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HANSARDUkraine2. What steps he is taking to support political development in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.04 Feb 2020HANSARDUkraineWill my right hon. Friend welcome President Zelensky’s decision to extend the visa-free regime for UK citizens for another year? Does my right hon. Friend share his ambition for…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition SurveillanceDoes my hon. Friend not accept the view of the surveillance camera commissioner, who has said that the guidelines are insufficient at present and there is no transparency? Do the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeDoes my right hon. Friend appreciate the enormous distress and offence that this has caused across Ukraine? Does he share my view that this symbol needs to be removed from the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCourt Proceedings: Proportion Covered by Court ReportersI thank my hon. Friend, and I thank the Minister of State, my hon. and learned Friend the Member for South East Cambridgeshire (Lucy Frazer), for the work that she has done in…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCourt Proceedings: Proportion Covered by Court Reporters10. What recent estimate he has made of the proportion of court proceedings covered by court reporters.14 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI agree with my hon. Friend. I hope that we will get on with negotiating those agreements simultaneously as soon as possible. Coming back to the point made by my hon. Friend the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI was not quite there. I also point to the dialogue we have built up over a number of years between parliamentarians from the UK and those of Argentina, and the good relations…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldThe position is that the BBC continues to fund the World Service, but it now receives an additional grant from the Foreign Office that has allowed it to expand its services. I…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranWill my right hon. Friend work closely with Ministers from the other countries that lost citizens on Ukraine International Airlines flight 752? Will he perhaps attend the joint…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI understand the hon. Lady’s argument, but this is not a binary choice. I want us to have a strong trading agreement with the European Union, and I am confident that we will…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI agree with my hon. Friend. It is short-sighted to look at nearby countries only. Our history shows that we have a tradition of trading right across the globe—I am delighted to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI am most grateful to be called so early in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to follow the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry), who raised…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI entirely agree with the hon. Lady. I was delighted to host an IPU/BBC World Service event at which we heard from the head of the BBC Persian service. Its journalists are all…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI am grateful to my hon. Friend, because he brings me on to the issue that I wanted to raise—13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI will give way perhaps one last time.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldBut before doing so I will give way to the hon. Lady.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI agree with my right hon. Friend. There are many people in this country who feel close ties with Australia, despite the geographical distance that separates us. I hope the…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy right hon. Friend raises an important point. There is an essential democratic process that needs to be conducted before a general election, which is the selection of…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMay I congratulate my hon. Friend on the perspicacity that he showed during the passage of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, as he has done on so many other occasions? He might…29 Oct 2019