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetWill my right hon. Friend just give me a moment to make my argument? The Government are right not to put their head in the sand. It is not possible to continue with business as…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI will not give way again, else I will get into trouble with Mr Deputy Speaker. We remain one of the main funders of international aid around the globe and we need to be proud of…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI am listening very carefully to the Minister’s argument, and she is absolutely right to say that, as a nation, we want to make sure that we sign up only to things that we know we…26 May 2021HANSARD Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK GovernmentI commend my hon. Friend for calling this debate today, because it was back in 2012 that the UK Government signed the Istanbul convention, demonstrating their real commitment to…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI rise to speak to amendment 41. It is a probing amendment, which aims to strengthen this important Bill further by including a provision to enable local planning authorities to…26 May 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement because the events yesterday, as others have said, were effectively the state hijacking of a commercial passenger plane. This is just…24 May 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterIt is always a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon); I share his delight in that incredible view on Westminster bridge. This place is an iconic…20 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI welcome my right hon. Friend’s focus on delivering for passengers. Many commuters face really significant changes in their working week, and flexible season tickets will help,…20 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationMy right hon. Friend is making an important point about the opportunities that we give young people. Will he join me in welcoming the opening of a new special school in…13 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. After 12 months of challenge, this Queen’s Speech needed to do two things: tackle the aftermath of the pandemic and lay firm foundations…13 May 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021The hon. Lady is doing a very good job putting her case, but I note that she does not refer to the majority view of the UK Supreme Court, which found that it was entirely likely…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021Surely my right hon. Friend is arguing against himself. If the Committee decides not to act today in introducing laws that improve the situation in Northern Ireland the Supreme…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, but surely this debate is about the rule of law. As parliamentarians, we either uphold the rule of law or we do not. A law has been…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I support the delegated legislation before us today, and I want to question the Government on the extent of the direction that they seek to give the Northern Ireland Executive to…26 Apr 2021HANSARDElected Women Representatives: Online AbuseI beg to move, That this House has considered online abuse of elected women representatives. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I start by…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI thank my hon. Friend for her statement. The commission’s report rightly sets how geography, family make-up and socioeconomics contribute to inequality, but the report is also…20 Apr 2021HANSARDElected Women Representatives: Online AbuseI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for taking part in the debate. The Government need to get the law right, and we have heard from the Minister, but Parliament and the House…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank my hon. Friend for all that she has done with regard to recognising the problems around threats to publish intimate images. Will she join me in saying that we need to make…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMay I again associate myself with the remarks about the passing of Prince Philip and of our wonderful colleague Cheryl Gillan? This Bill was announced four years ago, and two…15 Apr 2021