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HANSARDEngagementsFurther to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), I thank the Prime Minister for the invitation she extended to me to her knife crime summit on…03 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. What assessment has the Department made of the validity or otherwise of accusations of vote rigging in the recent Nigerian elections? Further to that, what support will be…02 Apr 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Do you concede that had you made this statement in fundamentally the same way between the first and second…18 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) on opening this Third Reading debate. I have just come…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Yesterday, we heard of the horrific antisemitic attack on an elderly Jewish gentleman in north London. Tonight, right hon. and hon. colleagues from across the House will be…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsMy right hon. Friend mentioned this in his statement, but will he give a more explicit commitment that under a Conservative Government we will always seek to drive down tariff…25 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the loss of skills, and that is particularly true of what may be thought of as legacy skills. We have been very focused on two…18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for that intervention. I was once told by my commanding officer that I did not need to worry about much, but if my soldiers stopped moaning, I…18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceI have, and I do not like it. Also inherent in this SI are provisions for enlistment, pay and the redress of complaints, and all those things at heart are J1 considerations, so I…18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceThe Minister made the point that this renewal—this continuation statutory instrument—is not normally discussed on the Floor of the House, but being able to do so is a great…18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceMy hon. Friend makes an important point—one that I will touch upon briefly later in my speech—about the changing nature of conflict and the skills mix that we require from young…18 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUCan the right hon. and learned Gentleman not understand the nonsense of his own argument? He suggests on the one hand that the Prime Minister is trying to run down the clock, and…14 Feb 2019HANSARDRepair of Local RoadsI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. He knows, because I have lobbied him relentlessly, that we are bidding for funding from the second road investment strategy for the A120 in…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?14 Feb 2019HANSARDRepair of Local Roads4. What funds he has made available for the repair of local roads.14 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightPart of the criticism that my right hon. Friend’s Department has received has arisen because Seaborne Freight was seen as a company that had no track record in shipping. We now…11 Feb 2019HANSARDCare Leavers: Employment OpportunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Prior to universal credit, under the legacy system, care leavers and other vulnerable jobseekers were just left to sign on but now, with…11 Feb 2019HANSARDCare Leavers: Employment Opportunities11. What steps she is taking to increase employment opportunities for care leavers.11 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesT7. Members discharge their duties in a variety of ways, but does my hon. Friend agree that it is not possible to discharge them properly from inside a prison cell? When will the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have family from Sierra Leone; it was the place of my mother’s birth. The country was racked with conflict, in large part driven by the illegal diamond trade. Does the Minister…05 Feb 2019