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HANSARD ChinaI am grateful for that guidance, Ms Rees. You will find no attempt at Mandarin, Welsh or anything else in my remarks this afternoon. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. China has now hacked the data of defence personnel, the Electoral Commission and various other public institutions, and has targeted many Members of this House, yet plans by…08 May 2024HANSARDRussiaI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of his statement. Like him, I pay tribute to those in law enforcement who work so diligently to counter these types of threats, which…08 May 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitThe hon. Gentleman pre-empts much of my speech. I agree with every word he said. China continues its aggressive sabre-rattling in the Taiwan strait by sending warships and planes…25 Mar 2024HANSARDCyber-security and UK DemocracyAs one of the parliamentarians targeted, can I thank the security officials for the work they did to repel this attack? I am glad it was not successful. However, I have to say…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I begin by saying the obvious: it has been a busy day for me, my good friend the right hon. Member for…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitOn the hon. Gentleman’s birthday no less, I continue the tradition of giving way to him.25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitIt is about five years since I opened an Adjournment debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I hope you will forgive me for forgetting the rules. Let me return to my questions to the…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitYes, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. And this is not just a uniquely British issue; this is an issue for the entire western and democratic world. Chips are just one area…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Taiwan StraitOf course we would all agree with the Minister that none of us wants to see change to the status quo—certainly not a violent change to the status quo—in cross-strait relations,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDUkraineOne of the things that rang in my ears after my recent visit to Ukraine was the frustration with what is happening not just in the US, but even in those European…12 Mar 2024HANSARD UkraineMay I back the comments of the right hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw)? You can back Trump or you can back Ukraine; you cannot do both. No Member of this House should try to…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Last year, the Prime Minister and other senior Ministers were given the conclusions of a Government audit of research programmes at UK universities with links to the Chinese…07 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI beg to move, That his House has considered living standards. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, to discuss what I think is the defining issue…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The problems that he mentions will manifest themselves in the constituency of every hon. Member present, without question. The idea that come…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving Standardsrose—01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI am glad that the hon. Gentleman is talking about economic competence. When the Scottish Labour leader described removing the cap on bankers’ bonuses as economically…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI do not know where the Minister gets his figures from, but he should look at the research that came out last week from the Centre for Cities. If we take my home city of Glasgow,…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI will be brief—that is normally followed by a long speech. I am grateful to the hon. Members who came here today, to the hon. Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke) for her…01 Feb 2024HANSARDChina: Diplomatic Relationship16. What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the UK’s diplomatic relationship with China.30 Jan 2024