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HANSARDPresident Trump: State VisitOne of the first foreign Heads of State I remember seeing address our Parliament was President Xi, who came here in October 2015, shortly after I was elected. This was an…14 May 2019HANSARDIran Nuclear DealI am grateful that the former Minister for the Middle East, my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt), has made his views clear and shared with…08 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsApart from an extraordinary leak, which I will not go into, the decision being discussed in many parts of the world is the possibility that we will be nesting a dragon in the…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeIt is a privilege to speak in this debate. I am delighted to see my right hon. Friend and neighbour the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. As he spoke about the regional aspects of the issue, may I ask him to work more closely with his colleague who is currently in the…01 May 2019HANSARD UK Telecoms: HuaweiDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that partners—in fact, our closest intelligence partners—have been very clear in their views on this decision? Indeed, the Australian…25 Apr 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseThe delay to this franchise is not only a delay to the people of Tonbridge and West Malling, and to the towns and villages around the area; it is also a delay to a strategy that…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaIt was a privilege to listen to the statement by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and to the response from the shadow Foreign Secretary. They spoke with great passion…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Jallianwala Bagh MassacreIt is a great privilege to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill). Her speech touched many chords that echo with us all. I was going to speak about the…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Age-related Macular Degeneration: NHS FundingThe hon. Gentleman is making a good point. In my community the Kent Association for the Blind has done a lot of work on this issue, and I was proud to visit it recently. I also…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Customs)I rise to support the motion, because this subject is close to my heart. One of the inalienable rights that this House has secured in this realm, and indeed on which it has…08 Apr 2019HANSARD LibyaI very much welcome the Minister’s comments on the UK’s actions and potential actions in Libya in coming days, but will he touch on the actions of other nations? We have already…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Customs)The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The ECHR was signed in the 1950s, coming well before and standing separate from the EU. Indeed, it underpins many aspects of the laws that…08 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEThe hon. Gentleman’s record on defending human rights, and particularly the freedom of religion and belief, is second to none in this House, and I am grateful to him for those…04 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiLooking around the Chamber, I am reminded of some of the transformations that we have seen over generations, which have now become so normal and were so obviously the right…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEIt is a particular pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Gapes. Your contribution to the Foreign Affairs Committee over the past 20 years has been truly exemplary,…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEThe Minister’s response, both on the Chagos islands and on other areas, shows why he is highly respected in his brief and why he is such an important part of our diplomatic effort…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI will pick up on the points that have not been covered, particularly those relating to the British Council. My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr Mahmood) is…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI am impressed with the ingenuity of the hon. Gentleman in relating the Chagossians to a Foreign Affairs Committee report on China. There is a difference, which I will leave the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEThe hon. Lady makes some important points on soft power. We did not look specifically at the area of arts that she talks about, but we did speak to people about universities. The…04 Apr 2019