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HANSARDUyghur Tribunal Judgmentrose—20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentThe hon. Lady is making a very powerful speech. I want to refocus her, because I do not want to have the Minister wasting our time by referring to the wrong debate. This is…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentAs the hon. Lady has mentioned, the evidence presented to the Uyghur Tribunal is gruesome and it is hard to comprehend the numbers involved. Of course the Chinese Communist party…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI just want to make sure that we capture the essence of what we debated on that particular point.20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentThe Government can fall back on the line, “It requires the United Nations to determine genocide”, but the discussion today is that once the Government are made aware that there is…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI am very grateful; I know that my right hon. Friend wants to respond to every point that was raised. If she is accurate in stating that the Prime Minister, the Department and…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI just want to challenge the hon. Member’s point. I think he said that the sanctioned MPs are “fearful” of the sanctions and travelling to China. May I put it on the record that…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. The word “covert” has been used quite a bit, but the Chinese Communist party is acting in plain sight. It is threatening the House…17 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccination StrategyI was not expecting to be called, Mr Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) on securing this important urgent question.…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisI would like first to raise the point that when children and young babies are sold into sexual and domestic slavery, we must not refer to that as marriage. I ask the Minister not…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Health Secretary should be very proud of our world-leading vaccination programme, and I join the Secretary of State in sending those who are anxious the message that they…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillAs my right hon. Friend knows, I am a signatory to his new clause. Does he share my concern that 93% of those who have been arrested just for being pro-democracy are young people?…07 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraineThe Foreign Secretary has tweeted that “allies stand with Ukraine and will defend the frontiers of freedom and democracy.” Will the Minister confirm that we will use every tool to…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI have been contacted by many constituents wanting to stand in solidarity with Liverpool and pay tribute to the emergency services. I do not wish to speculate on the motivations…16 Nov 2021HANSARDRape and Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecutions and ConvictionsWomen and girls do not seem to be safe from sexual predators whether they are alive or dead. David Fuller violated 100 bodies at a Kent hospital. Many of my constituents are…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing the urgent question. The secessionists, having denied the genocide and tried to discredit the…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI rise to speak in favour of Lords amendment 5, which was championed in the other place by my Friend, Lord Alton and which focuses on the Five Eyes partnership. The Minister said…08 Nov 2021