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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWill the Prime Minister confirm that the only indicative vote that passed through this Parliament was to find alternative arrangements to the backstop and that he removed the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend says that Parliament is broken. It is not just broken; it is as dead as a dodo. This Parliament cannot do anything—there is constant dither and delay. The public…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend uses the word “proper”. Does he agree that, as we head into this general election, it is vital that we have the firmest possible debates, but that they need to be…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThe Secretary of State will have seen the EU report that says that 90% of economic growth in the next 15 years will be outside the EU. The United Kingdom therefore has to make…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPolice Officer NumbersPolice officers are on the frontline of defeating terrorism. The Minister will join me and all others here in welcoming the news of the demise of Baghdadi, the leader of the evil,…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionMy hon. Friend is talking about the sad state of democracy in our country. When we go around the world and say, “The United Kingdom stands for respecting democracy and the rule of…28 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe Secretary of State has just said the public do not want a delay. I was in Rainham yesterday, and 100% of the people I met said that they want Brexit delivered and that this…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe Secretary of State says that the deal is about moving on. One of the real obstacles that prevented us from moving on was the backstop. I resigned from the Government and a…19 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI welcome the Home Secretary’s no-nonsense approach. I sit on the Home Affairs Committee and I prosecuted cases before I came into Parliament. I welcome the joined-up approach of…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the Worldrose —15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee. I look to his work for guidance because across the House Members of Parliament are respected for their…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the Worldrose —15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. I raise this question with him specifically because he is a former Director of Public Prosecutions. He talks about…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldCountries around the world are judged according to the values for which they stand, and the United Kingdom always advocates for democracy around the world. Does my right hon.…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg). He focused his speech on values. By and large, foreign policy around the world is viewed…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldColleagues of the hon. Gentleman in the SNP were at the Holy See with parliamentarians from across the House at the canonisation of Cardinal Newman, one of our great British…15 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressDefence is linked to foreign policy. Britain is respected around the world for the values it stands up for. One of them is freedom of religion or belief. It is not mentioned in…14 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenMy role as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief involves engaging with international partners multilaterally and bilaterally to promote freedom of…01 Oct 2019HANSARD IranAs the Prime Minister’s special envoy and ambassador for freedom of religion and belief, I recently met representatives of the Baha’i community and the Christian community, who…25 Sept 2019