Contributions
775 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I, in passing, thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating the debate on Russia’s grand strategy? A proper debate on the subject is long overdue, along with a fuller…16 Dec 2021HANSARDFCDO StaffingCan we just remind ourselves that the UK diplomatic service is in fact part of our vital capability to maintain the competitive stance of this country around the world? The cost…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsAs we see Russian forces massing on the Ukrainian border, can we be reminded that Russia is also continuing to carry out cyber-attacks, to attempt assassinations, to use gas as a…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend obviously understands that these measures will try the patience of the British people. Will he look at the other measures that can suppress the virus,…08 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsMy right hon. Friend will be aware that the Government’s legal representatives are now telling the courts that the Northern Ireland protocol represents a temporary suspension of…08 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraineI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) on being granted this urgent question, but may I express my disappointment that this matter has had to be…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for his statement. Can he confirm that it is the Government’s policy to encourage the reopening of mass vaccination centres to get through the bulge of…03 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI very much welcome the points made by the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd), and I wholeheartedly agree with them, except for one: I think it is NATO’s job not to interfere…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceWe could. I do not know whether we should do that in order to help to secure international agreement and consensus, or whether we should do it after we have secured international…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceMy hon. Friend is quite right. I was going to go on to the point that it was Madeleine Albright, bless her, who persuaded President Clinton that the Americans had to be involved.…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI emphasise the hon. Lady’s point about the role of women and the empowerment of women in conflict prevention, which has also been raised by my hon. Friends the Members for…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceNationalism can be toxic, but there is another crucial ingredient in this potential catastrophe: the interference by other sovereign states, such as Russia and China, and the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceWhat about Russia?02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceAs I mentioned, I sat through those debates and questions in the 1990s, and I am not prepared to sit through more months and years of prevarication. My right hon. and gallant…02 Dec 2021HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his statement, for his calm chairmanship of the Committee through a particularly difficult period, and for the consensual way that he chairs the…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsBefore my right hon. Friend carries on, may I add that anybody who is complaining about the amendment to the motion is complaining about the procedures of this House as they exist…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on Standardsrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn the devolution point, let us remember it is a two-way street. There may well be things that we can learn from the Scottish Government that they have done better and differently…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesIt is an honour to be called so early in this most important debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on obtaining it at such a timely…21 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThe Minister is bringing in a fantastic Bill, but it is sad that we are not implementing the measures that my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) brought before…20 Oct 2021