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HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Fife (Stephen Gethins). I agreed with what he said about 0.7% of GDP for UK aid. He is dead right. That is one of…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI take that as no answer on the pound. I warmly welcome yesterday’s Queen’s Speech and the fact that we have at least opened a new Session of Parliament. We have 26 Bills to be…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUPage 49 of the document states: “The Government has permitted EU airlines to continue to fly to and from the UK until 24 October 2020”. How does the Minister envisage the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationI thank the Minister for addressing my point. I will not say this in prose, but obviously we will be outside of being a member state and that trade deal will be signed by the…07 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationWill the Minister give way?07 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationIt is pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy). I hope it will not be another 10 years before she makes a speech on this subject. I enjoyed her…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsOn 3 September, I asked the Prime Minister for some evidence of an emerging deal; you will remember it well, Mr Speaker. Last week I asked him again, and I thank him for the…03 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI thank my constituency neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes), for securing this important debate. One bit of homework that…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayWill the excellent Minister give way?01 Oct 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanWe are rather pleased in Winchester at today’s announcement and with our place within it. My constituents do not care about the political knockabout in this House. They love their…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerWhat assurances has my right hon. Friend been able to give the port of Portsmouth, which is, as he knows, a roll-on roll-off port? He is aware of my concerns about lorries parked…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateOn 3 September, I asked the Prime Minister, given his view then that the chance of a deal had increased and that things were moving—as he said to me at the time—what evidence of…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI understand that there is a political imperative to “get this done” and to “move on”, but is not the point that the practical imperative is that no deal will not allow us to move…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: PreparationsI thank my right hon. Friend for making time to meet me during the recess and for today’s statement. Returning to the issue of medicine supply, one constituent wrote to me…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitAs the Prime Minister knows, my constituents are passionately pro-deal, and I think he is too; in fact I know he is—he has told me that personally and he has told the House many…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am sorry; let me phrase it in another way. Do these amendments, if moved and if passed, prevent the House from being prorogued?09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI understand why my right hon. and learned Friend is speaking to amendments 15, 16 and 17, and I presume moving them formally when he gets asked, but obviously new clause 14, to…09 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelI have three points to make and, not surprisingly as a former Public Health Minister, I will begin with health. I very much enjoyed working with the Minister’s predecessor on…09 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingNot for the first time in Westminster Hall, I agree with everything the hon. Gentleman has said. Clearly, we must bring forward changes to the sentencing guidelines. I have…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationIt is welcome to see a Treasury Minister answering this question; it was a Health Minister in the Westminster Hall debate. As a former cancer Minister, I was incredibly proud of…08 Jul 2019