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HANSARD Strait of Hormuz(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the steps she is taking to secure the reopening…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzThis is a moment for Britain to stand tall and work intensively with our allies. With the despotic Iranian regime continuing to attack international shipping in the strait of…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI put on record the Opposition’s thanks to officials working to get British nationals home and to our partners in the region for their exceptional support and the assistance they…05 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWe have had a wide-ranging debate. I will not touch on all the areas mentioned, but I will add a few others. While the debate focuses on budgets and all the other issues around…04 Mar 2026HANSARDHong Kong: Human Rights SituationLast month, the Foreign Secretary held an unpublicised meeting in Munich with Wang Yi, which we only know about because the Chinese Communist party boasted that the Foreign…03 Mar 2026HANSARDHong Kong: Human Rights SituationClearly, the Minister is desperate, and is having to go backwards, rather than moving forwards to address the situation. For her information, China oppresses Hongkongers, refuses…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s indecision on how to deal with Iran has left the UK weaker and has undermined our own security, but, as the House has already started to discuss, proscribing the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvents in the middle east remind us how important to our collective defence and security the Diego Garcia base and the whole of the Chagos archipelago are, and nothing should be…03 Mar 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceI commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this important urgent question. Today Jimmy Lai, and the democracy…09 Feb 2026HANSARD SudanThe situation in Sudan is serious and deadly, and Members across the Chamber want this awful, barbaric war to end. Millions are suffering, displaced and malnourished, and an…05 Feb 2026HANSARDIran(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Development and Commonwealth Office if she will make a statement regarding the situation on Iran.03 Feb 2026HANSARDIranThe brutal crackdown on brave Iranians fighting for their basic rights and freedoms continues. The reports are shocking. We have now seen that tens of thousands have been killed…03 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Member is absolutely right, and he speaks to my fundamental point about capitulation, surrender and the way that the Government have worked against Britain’s interests.…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI beg to move, That this House is opposed to the United Kingdom ceding sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory; believes that the United Kingdom should not give £34.7…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I think it demonstrates their disdain and contempt for the British people, quite frankly. It is pretty obvious that as the Prime…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Again, it is the Opposition who have been raising the issue that this deal gives succour and strength to Britain’s enemies. All the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend has made his point very clearly. This Government are not standing up for our values or interests. Nor are they making any effort to demonstrate that they are…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryWell, this is the perfect debate and opportunity for the Government to answer. Perhaps the Minister would like to intervene right now—I would be very happy for her to answer that…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryAs is often the case, the hon. and learned Gentleman is spot on. That is exactly why the Minister has this marvellous opportunity today to explain this to the House and the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI commend my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He has highlighted a lot of things there, which, in the interest of time, I am grateful for, because we have a lot of other…28 Jan 2026