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I'm proud to stand with the Home Secretary in increasing the accountability within the Police forces across the country by expanding the powers of local police authorities. These independent bodies regulate the activities of law enforcement. We are giving the public a direct insight into local law e...

I'm delighted to have presented the International Development and Humanitarian Assitance Act to the House this afternoon. This creates ambitious and legally binding accountability for the United Nations Millenium Development Goals outlined last year with specific reporting provisions and a funding t...

Madam Speaker, I rise today in my capacity as the Foreign Secretary to present the International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Act before the house today. The modern world in our shores sees progressions beyond our wildest dreams in technology, personal prosperity and the modernisation of ...

It's a pleasure to be here today at the Institute of International Affairs speaking on Eastern Europe. It is a distinct honour to be visiting this conference on behalf of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom. As a military veteran of 35 years, and having spent some fleeting time in Eastern...

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Madam Speaker, I rise cautiously today. No Government, indeed no elected politician, should rise joyfully to declare their support for deploying troops, it is a necessary evil we must undergo to create a more just World. Madam Speaker it is clear from the Foreign and Defence Secretary's words that ...

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The Government has done what it feels is right, along with the intentions of the whole of NATO given the change in circumstances.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in my capacity as the Secretary of State for Defence to inform the house about the deployment of British troops in Macedonia. Following discussions at the latest NATO Summit, Madam Speaker, we discussed and outlined a new NATO mission codenamed Operation Essential Harvest...

Madam Speaker, As the Foreign Secretary will no doubt be aware, the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union is much maligned by those involved in the fishing industry, and is an issue for fishermen the length and breadth of Britain, particularly those in the north east of Scotland who lose ou...

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