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HANSARDShort SentencesThe Secretary of State will be pleased to know that 85% of those who responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation supported the existing presumption against short…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. Since we have just heard from the hon. Member for Henley (John Howell) about women priests, I take this opportunity to…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe Minister is being generous with the time available, and I appreciate that this is not his specific brief, but he is talking about the reasons for the Government’s decisions…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe complete opposite is the case: the change is having a detrimental effect. In the past, visiting priests would have come for two or three months perhaps, spending a couple of…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionIt is a very powerful statement that was made by a very significant number of countries, and it has left the United Kingdom isolated diplomatically. The Government say that the UK…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionAbsolutely—the rule of law and the rules-based international order, which the Government like to champion so much. The immediate context of the debate is the overwhelming decision…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionAbsolutely. The question of the future of that community goes to the very heart of this debate. It is encapsulated in the issues that arose at the United Nations. The people who…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionSpeaking as a member of a self-determination movement, I wholeheartedly agree. I had the huge privilege of meeting Benny Wenda from the West Papua campaign recently. The SNP has a…03 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Talks on Restoring Devolution10. What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the progress of talks on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland.03 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Talks on Restoring DevolutionDid the Prime Minister consult the Secretary of State before appointing Lord Dunlop to conduct a review of devolution? Brexit is already driving a coach and horses through the…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Plastic PollutionOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the time it took the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to pour himself a glass of water, the House authorised the Supply and…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionI will have more to say about the UK Government’s support fund, which has not been spent on trying to improve the lives of the Chagossians in the United Kingdom, but surely that…03 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsDid any of the countries represented at the G20 discuss with the Prime Minister the recent UN resolution regarding the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands? If she is seeking to…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly ResolutionI beg to move, That this House has considered the UN General Assembly resolution on the future of the Chagos Islands. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma,…03 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am intrigued by the double majority that was required on a voice vote. I wonder whether your ears are so skilfully attuned now that you can…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Scotland2. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.02 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandThere might be two people competing to be Prime Minister, but I think there are at least five who think they will be the next Chancellor, so perhaps the right hon. Gentleman…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. During the Department for International Development estimates debate yesterday, there was a clear consensus across the House that the 0.7% of GDP aid commitment should remain…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThat is fair enough, although the campaigning had gone on for years. I think back to the jubilee debt campaign, the trade justice movement and the Make Poverty History campaign,…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), a former Secretary of State, as he always makes a worthwhile contribution to our deliberations…01 Jul 2019