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HANSARD Sudan: Protection of CiviliansWith your permission, Mr Speaker, before answering my right hon. Friend’s question, I will say a few words about Hurricane Melissa, which is currently a category 1 or 2 hurricane.…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Sudan: Protection of CiviliansAs my hon. Friend knows, we keep sanctions under regular review. He asked an important question about what we have been doing diplomatically. I have mentioned what we will do…30 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago: FundingWe have secured a deal that will protect the operation of the UK-US base on Diego Garcia well into the next century. The payments made under the deal will be split between the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago: FundingAs I have said, that will be published in the annual accounts of each Department.28 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration CrimeI absolutely agree with the sentiment of the hon. Lady’s question. She will know that in our first year in government, we deported over 5,000 foreign national offenders—a 14%…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is a passionate advocate on these issues; we debated them just the other day in Westminster Hall. The UK remains committed to providing international climate…28 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for his very important question, and he is absolutely right: tackling illegal migration is vital to our strategic relationship with the western Balkans.…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNot having seen the hon. Member’s proposals, I will not comment on them at this stage, but we take all evidence of foreign interference in this country very seriously. I work…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not going to comment on legal proceedings, but the hon. Gentleman knows full well that this had to be a treaty negotiated between the UK and Mauritius—that is the basis on…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that we do not comment on future sanctions designations, but we are, as the Foreign Secretary said, absolutely committed to choking off Russia’s war…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have had no hesitation in exposing the impacts of the botched Brexit deal that the previous Government made. That is exactly why we have reset our relationship with the EU and…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt genuinely was an honour to meet the three young people my hon. Friend mentioned. As she said, not only were their stories shocking, but they were inspiring in their courage. I…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree that we need to get Ukraine every support that it needs. Our support is iron-clad, which is why we hosted the coalition of the willing on Thursday. Members will…28 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration CrimeWe know that people-smuggling gangs work across borders to operate their vile trade, so we too must work across borders to disrupt their supply chains, dismantle their networks…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU AgreementAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman mentioned the challenges that have existed at the border. I have been stuck in those queues, Mr Speaker, and you may have been as well. This deal…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU AgreementI absolutely can assure my hon. Friend. I thank her and the whole APPG for their work, cross-party, in support of Gibraltar. I know, of course, that this deal is firmly backed by…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU AgreementIt was fantastic to visit Gibraltar recently for its national day, and also to meet my European Union and Spanish counterparts. The agreement reached between the UK and the EU in…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI completely and wholeheartedly associate myself with those comments from my hon. Friend. I know he has been a passionate advocate for Chagossians in the UK, and particularly in…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe right hon. Member knows that we regret what happened historically in relation to the Chagos Islands. He will also know that the islands are not permanently inhabited. That was…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman chunters “potential”, but is he willing to gamble with our national security? Is he willing to gamble on the operational effect? [ Interruption. ] Oh, he is…20 Oct 2025