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HANSARDSituation in the GulfDoes the Foreign Secretary accept that the taking of hostages and the flouting of international law have been the signature strategy of Iran ever since the Islamic revolution in…22 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaThat welcome intervention, if accurate—I have no reason to believe that it is not—is a powerful argument in favour of continued engagement with the regime, even though from time…18 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaIf ever there were a prime candidate to be the subject of that excellent BBC Radio 4 series, “Moral Maze”, it would be Britain’s relationship with Saudi Arabia. I congratulate the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingI had better not, because of time pressure. Secondly, to coincide with the debate, the Defence Committee has updated its April 2016 report, “Shifting the Goalposts? Defence…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingIn the four minutes available, I propose to make two points. First, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan) on a masterly…16 Jul 2019HANSARDExtremist ViewsWhat more can the Government do to publicise those important examples of where communities and community organisations have succeeded in the supply of information that has…15 Jul 2019HANSARDExtremist Views8. What steps he is taking to support community organisations to counter extremist views.15 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyDefinitely.11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyWhat the Minister says is completely correct. The question is not so much whether countries choose to do this but whether they have to. In the case of Germany, its expenditure on…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding Strategyrose —11 Jul 2019HANSARD GCHQ CentenaryI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this debate forward. Will he also pay tribute to the people who did so much in the predecessor organisation GCHQ during the second world…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI fully understand the logic of the Minister’s position, but it just goes to what I was trying to convey in my speech: it is a question of short-term savings that will show up in…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategySo is Durham!11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyWill the Minister give way?11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyThey never do. They always try to put it back to you.11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyThe Minister is being amazingly kind. I really appreciate it. Let me put this sunny scenario before him. Let us imagine that the wishes of the Defence Committee come true and the…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyAs an old schoolmate of yours, Mr Evans, it is a particular pleasure for me to contribute to this debate under your able chairmanship. I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyThat is true, because if we fall below what one might call critical mass, we will not be able to maintain the necessary footprint to support the construction and manning of…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI entirely endorse what the hon. Gentleman said, and I am glad that he mentioned the modernising defence programme. I will take a moment to talk about that exercise. It was felt…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am afraid that we have got into a situation where people in Northern Ireland have become, to some extent, a prisoner of their own rhetoric. As I understand it, there is…09 Jul 2019