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HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeI hope Ministers have had a look at Policy Exchange’s paper titled, for better or worse, “Extremism Rebellion”. Although we may defend people’s right to hold views about green…22 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI was a bit disappointed that the Secretary of State does not plan to build a new hospital in Wycombe, but I am glad to say that there is an opportunity to invest in a…16 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case, but I cannot help wondering whether, in calling for that alliance, he wants to use the United Nations. If he does, how does he reconcile…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldWill the hon. Gentleman attribute to somebody the advice he was given? I would be very interested to know who thinks that the negotiation will be quite so asymmetric.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldThis is no time for timidity. This is a time for boldness in purposeful action. That is why I was so delighted to hear the maiden speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldWill the Foreign Secretary give way?13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldMy right hon. Friend will know that for people like me who represent diverse diaspora communities, the internal and external affairs of other countries often raise issues of the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt occurs to me, as I listen to the hon. Gentleman, that foreign policy is often common ground between successive Governments of different parties. I wonder if it has occurred to…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Australian BushfiresCongratulations on your return to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I strongly welcome the UK Government’s enduring commitment to support Australia, but will my hon. Friend tell us…09 Jan 2020HANSARDYouth ServicesWill my hon. Friend take steps to ensure that young people in Wycombe are not disadvantaged by excessively coarse aggregate measures of deprivation, which can obscure real need in…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Electoral PracticesI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, and I hope he will not mind me teasing him a bit when I say I am delighted that he has intervened in the Adjournment debate and that…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Before I conclude, I will briefly touch on two practices that are not fair game and that the law needs to address more fully. The first is…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesMy hon. Friend mentioned awareness. One of our problems is that people are all too aware of the vulnerabilities in the system. One man I could name who, for the sake of clarity,…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesIt is a privilege to lead the first Adjournment debate of this Parliament, on electoral practices, especially with so much time stretching before us—something I have long dreamed…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesOf course. Northern Ireland has relevant experience.19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesI assure my hon. Friend that I will give her all my support to make Wycombe a pilot area for voter ID. May I press her on another point? A voter might conceivably correctly…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Electoral PracticesI absolutely agree, and I think that the Government should certainly look extremely closely at the precedent established within the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland. Certainly,…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee Report on RussiaAre the Government not entitled not to be bullied into accelerating the release of important national security reports? Would it not be a dangerous precedent to establish that the…05 Nov 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Thousands of British people in Wycombe have family and friends on one or both sides of the line of control in Kashmir. With so many serious allegations of human rights abuses…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI knew that one of them would not be able to resist.29 Oct 2019