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HANSARDRussia’s Grand StrategyNo, I have given way three times already. Ukraine is divided. The second-largest party in Ukraine is a pro-Russian party. It ranks very high on the corruption index. When it…06 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsApparently the Government are thinking of relaxing visa controls for India in order to get a free trade deal. While a free trade deal is valuable in itself, we should not be held…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateEarlier this week the Lincolnshire hospitals declared a critical incident, and people in Lincolnshire no doubt thought that they were being overrun with covid. However, NHS…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIf the Leader of the House had been in our Lobby on Tuesday, he would not have had to open the window; we were much more socially distanced. In my experience, crowded Lobbies full…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsWould the hon. Gentleman like to reply to that?14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsWe have established that. I apologise—I did not call you earlier because I thought you were a PPS; you are sitting in the PPS’s place. I know it is a bit of an insult to call…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI am a member of the Council of Europe, which I think has lost its way. It lets Russia literally get away with murder but interferes in the minutiae of so-called human rights in…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsOrder. Calm down. The hon. Gentleman does not have to give way if he does not want to.14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsThere you are.14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsAre we having a little debate now?14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsOrder. Silence.14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateFour weeks ago, I raised the matter of a family member who is aged 90, completely bed-bound, vulnerable and at home, and had still had no booster jab. I was promised action, but…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWe agree on many things, but perhaps not on this. Does my right hon. Friend accept that, unless we get rid of the pull factor, we will never solve this problem? It is not…07 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraineIf Ukraine had been a member of NATO, there would now be a grisly roll call of British Army dead. Economic sanctions, yes, but will the Minister confirm that the frozen steppes of…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe Pope was recently in Greece, and he criticised European Governments for their lack of humanity to migrants. Normally I agree with the Pope, and it is his job to stand up for…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNigeria: Religious and Other ViolenceIs it not extremely regrettable that there is virtually no publicity in the west about what is happening to Christians in Nigeria, amounting almost to genocide? Can we not put…30 Nov 2021HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: 40th Anniversary of UN DeclarationI congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on her speech. I particularly follow her very good point about taking refugees from the camps in…25 Nov 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentWhat an appalling and entirely foreseeable tragedy. Does the Home Secretary agree that we cannot wait on her excellent Bill? We cannot wait on the French co-operating and taking…25 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs it not absurd that in one ward of a hospital doctors can be fighting to save the life of a 22-week gestation baby while arguably, under the law, a 24-week baby can be aborted?…23 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings4. What progress her Department has made on tackling illegal migrant channel crossings.22 Nov 2021