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HANSARDTrade BillUnintentionally, yes; forgive me. The term “quasi-judicial” has a meaning in law. The Alton amendment proposes that Members of the House of Lords who were previously judges are…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement word for word and, of course, the sanctions that so many of us have argued for for so long. I will cut to the chase: my right hon.…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. This is why it is so important that we back the genocide amendment and give teeth to all the statements made in the House.22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way and for his comments earlier. However, I am slightly anxious that he may be misrepresenting the situation from the Dispatch…22 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing this debate, and I agreed with every word she said. As for the hon. Member for Birmingham,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsThere seems to be no purpose in having the Magnitsky sanctions as a tool but popping them on a shelf. If the Minister or the Department feel vulnerable in applying them in a solo…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Trade BillToday was intended to be a historic vote on a simple question: can we give effect to the Government’s own policy that genocide determination is a judicial matter, allowing us to…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillIndeed. Some colleagues have said that we have bent over too much and that there is too much power with the Executive, but we have separated the power: the courts determine…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill the Minister give way?09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my right hon. Friend take a short intervention?09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillI find it hard to believe that, if a country was investigated for genocide, that could in any way be seen as a propaganda event. It is not for us to determine how that decision is…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention Camps(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the treatment of Uyghur women in Xinjiang detention camps.04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI thank the Minister for his powerful statement. Yesterday, the BBC broadcast harrowing footage of Chinese state-orchestrated abuse against Uyghur women on an unprecedented scale.…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI come with good news from Wealden: the vaccination programme is working at a fantastic pace in my care homes and across the constituency. I come also with thanks to my right hon.…02 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarI welcome the Minister’s statement. In a previous job, I was in Myanmar for the BBC. It is so depressing to watch this new tragedy unfold. The UN Security Council is holding an…02 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021It is an honour to contribute to such a powerful debate with heartfelt contributions from colleagues across the House. Today, as we reflect on Holocaust Memorial Day, I want to…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsI agree with the Minister that Russia is a destabilising force with little regard for human rights and international law. Of course, that affects us, especially as Russia…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducationI share my right hon. Friend’s concern over schools being closed, especially for children in Wealden who do not have access to technology. Can he double confirm that those…20 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill the Minister give way?19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?19 Jan 2021