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HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaIt is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Henley (John Howell) on securing the debate, and on his excellent speech. It was factual,…24 Apr 2019HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaI absolutely agree. The hon. Gentleman speaks on these issues regularly and with authority. He is an hon. Gentleman, and I chastise him gently by pleading with him—beseeching…24 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman in time. In opposing the renewal programme this afternoon, we intend to give voice to the millions outside this Chamber who do not back…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWhy, then, has not a single Labour Member of Parliament spoken out against nuclear weapons in this debate?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWhile it is the hon. Gentleman’s position that the workers of the world should ignite, the position of the Scottish Labour party is the same as that of the Scottish National…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThe hon. Gentleman talks about history and peace, but I remind him that 25% of the UN’s peacekeeping force during the cold war came from the four Nordic countries. What is wrong…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I want to clarify his position from what he said in response to my last intervention. Does Scottish Labour’s policy not matter because…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose —10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentLet me make one thing perfectly clear—he should remember this, as his party put up a poster boy for the Better Together campaign; I do not see him in his place—when we make…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThat is fair enough, and I hope the Minister does make progress, which no one wants to see more than I do. May I take him back to the point he made about the Scottish National…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose —10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not know what gives you that idea. I seek your guidance and advice. It is my understanding that not a single Scottish Labour Member of…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the Minister give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentCan the hon. Gentleman tell me three things? How are those negotiations going, who are they happening with, and should there be a public inquiry?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThe hon. Gentleman should speak to his colleague, the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan)—perhaps she can educate him.10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is wrong when he says that the Government are not reckless. They have not decommissioned a nuclear submarine since 1980. The National Audit…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI wonder if there is something we could agree on: the decision taken by Cameron and Osborne to depart from Labour’s practice of having funding for this programme outside of the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentHang on. It is the job of the Opposition—and I wish Labour would remember this from time to time—to oppose the things that they feel they have to oppose. I know the hon. Gentleman…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentIn fairness, I did open my remarks with exactly what the hon. Gentleman has just said. I am sure that he would not want to suggest otherwise. I have no issue with such a debate,…10 Apr 2019