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HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeI will give way one last time, and then I shall make some progress.30 Jun 2022HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is correct. I will make this point in a moment, but there is no harm in restating it now: the original deal contained a number of sunset provisions, and the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The JCPOA contains the word “comprehensive”, but it was anything but comprehensive. It certainly did not speak to the malign activities of…30 Jun 2022HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeI am spoilt for choice, but I will give way first to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers).30 Jun 2022HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeI agree wholeheartedly with my right hon. Friend, who has been interested and engaged in this issue for a long time. The point she makes, which I hope I will make over the course…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe solution to the inflationary crisis that we face, driven by high energy prices and a lack of supply, is primarily international. What is my right hon. Friend the Foreign…21 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier in the year, Parliament repealed the antiquated Vagrancy Act 1824. It was an important step in our journey to ending homelessness for good. Imagine my surprise when I…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentThe quantity of weaponry required by Ukraine vastly exceeds the amount pledged by NATO allies, and the amount pledged significantly exceeds the amount that has actually been…20 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if I can take your advice on how I can raise an urgent matter with the Foreign Secretary and her colleagues. Earlier today, a…09 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateThere were two tasks for the Chancellor today. The first was to provide support for the poorest households, who are facing a period of extreme hardship, and on that front I think…26 May 2022HANSARD Address to Her Majesty: Platinum JubileeIt is a great honour to join my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and other colleagues on both sides of the House in our tribute to Her Majesty…26 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhen I think of civil servants and advisers during that period, I think of the brilliant civil servants who helped move mountains to create the shielding programme within a matter…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend will be aware that a small number of us in this House have constituents who have been fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces and who are now held in captivity,…25 May 2022HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Forced ConfessionThe news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was forced to sign this so-called confession is just the latest evidence of contemptible, despicable treatment of her by the Iranian…24 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am conscious of time, but I will give way briefly to the hon. Gentleman.10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern). I agree with her last point in that I hope that this Session is the one in which we can finally…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI hear the point that the hon. Gentleman makes. I would dispute that. Today is probably not the right moment to do so because time does not allow. The point I was making is that,…10 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHas my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary had an opportunity to raise the cases of my constituent Aiden Aslin and of Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian and Russian counterparts?…26 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent Aiden Aslin has served in the Ukrainian armed forces for four years. Last week, he was captured by the Russian army in Mariupol. Yesterday, a video emerged of my…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIn the one minute you have given me to speak in this debate, let me make three brief points, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, I come to this Bill with concerns about its impact on…19 Apr 2022