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HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeYes, it is. As far as I am aware, it is not true that the office in East Kilbride is being closed. It is being moved to Glasgow, and I am advised that the Government have no plans…05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWill the hon. Lady give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeIt is a pleasure to follow the brave and principled speech of the Chair of the International Development Committee. The Government are absolutely right to increase defence…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsThe Minister will understand that in the royal town of Sutton Coldfield, we were delighted to receive the towns fund money from the last Government, and we are grateful to him…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister should surely be commended both for the meetings that he held in the White House last week and for the effective leadership that he showed over the weekend.…03 Mar 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryWill my right hon. Friend give way?26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryLet me help the confused Liberal Democrat Member. I was in the Foreign Office during the whole of the Tory negotiations. I witnessed exactly what my right hon. Friend the Member…26 Feb 2025HANSARDBritish Virgin Islands: Illicit FinanceThe Foreign Secretary will be aware that under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, the British Virgin Islands is obliged to introduce open registers of beneficial…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI agree entirely with the strategic direction that the Prime Minister has set out. Defence and security must come first, but he does have choices about how he funds that important…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineThe whole House will want to wish the right hon. Gentleman, and the Prime Minister, a strong and successful visit later this week. He will be able to agree with the President…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be well aware of the global vaccination fund, Gavi. One of the United Kingdom’s great success stories, it has vaccinated from deadly diseases more than a…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate. I congratulate the three Members who have made speeches so far, particularly the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsI want to try to be helpful to the Minister. I was the Deputy Foreign Secretary throughout much of the negotiations and I am in a position to tell the House that neither my right…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyWe have another three minutes, so I am keen to help out. To be clear, we are talking here about dirty money and the source of this money—money stolen from Africa and from…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyCan the Minister provide an undertaking that if the overseas territories, and indeed the Crown dependencies, do not co-operate with what Parliament has set out—the Order in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCI thank the Foreign Secretary for his kind remarks. On Sudan, I commend the Foreign Secretary for going to Chad. I visited the same location last year, and he will have seen the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMay I commend the Development Minister on her statement to the House today? I think she would agree that it continues the drive and commitment of the last Government. I…28 Jan 2025