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HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn the argument about the money, which comes up throughout all this and which we had in the last debate, the Government have used a dodgy system to calculate it. It is called the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD UkraineI am the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on Magnitsky sanctions and reparation, and we have encouraged the last Government and the present Government to be much more…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesObviously the devil lies in the detail in these things, and never more so than in Northern Ireland. Before the Bill comes eventually before us, we really cannot say for certain…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseAs my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition said, the 2021 and 2023 integrated reviews were very clear. All the officials and security services said that China was a…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesMy right hon. Friend is making an important contribution. Does he not agree that although there is a tendency to say that it is about what we can do in the future, this debate is…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe point keeps being raised about the three-week gap that is coming, but the reality is that key Select Committees can continue to investigate this issue through the recess,…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that no matter what happened or did not happen, a Prime Minister—a leader—has to shoulder the responsibility? It is absolutely appalling that they…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesMy right hon. Friend has mentioned the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. In case the House thinks it is a Conservative organisation, can I explain that it has Members of…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI make the following comments as somebody who has been sanctioned and hounded by the Chinese Government all the way through the past few years. I was briefed by the security…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceI commend the hon. Gentleman’s statement on our support for Poland. Of course we have to support Poland; it is quite right that we should do so. May I return the hon. Gentleman to…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillJust to make a small comment on the previous speech, I have been here a little while, and I have never once stopped regretting taking a Government handout to speak in support of…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIt is not.09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the Chinese Government have a long-term plan. In fact, they are very clear about what they wish to do. If anybody does not think that…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillBefore my right hon. and learned Friend moves on to the spectrum, may I bring him back to UNCLOS? As I understand it, article 298(1)(a) and (b) give us specific exemptions from…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThat is exactly the point. There are serious concerns about the uncertainties surrounding future growth and societal wellbeing. If there are such concerns when it comes to UK…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. Just to settle this whole argument about net present value, the reason it simply cannot be used for a long-term treaty obligation is that it…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI congratulate the Minister on his new position May I get one little moment of agreement here? The Government say they abide by the law. Given the opt-out that we had, the…09 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainI cannot think of anyone I would rather have chairing this debate, so it is of course a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainI just wanted to make the small point that I was fortunate enough to sit next to Jock Colville, who was assistant private secretary to Churchill throughout the war. They were…02 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineA few weeks ago I returned from Ukraine with some others who had been delivering trucks and medical aid to the Ukrainians for use on the frontline. I have made a number of such…01 Sept 2025