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HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathI commend the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) for his question on this crucial matter. The trial is based on evidence secured through torture, including…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt was good to hear from the Leader of the House about the motion on terrorism on Wednesday. I hope that that is to ban one of the extreme right-wing organisations that a number…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSupport for Hospitality, Tourism and EntertainmentWhat fiscal support he is providing to the (a) theatre and (b) entertainment sector during the covid-19 outbreak.07 Jul 2020HANSARDSupport for Hospitality, Tourism and EntertainmentLike many other Members, I met this morning members of ExcludedUK and people such as freelancers, many of whom are in the creative industries, who have fallen between the gaps of…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI remind the Secretary of State about another virus: HIV. As chair of the all-party group on HIV/AIDS, I met colleagues from across both Houses this morning to hear about the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister does not want to talk about the numbers of job losses, so let me give him some: British Airways, 12,000 jobs potentially to go, including in the Vale of…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 VaccineMr Speaker, “The breadth of the work that DFID is involved in is exemplary…It is firmly in our national interest…As we have seen in recent years with the Ebola crisis”. —[…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsThe idea that this is about social mobility is for the birds. General Sir Richard Barrons, the former chief of Joint Forces Command and indeed a Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff,…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillWith regard to Lords amendment 75, which extends the temporary provisions to 30 September, the Minister is absolutely right that a lot of businesses can survive this crisis, but…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI entirely endorse the point my hon. Friend is making, particularly with regard to pension schemes, because we have seen the tragedy of where this has gone wrong, such as the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI wholeheartedly associate myself with the comments made by the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) about the armed forces, particularly this week. It is good to see questions…25 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for her important urgent question. “The effectiveness with which DFID is able to deliver aid is because the…18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentGiven that these orders are made under the International Development Act 2002, does the Government have any plans to change or amend that Act given the importance of all these…18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentI happily give way to the former Secretary of State.18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentI welcome these orders and agree that they should be taken together. We will not be opposing them. I welcome the support that they indicate for tackling poverty and disease and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO Mergerindicated dissent.18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for the powerful way in which she makes these crucial points. Does she agree that the approach taken by my constituency colleague and the Welsh Minister for…18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentIndeed, and it did strike me as very odd and very concerning, and it will no doubt have been noted with concern in the capitals of many of those countries that we have enjoyed…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsPenblwydd hapus, Mr Speaker. The UK’s Commonwealth Development Corporation does important work, but deeply concerning evidence has come to light, thanks to the work of Finance…10 Jun 2020