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HANSARDTrade BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is very difficult to see a position that the Minister would actually agree to, yet the Lords have changed and tried to compromise so often?…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillWill the Minister give way?22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillWill the Minister give way?22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillNot only does the Government’s legislation not cater for the Uyghurs at all, but this afternoon’s announcement, welcome though it was as an extra step, does not include Chen…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement today, but it is one element of so much more that needs to be done. Everything he referred to as industrial scale assaults on human…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade Billrose—22 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis is a substantial and impressive Bill. Many of the policies in it predate the 2019 general election and some featured in the September 2020 White Paper, so they are certainly…15 Mar 2021HANSARDNew Free Trade AgreementsI congratulate the Government on the recent agreement with the US Administration on suspending tariffs on a number of key quality UK goods, in particular Scotch. May I ask the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to be here on the latest stage of the journey that started with my private Member’s Bill, which reached the ballot in 2017, and I am grateful to the Minister for…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthIt is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson, in this new Chamber, which is a first for us all. I congratulate the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) on securing the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNew Free Trade AgreementsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential opportunities for Scotland arising from new free trade agreements.10 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021Will the Minister give way?10 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021On a practical point, many churches have a whole supply of marriage certificates, which may be part of a marriage register book. The Minister quite rightly says that they will…10 Mar 2021HANSARDJobcentre EstateI pay tribute to Worthing jobcentre, which has been very proactive in dealing with new benefit claimants and will have a lot of extra work, alas, with people who find themselves…08 Mar 2021HANSARDJobcentre EstateWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure that the jobcentre estate is adequately equipped to support an increased number of jobseekers.08 Mar 2021HANSARDYemen: Aid FundingAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Yemen, yesterday I spoke to some very brave women from within Marib, which is under long-term siege from the Houthis. They told…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Trade BillWhy does my right hon. Friend think that the Minister claims that a Select Committee, which already has the power to investigate all sorts of things in this House, is in some way…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?09 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenIt is extraordinary that there has still been no mention of the malign influence of Iran in this whole tragic situation. The humanitarian crisis has got far worse since we last…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Grooming GangsIt is difficult to encapsulate in four minutes something that I have spent many years, as a former children’s Minister, campaigning against. Back in November 2011, we launched the…03 Feb 2021