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HANSARD Westminster Foundation for Democracy: FundingI thank everyone who has spoken today, from all four main parties in Parliament, as well as fellow governors and others. All of them paid tribute to the WFD’s work and all its…02 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI agree with many things that the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones), said, especially her comment that we cannot just leave it up to women and…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful for what the Minister has said, particularly about the early amendment on spiking. On this particular offence of misogyny, can we have it on the record in this House…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI warmly welcome the leadership shown and the progress made by the Foreign Secretary and the Government with partners on intensifying economic sanctions. The announcements from…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI find this fascinating. So often in these debates, it is entirely understandable for the Opposition to say that the Government have not been in listening mode, and therefore…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOn a small point of clarification, my right hon. Friend quite rightly referred to how the vast majority of spiking cases are about men spiking women’s drinks, and there is no…28 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaAs chair of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the all-party China group, it is a great pleasure to speak last—I think—from the Back Benches in this debate, which has…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaMy hon. Friend and neighbour is very kind. I have always felt it incredibly important that we stand up for our values, and for the past 11 years, as chair of the all-party China…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I give the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara) a chance to withdraw the effective implication that somehow a game of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and Chinarose —24 Feb 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Earlier today, before PMQs, a joint written ministerial statement was published on the decision to waive the right to remain application costs for…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that sovereignty must be respected and that that includes Ukraine. Does my right hon. Friend believe that that will encourage President…21 Feb 2022HANSARDWomen in the Armed ForcesMay I pay tribute to the appointment and work of our defence attaché in Vietnam, Bea Walcot, who may be taking up another south-east Asian appointment before long? Does the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia Sanctions LegislationI welcome the news that my right hon. Friend is proceeding with the long-awaited additional sanctions, and I look forward to the statutory instrument coming to the House as soon…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the new Leader of the House. Could he apply some of his famed Sudocrem to those of us on both sides of the House who would like to see the Vagrancy Act 1824 repealed by…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI am reluctant to intervene on a substantial speech in a field about which my hon. Friend is very knowledgeable. May I suggest, however, that the principal challenge for any…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, but of course it is important to realise that Taiwan’s excellent President has deliberately avoided making any call for independence. The House…10 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Tennis Courts9. What progress her Department has made on implementing its plans to refurbish local tennis courts, announced on 2 October 2021.10 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Tennis CourtsI am grateful to the Minister. That superb mapping exercise across the country by the LTA to benefit, as he said, over 4,500 public courts could be of huge benefit to families,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn this “tree-bilee” year, the Environment Minister knows about Gloucester’s huge new project, Hempsted woods, where I hope every child will have the chance to plant a tree. She…27 Jan 2022