Contributions
1,916 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for sharing his statement with me in advance. At a time when the world is more dangerous than at any point in our lifetimes, when the middle…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldI am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way. I completely agree with and accept a lot of what she said prior to her last point. The burden of the case that I and my…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldI give way with great pleasure to my neighbour.04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldIt is not often I see so many Members in the House when I talk about the royal town of Sutton Coldfield, but it is a great honour to see so many here tonight. It is not often,…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldThe hon. Gentleman must, as he is, champion the interests of his constituents as he sees fit, but I am very glad to hear that he had a Conservative police and crime commissioner.…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I will come to the strategic point that she has made in just a moment. I was pointing out the apparent lack of influence that the…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldI must draw my remarks to a close so that we can hear from the Minister, on whose appointment I wish belatedly to congratulate her, but my right hon. Friend once again makes a…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldOnce again my right hon. Friend puts her finger on the critical point and underlines the case that she and I are making for the good policing of our constituents. The sale of our…04 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and may I also thank the Minister for her response? The whole House condemned, and continues to be appalled by, Putin’s…02 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraine(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Ukraine.02 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. Over the weekend, we were once again reminded of the tragic human toll of this conflict, with Israel recovering…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLebanonI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. This is indeed a matter of profound concern and gravity for us all. The tragic and senseless attack in the Golan…30 Jul 2024HANSARDRecognition of PalestineMay I welcome the Foreign Secretary to his new position, since this is the first time that we have met across the Dispatch Box since we swapped sides? I welcome all his team,…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary will get full support from the Opposition in imposing open registers of beneficial ownership on the overseas territories. Can I ask the Foreign Secretary to…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsBoth main parties committed in their manifestos to restoring the 0.7% international development target. As the Foreign Secretary will have seen, last year we reached nearly 0.6%.…30 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and welcome to the Chair. May I warmly congratulate the Defence Secretary on his new role, and strongly endorse the comments he made about…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceThat is certainly the policy of the Opposition, and I hope it is common across the House that we should remain part of the European convention. I was talking about divisions…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceMy hon. Friend is quite right about the importance of food security. He will remember that the then Prime Minister launched the global food security summit last November in…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI assure my right hon. Friend that there are bells and whistles from across the House in the international development White Paper.18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI have listened carefully to the Minister. As she knows, not least from what I said today, I have been critical of earlier decisions, but can she tell the House today whether she…18 Jul 2024