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HANSARDLawfare and Investigative JournalismWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMay I warmly welcome the Chancellor’s remarks about defence and security? As it took us very many years to pay off this country’s colossal second world war debt, am I right in…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLawfare and Investigative JournalismI just want to save the Government from a possible pitfall. Does the Minister not realise that the likelihood is that the people present in this Chamber tonight will table…17 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy right hon. Friend is a reassuring presence at the Dispatch Box, and I congratulate him on his recent appointment to his post. Does he agree that all that will deter Putin from…11 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI begin by congratulating the three Front-Bench spokesmen on the eloquence and unanimity that has been displayed. In studying the depravity of dictators, one quickly understands…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on becoming not only Leader of the House, but Lord President of the Council. In that latter capacity, will she urge the Privy Council…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineNot for the first time, my right hon. and gallant Friend anticipates my next but one point. I will make the next point first, which is that, because the only tactic left is…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenTowards the end of yesterday’s proceedings, participants were encouraged to avoid repeating the points of their predecessors. That is no easy task when such unanimity prevails.…10 Sept 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens: Asylum PoliciesWill the Minister confirm that the Government still hold in a special place in their priorities those Afghans who assisted the British armed forces when they were present in…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareOn checking my website, I saw that it was in late 2005—not a period of Conservative government—that my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne), the…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAlthough the commitment to 3% of GDP on defence is welcome, 2030 is further away in time than the entire duration of the second world war. It would be nice to see that commitment,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools BillI present a petition in the same terms. The petition states: The petition of residents of the constituency of New Forest East, Declares that the petitioners reject the imposition…13 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDo the Government share my concern at the injection of vast quantities of communist cash from countries such as China and Vietnam into our universities—Oxbridge colleges in…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsDoes the Prime Minister accept that, before there was a shooting war in Europe in the 1980s, it was right for this country to spend 5% of GDP on defence and, if he does, why does…04 Jul 2022HANSARD UK Defence Industry: ProcurementBefore the Minister moves swiftly on from the deterrent, I would like to take him back to aerospace. In the past he has been generous with his time and has met me to discuss the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System: Labour ShortagesIf I give the Minister the details, will he kindly take a personal interest in the unusual plight of two young Russian charity volunteers who are now stranded in my constituency…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentAs the expenditure on all the equipment that we have rightly been supplying is operational, will the Minister confirm that it is coming from the Treasury reserve and not from the…20 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Billrose—13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, because I genuinely have come to this debate to learn about the issues. I thought the most important word that he just uttered was…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy right hon. Friend is so kind. He has just given a terrible example at the extreme end of the spectrum of intimidation and restriction on free speech, but does he share my…13 Jun 2022