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HANSARDPolicing and Prevention of Violence against WomenMy apologies, Mr Speaker. I was not going to refer to him other than just in passing. The reality is that my right hon. Friend has announced that she will have an inquiry into…15 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsI congratulate the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) on securing his timely urgent question. I say to my hon. Friend the Minister that we have heard a lot of…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. No Chancellor has faced this kind of crisis in living memory and, by and large, I…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapFirst, can I congratulate the Prime Minister on his incredibly bold decision last year? It is due to that and getting the vaccines roll-out going that we are now looking at the…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillThe answer to this question is very simple. Ministers cannot direct Select Committees. Select Committees will go where they think it is necessary. So with this amendment, Select…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillThat is why, I say gently to my right hon. Friend the Minister, in my amendment I deliberately locked in the idea that if the Government want to sift this by looking at Select…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my hon. Friend reflect that the Government’s complaints that the previous amendment was flawed were taken into consideration such that under the current amendment the court…09 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI apologise for intervening so early, but I wanted to do so while the Minister was mentioning justice. In this Bill, he deals with justice to our armed services and forces, but we…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on her question and the BBC on its programme. A litany of terrible, terrible abuse —rape, mass internment, people…04 Feb 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationDoes my right hon. Friend not agree that the reality is that the protocol is simply not working? These are not teething problems. He mentioned article 16, but article 16 is very…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillIt is a privilege to speak in this debate. I am conscious that time is tight, so I am going to try to make my points as quickly as possible. I rise to speak in support of Lords…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillI gave the amendment to the Foreign Secretary and his team last Wednesday, and it is on the amendment paper today. With respect, it is not a case of, “We can have a look at it”;…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillAs my right hon. Friend knows, I admire him enormously, but I want to take him back to that point. He said he has no plans for a trade deal with China, but what that really means…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillI agree. I put the question back to my hon. Friend, as I have to other hon. Friends. If, on balance, the courts decide—we have faith in our courts—that this is likely to be…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillI will be quick, because I know that my right hon. Friend has to be quick. When it comes to genocide, it is different, because genocide has to be decided by the courts. We have no…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is completely wrong. It is absolutely clear that that remains the right of the Government, and I read out what the Government spokesman said in the Lords. If they…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Jan 2021HANSARD Financial Services BillI am glad the Minister gave me time to get this awful mask off. I understand fully my hon. Friend’s arguments, and I will come to that in a second when I have an opportunity to…13 Jan 2021