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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2015
ISIL in Syria

"We can often have too partial a view of parliamentary history when dealing with issues of military intervention. I believe the relevant history is not so much the votes on Iraq in 2003, but those on Iraq in 2014. The motion on 26 September 2014 was agreed by a majority …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2015
ISIL in Syria

"That is right. The hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (John Nicolson) described as a disgrace the operations that are taking place. However, it was not a disgrace to liberate Sinjar. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] The action has been effective, proportionate and is not leading to the loss of civilian lives. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q2. I have here a question from Iain of Enfield. He says:“This is an appeal to help those who no longer have any dignity and self-respect; the down and outs.”He calls for “a constructive attempt to tackle this growing urban problem.” Those words, which were spoken nearly 50 years ago …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Sep 2015
Syria: Refugees and Counter-terrorism

"I welcome the increase in the number of refugees, but may I raise the issue of timing? Given that only 216 vulnerable Syrian refugees have been relocated via the vulnerable persons relocation scheme, can the Prime Minister assure me that the expanded programme will happen more quickly, so that it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jun 2015
Tunisia, and European Council

"Although I welcome the extension of the resettlement programme for Syrian refugees, are we not open to the criticism that it is too little, too late, particularly when compared with the more generous resettlement and refugee programmes that other countries have for those fleeing persecution?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jun 2015
G7

"On combating ISIL and tackling corruption, with ISIL looting and destroying cultural heritage and trafficking its spoils, when will we finally join the international community and ratify The Hague convention?..."
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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Families
Monday 8th June 2015

Asked by: David Burrowes (Conservative - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.

Answered by Oliver Letwin

The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014, through the publication of guidance for officials - which can be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf

The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.

The Cabinet Office is working with the Department for Work and Pensions, and other government departments, to embed the Test in the policymaking process.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2014
Recall of MPs Bill

"The hon. Gentleman is speaking about extending the scope of recall. I declare an interest as a lawyer, but would not new clauses 2 and 3 be a charter particularly for lawyers, meaning that the system becomes unduly litigious? That will detract from the original intention of recall, which is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2014
Recall of MPs Bill

"Drawing on the previous intervention and my point about litigation, does this not then become a shadow trial in a line to what perhaps should be a criminal trial in relation to the common law offence? That is the danger, because we are raising not only a civil but criminal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Oct 2014
Recall of MPs Bill

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on tabling his amendments. The momentum for recall came from manifesto commitments focused on serious wrongdoing. Is it not possible to uphold the principle of letting the people decide, but to place parameters on serious wrongdoing—we will not define it ourselves, because it is not …..."
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