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HANSARD Welsh Local AuthoritiesIt has been a fantastic debate, with some great contributions from colleagues. It is a shame that we did not have some colleagues from other parts of Wales present, but we did try…15 Mar 2022HANSARDEuropean SecurityI welcome what the Minister has said about co-ordination with the G7 on Ukraine, but does he agree that Putin seeks to create instability and insecurity elsewhere in Europe at the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI thank the Minister for his personal help, but my constituents share the absolute frustration at the speed at which the Government are moving on this issue. Can he get a grip on…08 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. The Minister can be assured of our co-operation in getting these measures through quickly. He has already heard some suggestions for ways…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI thank Ministers and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials for the pre-briefings they provided on these measures. I understand that in response to our request…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend makes a crucial point. My understanding, which the Minister can clarify if necessary, is that it does apply to financial transactions including mortgages and…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsIt will clearly be necessary for us to propose and potentially impose measures for quite some time—for a number of years, according to the explanatory notes—and we have agreed to…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman, especially in connection with the measures relating to SLAPP suits that we debated recently in the House. This is a crucial point.…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI completely agree about the need for effectiveness. A point has been made today about the slow pace of the designation of some individuals and entities. The Government have…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am sure that the Minister will say that we are not naming individuals to give them advance warning, but the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) is absolutely right…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI am delighted that my hon. Friend and neighbour has secured this debate. She will know that the first purpose-built mosque in Wales was in my constituency, but of course the…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for being so generous in giving way again. I totally agree with and endorse the points she has made about Islamophobia. Regrettably, despite…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI fully endorse my hon. Friend’s comments about the links with Bangladesh. I recently had the chance to have a meeting with the Wales Bangladesh chamber of commerce and heard more…23 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI first thank the Minister for his courtesy and that of his officials in discussing the measures before us on a number of occasions over recent weeks, and I pay tribute to the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActI wholeheartedly agree. I will end on this reflection—no doubt, I will receive criticism and abuse online as a result. I have spoken out in this place about the conduct of a…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActIt is a pleasure, Sir George, to serve under your chairpersonship. I will only make a brief contribution, because I have expressed my views on this issue many times in this place,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillI add my wholehearted support to this Bill and the efforts of my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper). Like many hon. Members, I have campaigners in my own…28 Jan 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Political SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Bone. I thank the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) for securing a debate on this crisis and for his powerful…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Political SituationI absolutely agree with the Chair of the International Development Committee. The Government’s decisions are absolutely baffling, not least because of the implications for…19 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandAbsolutely. The hon. and gallant Gentleman makes an important point. We as a country need to recognise far more that our friends from across the Commonwealth have made…18 Jan 2022