Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)
"The hon. Lady says that there were only four cases. Of course, there were only four cases that we are aware of. That goes back to the point that was made throughout the evidence sessions: it is an incredibly easy thing to do, so we do not know the quantity. …..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)
"Do we know that they were legitimate voters?..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)
"The hon. Gentleman says that the Government are wasting their time looking for something of which there is no evidence, but he also says that it is a waste of time to look for evidence of it. Would he clarify his position?..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)
"Would the hon. Gentleman agree with me that, technical merits of personation aside, any one instance of personation is a negative input into our democratic process? Anybody stealing a vote, misusing a vote or representing themselves as somebody else should be a cause for concern...."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)
"Just to expand on that point, would the hon. Gentleman say that having to present a vaccine passport in order to use goods and services, for example, would present a barrier to people engaging in the economy?..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)
"I recently renewed my passport, and it was quite heartbreaking not being able to use the same photo, because I have changed quite a bit in the past 10 years. Given that the purpose of this is to issue photo identity, does the hon. Lady agree that people change physically …..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)
"Could the hon. Lady develop her thinking on that? There are at least four pieces of photo ID in my wallet, and it will be no surprise to anybody here that I am very gay...."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)
"I appreciate that, with this amendment, the shadow Minister is attempting to ensure that as many people as possible can access the process, but does she really think that it would act as a deterrent to somebody who had got it in their mind to go through the process of …..."Chris Clarkson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 15th March 2021
Asked by:
Chris Clarkson (Conservative - Heywood and Middleton)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of confirmation from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is 14 times the limit set under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear agreement.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Iran's continued systematic non-compliance with its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), including its increasing stockpile of enriched uranium, is undermining the non-proliferation benefits of the deal and jeopardising our efforts to preserve it. On 18 February in Paris, the Foreign Secretary joined his French and German counterparts and the US Secretary of State Tony Blinken to discuss concerted action to bring Iran back to full compliance. Our priority is to find a diplomatic way forward with the parties of the JCPoA and the US Administration that realises the benefits of the deal.
Written Question
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Asked by:
Chris Clarkson (Conservative - Heywood and Middleton)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
What diplomatic steps he has taken to support a peace settlement in Cyprus.
Answered by Wendy Morton
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign Secretary has been actively engaged in the run-up to UN talks at the end of April in support of a just and lasting settlement of the Cyprus issue. He visited Cyprus on 4 February and met with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Communities and encouraged them to show flexibility at the talks and to engage without preconditions. The UK fully supports the UN’s approach to negotiations.
The Foreign Secretary also delivered similar messages to Greek Foreign Minister Dendias and Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu on 2 and 3 February. He has engaged the UN Secretary General on how we make the most of the current opportunity and discussed this further with the UN Special Representative for Cyprus on 4 February.