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HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiHow many times must a totalitarian communist state behave like a totalitarian communist state before the Government will recognise it as a totalitarian communist state?18 Dec 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseWill the Government be making these payments within their own lifetime?18 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyIn welcoming this project for a long-term future aircraft, may I ask the Secretary of State whether he agrees that the threat picture that will face it will in large measure…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerI am not asking my right hon. Friend to say whether this particular proposed merger is being investigated. What I am asking him to say is whether the Government accept that there…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate before the House. I am here primarily to listen, rather than contribute, but it is overwhelmingly clear…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerOn that point, I recall that in 2021, while the National Security and Investment Bill was going through the House, the Government repeatedly said from the Dispatch Box that in any…14 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyEven if the Foreign Secretary were at the Dispatch Box today, I doubt if he would do a better job than my right hon. Friend. Can he say whether the Government have made any…11 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationI think I am right in saying that the International Security Assistance Force was officially a NATO assistance force to the then Afghan Government, so what is there to prevent…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI particularly look forward to that part of the Secretary of State’s speech when he will tell us whether this will apply to new leaseholds or will be retrospective on those…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaDoes the hon. Lady agree that one of the most telling points made during the debate was the hon. Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) saying at the conclusion of her speech…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown Dependenciesrose —07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesCould we add one more to the list of reasons why people conceal their identities in this way, which is to avoid sanctions, including sanctions placed by our own Government?07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesFor the sake of people who might not be experts in this field, can the right hon. Lady explain the extent to which those Crown dependencies and overseas territories themselves…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesSurely, the problem is that if the Minister were correct and any legitimate media could make an inquiry, any citizen with a real interest could go to the media and get the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsThose on both Front Benches seem to agree that Hamas must not remain in control in Gaza. Is any thought being given to how, once they have been removed, they can be prevented from…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismI thank the Secretary of State for his robust answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy). Does he agree that the sight this weekend of bereaved family…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationDoes the Home Secretary accept that, in order for any large-scale immigration policy to succeed, it is necessary for people to wish to integrate? What steps are the Government…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationIf the Government accept that there can be no political solution unless Hamas are removed from control in Gaza, can the Minister explain to us who exactly will remove Hamas from…04 Dec 2023HANSARDRisk and Resilience: Annual StatementHow would a future pandemic be different from the previous ones in terms of strategic stocks of protective equipment, and vaccine research, manufacture and distribution, should we…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresIf the Government ever decided that it was not in the country’s security interests for large numbers of communist Chinese students to be educated in our universities, would they…28 Nov 2023