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HANSARD Business of the HouseIs it still possible for us to have a full debate in Government time on the threat posed by China, both domestically and internationally? After all, it was at the indulgence of…03 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityFirst and foremost, there is no question that in the Government and even in Parliament we have become incredibly sloppy about any idea of security. The carrying of telephones—just…01 Nov 2022HANSARDOverseas Chinese Police Stations in UK: Legal StatusI am grateful to Mr Speaker for granting the urgent question and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing it. I am pleased to…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this urgent question and I thank you for granting it, Mr Speaker. I say to my hon. Friend the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Manchester ProtestMr Speaker, I am grateful to you for granting this urgent question, which follows Tuesday’s urgent question secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Manchester Protest(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to make a statement on the role of the Chinese consul general, who it now…20 Oct 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am grateful for catching your eye on this, and I seek your guidance. Yesterday, the Minister for the Americas and the Overseas Territories was,…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consulate: Attack on Hong Kong ProtestersFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on getting the urgent question. I also congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on pursuing it, quite…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI welcome my right hon. Friend to his position. What has happened over the past few days is a war crime if ever there was a war crime, and I hope that the Government and the whole…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiI think that the Government have somehow got themselves into a position of being conflicted over their stance on Iran. This terrible case—the murder of a young woman—calls into…11 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI recognise that others want to speak, and I will try to be as brief as possible. In a way, this debate is simple, because it is ultimately about the sovereignty, independence and…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineIf I may pursue that a little further, we have always known that Russia sees what we used to call tactical nuclear weapons as war-fighting weapons rather than strategic ones.…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenSo much has already been said and I do not intend to repeat it much, but I do want to say that it is a sad day for all of us. It is tragic news, bringing to an end a remarkable…09 Sept 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI beg to move, That this House has considered UK sanctions for human rights abuses and corruption. The UK’s Magnitsky sanctions regime has, as many of us will accept, provided the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI start by thanking Redress, which has been hugely influential and important. Without its data, we would not have been able to have this debate today. My hon. Friend the Minister…21 Jul 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSMy hon. Friend is making a compelling argument. She must have talked to the Department for Education about the matter before the debate. What I find difficult is everything…30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way, and for the progress she is making on this. I was intrigued, but another question is that in contested areas like this, it actually…30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSDoes this not boil down to the very simple point that knowledge without context or consequence is dangerous? Children at these ages, who are often in doubt about who they are,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesI am grateful for that intervention because I was coming to that, and my hon. Friend is right to prompt me. The commissioner has made it very clear that Hikvision is a security…29 Jun 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesAll I am asking for is a view. I know that the Government cannot direct them, but it is important that Government have a view. The Government had a view about existing judges.…29 Jun 2022