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HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsThis is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box; I do not know whether it will be my last. First, I want to pay real tribute to the work of our brilliant United Kingdom Foreign…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI can ask my officials to look at that specific point and come back to the hon. Gentleman on it. The UK has designated more individuals than any other G7 member, demonstrating our…21 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsThe Prime Minister has said that the world has seen the United Kingdom “stand up for what is right in Ukraine”, and that is standing up for freedom, liberty and human rights.…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement. The United Kingdom has led the world in supporting the people of Ukraine through military, diplomatic and economic means, so the world…16 Jun 2022HANSARDAdaptationI very much welcome the Minister’s answer about working with all sectors on delivering on COP26. Before the United Kingdom hosted COP26, the Secretary of State visited the Vatican…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSMEs: Support for Export to Global MarketsI thank the Minister and the Department for all they are doing in championing British exports. Jubilee Clips in Gillingham in my constituency is a fantastic local family-run…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSMEs: Support for Export to Global Markets8. What steps her Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises to export to global markets.21 Apr 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, and the way he set out the argument on living with covid in terms of respecting and restoring people’s freedoms while protecting public…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Secretary of State for the stance and leadership that he has taken on preserving the international rules-based system. Will he comment on a specific loophole relating…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI very much welcome the Government’s excellent vaccination roll-out programme in my constituency, with a vaccination centre in Medway, which all three Medway MPs campaigned for.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHate CrimesWith regard to the wider strategy on tackling hate crime, Home Office statistics show that there are about 124,000 hate crime incidents. Under the category religion, there was a…12 Jan 2022HANSARDEye Health and Macular DiseaseI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for all that he is saying with regard to macular degeneration. From speaking to surgeons such as James Neffendorf at King’s College…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI welcome the Minister’s response to the urgent question and thank the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) for bringing it to the House. The Minister has…25 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn that point, Mr Speaker, may I thank you for all that you have done to ensure that our House can operate? To you and your team, from all of us, thank you. I am reluctant to…23 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy hon. Friend says that he welcomes the compensation that is being made. Of course, so do I and so does everybody else here, but linked to the question of compensation is justice…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillI echo the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (James Grundy) and it is a real pleasure to follow him on this issue. I thank the Minister and, through the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillI am grateful to the Minister for allowing me briefly to intervene. He said he has had conversations with those social media companies. I sat on the Home Affairs Committee when we…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s idea of an independent committee should be considered among the wider tools to get the right support for consumers. Of course, I have admiration for him…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillOn the allocation of compensation to different individuals, all victims are victims of this scam, but is the hon. Gentleman saying that priority should be given to those who have…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Billrose —22 Sept 2021