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HANSARDBusiness and TradeOn Tuesday, in my capacity as trade envoy, I attended the Korean embassy for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the joint development of a small modular nuclear…11 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: South Korea8. What recent progress she has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with South Korea.07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. May I commend to my right hon. Friend the recent paper on industrial policy by Policy Exchange and its conclusion that we should avoid entering a subsidy race and should…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: South KoreaOn Tuesday, in my capacity as trade envoy, I attended the Korean embassy for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the joint development of a small modular nuclear…07 Mar 2024HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend will be aware that estimates for the cost of restoration and rebuilding of Ukraine are now reaching $1 trillion. I warmly welcome the Foreign Secretary’s…28 Feb 2024HANSARDZoological Society of London (Leases) BillI will be brief. It is always a huge pleasure to see my hon. Friend the Minister. I am aware of the immense breadth of her responsibilities, and I wonder why this Bill comes under…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyDoes my hon. Friend agree that the murder of Alexei Navalny, following the earlier murder of Boris Nemtsov, shows the absolute refusal of Putin to tolerate any kind of genuine…19 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend recognise that drift net fishing for bass is more sustainable, targeted and efficient than fishing with set nets? Will he reconsider the ban, which was…01 Feb 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale to RedBird IMII fully understand the limitations on what my hon. Friend can say. Having covered for her until a few weeks ago as media Minister, I was given no inside information about this…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillIt is interesting to hear that the Opposition intend to support my right hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice), as they abstained in Committee. If a…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI do not think success can be judged simply on the number of complaints upheld. Indeed, as we have seen in other organisations, such as the BBC, we may find that a large number of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend. I hope that this is not the only issue on which we agree, but it is certainly one on which we hold the same view. For that reason,…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI did not suggest it was a Government regulator, but nevertheless, any regulator that requires Government approval through the Press Recognition Panel is viewed by the press as…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillYou are absolutely right, Madam Deputy Speaker; I have an amendment that I would like to speak to. It might be slightly unusual for the person who was the Minister taking the Bill…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillThere may have been—I am not quite sure which others my right hon. Friend might be referring to, but I am pretty certain that that was not one of them.30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy right hon. Friend is right, but as I think I pointed out on Second Reading, not a single major publisher has chosen to apply for recognition by the Press Recognition Panel…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillAs the Minister responsible, who said that we would not implement section 40, I had considerable talks. It was made plain that if the Government had implemented section 40, no…30 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsWhile applauding the extraordinary courage and resilience of the sub-postmasters who have campaigned for justice for so long, does my hon. Friend agree that the makers of “Mr…08 Jan 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit Progress Update: December 2023On 15 December 2023 we published Building Digital UK’s (BDUK) latest progress update on Project Gigabit, the Government £5 billion mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerThe overall question of the efficacy of the investment security process is for the Cabinet Office. The right hon. Gentleman may well wish to pursue his inquiry with the Minister…14 Dec 2023