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HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI thank the hon. Gentleman for his points. His contribution to the report was extremely important, as he knows. He raises two points that we looked at in various different ways.…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEEMr Gapes, I will be as brief as you are in Committee. [ Laughter. ]04 Apr 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderMy right hon. Friend has made powerful comments about the role of the United Kingdom as a network player in the international rules-based system. Will he tell the House a little…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeDoes my right hon. Friend, as I will accurately call her, agree that equality before the law is one of the principles of British justice and that this House of all places should…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI hope the right hon. Lady will forgive me; I was chairing a sitting of the Committee just now, hence I missed the beginning of the debate. I echo her words, because she is…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeThe hon. Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin) has shown exemplary personal courage on many occasions, most often when I argue in the Conservative interest and he argues in the…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. I appreciate the point that he is making about choosing who should serve on Committees—which party they come from and how they…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeThe right hon. Gentleman and I represent opposite ends of the country, so I ask him this question: has he ever heard in the community he represents that what people really want is…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI was particularly moved this afternoon to hear the Home Secretary using the Arabic words, “Bi-smi llāhi r-rahmāni r-rahīm”, meaning “In the name of God, the most compassionate,…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI sit on the board of a multi-academy trust in the constituency I am privileged to represent. Many of the other governors who sit on various different academy boards are also…04 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirI am grateful that my right hon. Friend the Minister is in the Chamber to respond to this important urgent question from the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Al-Muqawama—the resistance in Lebanon—is indeed entirely part of the single organisation. Does he agree, however, that what this…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansThank you, Mr Speaker. [Laughter.] The Bishop of Truro’s review of the Foreign Office’s work is very welcome. Will the Foreign Secretary include Ministers in other Departments to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christiansrose—26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Platforms: Extremist ContentMr Speaker, you will have heard, as we all have over the weekend, of the vile extremism that has spread over the internet and has encouraged many people to join groups such as…25 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Mr Speaker, you will be aware of the fantastic work by the Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital in the town just near me, and you will also be aware of the fantastic news that we…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile we are thinking about unfortunate absences, will you join me, Mr Speaker, in thanking the Tonbridge line’s commuters for highlighting the problem of ghost trains on the…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Child Cruelty (Sentences)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to increase the maximum custodial sentence for the offences of child cruelty and causing or allowing a child or vulnerable…12 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyOn the subject of disarmament, I am reminded of Belloc, who wrote: “Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight, But Roaring Bill, who killed him, thought it right.” I just wonder…04 Feb 2019