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HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeI agree. The point about integration is that it is not just about having Foreign Departments for the sake of co-ordinating embassies—it is about delivering effects for the British…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeI am afraid I cannot speak for the Government on that, and I do not know. All I can say is what I read in the newspapers yesterday and heard from the Treasury.22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. The one brief response I will make is that one of the big changes William Hague made when he was Foreign Secretary was to reopen…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeI personally pay huge tribute to my friend the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), whose work on the Committee in recent years has been so important, and I agree with him…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeIt is quite clear that a lot of our effort will be taken up with China over coming years, no matter what we do. However, the tilt to the Pacific should be seen not just as a tilt…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Whether it his constituency or indeed that of the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady), different parts of the United Kingdom have…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeI pay huge tribute to my hon. Friend, who knows more about Iran than I will ever know. His work with the various communities in the area that have been particularly concerned…22 Oct 2020HANSARDForeign Affairs CommitteeThank you, Mr Efford. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, and it is good to see the Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Braintree (James Cleverly),…22 Oct 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: DiplomacyMy right hon. Friend is rightly addressing the rule of law in a particular negotiation. Will he recognise, however, that the negotiations we are conducting around the world,…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsNot true.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsI must start with some moments of sadness: although we have heard much praise of the vaccines in development, the reality is that we do not know whether one is coming. If it does…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right on this. What we are looking for is the consistency to know that, over the next two, three, or perhaps five years, we will have to live with…13 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationIt is a pleasure to follow such eminent speakers. I agree with so many of the points made that I will skip to others, which have not. We do not seek to hold China to either a…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point, particularly because he emphasises the localism that comes into question. Areas such as the Isle of Wight are distinct. Kent is also…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportDoes my hon. Friend agree that national league south sides such as Tonbridge Angels, of whom I am sure he is a huge fan, are at the centre of the community but simply cannot…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Let me immediately pick up the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) about mothers. This is not just about mothers; it is…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Given that my hon. Friend is addressing the legal aspects, has he thought about the implications for other aspects of criminal law?28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Briefly, does the hon. Member recognise that, although he is quite right that nobody came here to restrict liberties—in fact, most of us came to this place to promote…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Will the hon. Member give way?28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I do agree, and that is exactly what I am coming on to. We are sent here because the decisions we are taking are, as the hon. Member recognises, political. Those decisions are…28 Sept 2020