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HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusMadam Deputy Speaker, I will see what I can do to speak on your behalf—even though you have no opinion on this matter.28 Nov 2024HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusThe Minister has mentioned the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire and his excellent opening speech. He posed a question that I hope she can answer at some point. Do His Majesty’s…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusWe will see if we can ascertain one in passing. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) on securing the debate. That is not easy, as he knows, and…28 Nov 2024HANSARDRelease of Alaa Abd el-FattahI fully support the call for Mr el-Fattah’s release, but in the same area, Ryan Cornelius has spent 16 years illegally held by the United Arab Emirates, much of it in solitary…26 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI return the Prime Minister to his meeting with President Xi. He may recall that at the time, President Xi put four red lines, one of which was about democracy and human rights,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsI have known the right hon. Gentleman for a long time, and he will know that I have a high regard for him, so I simply offer him these words from my knowledge of all the battles…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI have sat watching both Governments on this one, and I do not think that any Government have the right to accuse the party that was formerly in power and talk about what it got…19 Nov 2024HANSARDRFA Sir Galahad BombingI have many friends who served out there, and the after-effects of that disaster—death, burnt human beings—still bang on and resonate with them today. All they want is to know why…18 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsGiven that the Mauritian Government, with whom the Minister was dealing, have failed and are no longer in power, is this not a case of a deal with the wrong people at the wrong…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentThe right hon. Gentleman knows that I have the highest respect for him, even if we have occasionally clashed across the Floor. I ask him this simple question. In China today, one…11 Nov 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI thank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. China is even now carrying out military exercises threatening Taiwan and threatening to blockade it, which would damage…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and Sanctions(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent visit to China, on China’s reported…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastMay I return the right hon. Gentleman to the specific issue of Iran? We used to agree with each other on this matter a great deal when he was in opposition, so, if he does not…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWhipps Cross Hospital: RedevelopmentThe Secretary of State knows that we have campaigned together for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross hospital, and whether that is delivered by a Labour or Conservative Government…15 Oct 2024HANSARDWhipps Cross Hospital: Redevelopment7. What his Department’s timetable is for announcing the outcome of its review of the new hospital programme in relation to the proposed redevelopment of Whipps Cross hospital.15 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsCan I say to the right hon. Gentleman that even when I was on the Government Benches, I was opposed to what my Government were doing, even when they were only going to go halfway?…07 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI ask this question on the basis that I am sanctioned by the Chinese Government for having raised the evidence of genocide and slave labour in Xinjiang. We know that the vast…05 Sept 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsI congratulate the right hon. Lady on her new position. Before the election was called, we had succeeded in a cross-party campaign to make cuckooing a criminal offence in the…23 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I thank you for your service. We have known each other for a considerable amount of time—perhaps too long. This is not a valedictory speech on my part—I will…23 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we go to net zero, surely we also need to retain our sense of human rights. Polysilicon mostly comes from Xinjiang, where it is mined using slave labour. To what extend are we…21 May 2024