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HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThe Minister says there will be publication this week: is she able to confirm that we will publish as we submit to the UN so that it will be publicly available including to…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsAlthough I might express it slightly differently myself, I do share my hon. Friend’s concern. It is incredibly important that we learn from this experience for future VNRs; I will…11 Jun 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessIt is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), who has shown great leadership in speaking up on the Yemen issue. I pay tribute to my…23 May 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He has anticipated something that I am about to say, so I will say it now. If implemented, the Stockholm agreement, about which I will…23 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge), who made a powerful and reflective speech. I particularly endorse what he says about the importance…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI endorse everything the right hon. Gentleman says, and his point about the evidence being here brings me to the main subject of my speech, which is to speak on behalf of my…20 May 2019HANSARDDevelopment Co-operation: EUThe UK has long played a leadership role within the European Union in shaping its development and humanitarian response. Can the Secretary of State reassure the House that even…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeLet me begin by endorsing the idea of a citizens’ assembly on climate change. Such an assembly would present us with a real opportunity to put aside party politics and deliver a…01 May 2019HANSARDSchool FundingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Scott Mann), not least because I was the Minister for Schools when we introduced the London challenge. It is worth…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI absolutely agree. Despite the challenging environment that Bank View and Redbridge schools face, I am delighted that have they have again been ranked outstanding by Ofsted. I…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRwandan Genocide: Alleged PerpetratorsMay I plead with the Minister for a greater sense of urgency in this case? The right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), whom I congratulate on securing the urgent…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI have previously raised the case of my constituent, 11-month-old Nathaniel Leahy, who, owing to his extremely rare form of epilepsy, lives in great pain. His mum told me today:…08 Apr 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderClimate change is the biggest challenge facing the world today. Will the Foreign Secretary tell us what the Government are doing to maintain an international focus on this and, in…02 Apr 2019HANSARD World TB DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) on securing this…27 Mar 2019HANSARDYemenMay I echo what has been said about the former Minister, the right hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt)? He will be a huge loss to both the Foreign Office and…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) on a powerful and passionate opening…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC Inquiryrose —22 Mar 2019HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC InquiryBoth the Minister and the shadow Foreign Secretary have said that it would have been better if the inquiry had also looked into Hamas’s involvement. I agree, but I do not believe…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC Inquiryindicated dissent.22 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I shall refer later in my speech to the Abbotts Lea special school in Liverpool, which is a shining example of the very best practice…21 Mar 2019