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HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateThe case being made by the right hon. and learned Gentleman is that the Prime Minister is making a promise he will not keep, but what did Tony Blair and Gordon Brown do? They made…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcI call Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi. Sorry, I call Richard Fuller. I apologise. How could I miss you out?13 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Home Secretary for fulfilling her pledge on the Floor of the House to meet Aid to the Church in Need and myself tomorrow to discuss the case of Maira Shahbaz, a…12 Jul 2021HANSARDPeople SmugglingFollowing the ridiculous decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute illegal migrants on the grounds that they have “no choice in how they travel”, as if they do…12 Jul 2021HANSARDPeople SmugglingWhat steps her Department is taking to tackle people smuggling.12 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThe Prime Minister has been given a hard time today and I have a lot of sympathy for him because, given that we have to follow in the wake of the Americans, we have very few cards…08 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeI thought the hon. Gentleman would make that answer. That settlement was made in 1921. The difficulty for the SNP is that it would have to reapply as a new state to join the EU.…07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeThe difficulty for the SNP in this sort of debate is that while they are quite right to talk about some teething problems relating to our leaving the EU, will those problems not…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Education SettingsI thank the Secretary of State for putting children first. In the last year, the education of children has been trashed. Although every death of a child is tragic, we have to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilMy right hon. Friend is very kind. I suppose being the last Thatcherite is better than being the last Majorite. Actually, funnily enough, according to the latest opinion polls,…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilThe UK does have a role, and I fully accept the point about the Commonwealth. We have heard that we should prioritise the Commonwealth, but as we have also heard, where are these…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilThat is precisely the point that I wanted to make. By the way, I am proud of the work that we did on the Public Accounts Committee to get an estimates day debate that actually…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI am sure that is right. I accept that if we took an opinion poll in the Gainsborough constituency, a majority—perhaps even a strong majority— would be in favour of these cuts. I…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley) and to have watched her whip the Minister into submission even before he has…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilWhen, we ask—what does “temporary” mean? Surely temporary only means temporary. Being helpful, I want to give the Government a way out. We have the Budget coming up before the end…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelOver the weekend, we had the full panoply of the Stasi state with its pettifogging prying into people’s private lives, including show trials, denunciation, hidden cameras and…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewNone of what has been said so far is going to get us very far. It is absolutely intimidating for a woman—an alleged victim of rape—to have to go through a traditional court…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI can quite understand why the hon. Gentleman wants to make a doomed bid for prosperous Tory voters in the south-east, but will he answer the question, on behalf of my children,…21 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusAs has been noted by my colleagues, there are very few Labour Back Benchers taking part in this debate, a point made in particular by my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 and LonelinessWe now go to Jim Shannon, for the second time this afternoon.15 Jun 2021