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HANSARDCyclone IdaiThis massive disaster has swept across southern Africa, affecting in particular three Commonwealth and suspended Commonwealth countries. The United Nations has made it clear that…20 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima Begum and Other CasesOf course, the Home Secretary must decide on what is in the best interests of British public safety on the basis of information that we have not seen, and he is entirely right…11 Mar 2019HANSARDSyriaI greatly welcome my right hon. Friend’s important statement today. In a bleak situation, British humanitarian leadership and the expertise of DFID shines out. The House will want…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundThis is an excellent announcement, and I particularly welcome what the Secretary of State has said about money for the midlands engine. He said that any town may apply, and given…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.04 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderThank you, Mr Speaker. You may recall that on 1 May 2018, in new clause 6 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, this House resolved that the overseas territories must…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDMy hon. Friend rightly talks about conservation, but that comes under the 0.7%, and the three things he has just mentioned are within the official development assistance rules and…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDSurely, it does not matter who spends the money, but that it is spent in accordance with the rules as well as it can be. If it appears that it is not spent as well as it could be,…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI congratulate the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this debate and on his very good speech. No Department should feel that it is there in perpetuity—Departments have…27 Feb 2019HANSARDZimbabweSince 14 January there has been wholesale persecution by the military of the civilian population: documented cases of rape of civilians by the military, use of live rounds, and 17…26 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaThis is a controversial area for our constituents, but surely the Home Secretary has got the balance right in what he has said today. It is important that these people are not…18 Feb 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy right hon. Friend will be aware that there is deep concern on both sides of the House about administrative detention in excess of 28 days. Under the leadership of the right…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCar Production: SolihullI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I have a feeling that I know what he is going to say, and he will have huge and strong support from my…16 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, but the point I am making is that the absolute importance of an open border in Northern Ireland—indeed, it is enshrined in an…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. We have just heard two heavyweight and extremely important speeches from the two Front…09 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsThe heart-rending plight of those caught out in the channel, often having placed themselves in the hands of the modern-day equivalent of the slave trader, rightly worries us all,…07 Jan 2019