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HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to speak after the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) today; I spoke before him at the rally to which he refers. Those of us who have been…09 Jun 2025HANSARDInterfaith CohesionThe Cardinal for Battersea.22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsOne of the things I think we should be proudest of in England is the success of English schools over the last 10 to 14 years. Frankly, the differences in outcomes in England from…22 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend will remember that in the last Parliament we brought in the National Security Act 2023, which introduced huge controls on the nature of an individual’s liberty. The…16 May 2025HANSARD Hadlow CollegeI am sorry to see the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) running off. I was very much looking forward to his intervention a little later, but maybe he will be back. Who…01 May 2025HANSARD Prisoners of ConscienceI welcome the tone in which this debate is being conducted. Given that the Minister will not make the special envoy’s role statutory, will she state very clearly that she will not…01 May 2025HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference 2025I welcome the announcement made only a few days ago that the Government will adopt the amendment to the Great British Energy Bill to prevent slave-made goods, meaning that they…29 Apr 2025HANSARDWest Papua Critical Minerals: Human RightsI am delighted to hear that the Minister has been raising human rights concerns with the Government of Indonesia about critical minerals. Would she perhaps have a word with her…01 Apr 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI pay tribute to the Minister for the work he is doing on leading this fight against a hostile state that is doing so much against us. I join him in paying tribute not just to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsFirst, I want to say that one of the proudest things I was able to achieve over the past few years was the BNO visa route, which was a correct correction of a mistake made by this…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI echo the thanks to the Prime Minister for his leadership over recent days. He has definitely spoken for Britain when he has spoken on the world stage. May I ask him to join me…03 Mar 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI appreciate that the Minister’s budget has been cut so much that she is now put on suicide watch to defend the indefensible for the Government— [Interruption . ] And I appreciate…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryWill the Minister give way?26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean Territoryrose —26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean Territoryrose —26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryAs my right hon. Friend knows, the noble Lord, a former Labour Security Minister—and, of course, a former First Sea Lord—knows well that those bases occupy a crucial part not just…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryThe point that my hon. Friend makes correctly is that this is a political judgment. It is a rational and reasonable political judgment for Moscow and Beijing to make; the problem…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryMay I start by paying tribute to Henry Smith, a former Member of this House? He did an enormous amount of work over many years to represent the Chagossian voice in our country,…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way—not only an hon. Lady but an honourable comrade, as we both formerly were. We both heard the announcements yesterday and today of the…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Lady will be aware, because I have been on the record on this, that I was entirely critical of the beginning of those negotiations when I was in government.26 Feb 2025