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HANSARD Myanmar EarthquakeI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of her statement. As she has rightly said, the thoughts of the whole House are with all those impacted by the terrible earthquake…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Bosnia and Herzegovina(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on HM Government’s response to the political…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaMadam Deputy Speaker, I wish to set the record straight.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI seek your advice, Madam Deputy Speaker, on the suggestion—a misrepresentation—that I have not spoken about the Palestinian Authority in this House, because I have done so from…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. We all mourned the loss of innocent lives in this appalling conflict. The death of the UN aid worker and the…20 Mar 2025HANSARD G7I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. In the light of the vast global challenges that we are all witnessing, there is much ground to cover in…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. This is the first statement on Syria offered by the Government this year, and frankly, it could not have come…10 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI will not give way because I do not have time. To spare the blushes of the Minister, I will not relitigate the debate. I am glad that he is in his place because there is a lot to…05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI begin my remarks by paying tribute to the many speakers in the debate, and in particular the Chair of the International Development Committee, the hon. Member for Rotherham…05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI will not give way as we are very short on time. I hope that the hon. Member will respect that. The threats that we and our allies face necessitated that decision, and there is…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGazaAs recent days have shown, the ceasefire continues to be incredibly fragile. Of course, we all want this agreement to hold, and none of us should be in any doubt that that hinges…04 Mar 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is a critical time for our two countries when it comes to both our place and our standing in the world. All we have seen from this…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is completely duplicitous. That is no way for any Government to conduct themselves, particularly in relation to such a matter. To…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI will give way one more time.26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI am sorry, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I did say that I would give way to my hon. Friend.26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryThere is plenty of speculation as to why the Government wish to go down this course, and it is not in our national interest. I will say it: Labour does not represent the national…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank my hon. Friend for that essential question, which remains unanswered. At the end of the day, the Government must be clear about which budget that money is coming from,…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have already made the point—Madam Deputy Speaker, you will have heard many of us say it—that there is a failure to be transparent. The…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI will give way shortly. We also know from the Mauritius Prime Minister that the lease extension provisions have—guess what—been changed and diluted. He told his National…26 Feb 2025