"The Government are today publishing a UK Antarctic strategy. This sets out the UK’s aims and ambitions for the Antarctic for the next decade.
The strategy brings together the UK’s approach to the Antarctic under a single document for the first time. It outlines the full range of UK interests …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The right hon. Lord Jones of Pennybont has been appointed as the Leader of the UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the right hon. Lord Touhig.
The hon. Member for Gedling (Michael Payne) has been appointed as a full member of the …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The hon. Member for Enfield North (Feryal Clark) has replaced the hon. Member for Barking (Nesil Caliskan) as a member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
"The right hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place of the hon. Member for High Peak (Jon Pearce).
"I thank all right hon. and hon. Members, and particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell), for this well-informed and genuinely passionate debate. I have listened with great interest to a number of the examples that they raised. As he and others acknowledged, this issue is …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman is right about the legal and constitutional position. My position is that I want to work very closely and co-operatively, and that approach has succeeded in producing very welcome progress over the past year and a half. That is the way that I always try to …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"I absolutely agree. The hon. Member spoke powerfully for his constituency of Strangford, as he always does. The fact that this issue impacts every part of the United Kingdom has been made very clear during the debate.
"I am conscious that I need to leave time for my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West to wind up the debate, so I will not.
I want to reassure Members that this issue remains a major priority for me and other Ministers, and I am very happy to …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"Thank you, Mr Mundell. It is a genuine pleasure to see you in the Chair today.
I thank all hon. Members who have taken part in this lively and passionate debate. I particularly thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for securing it, and for her powerful …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes some incredibly powerful and strong points, with which I concur. She highlights the very serious consequences that could come were we to leave the ECHR.
Before I turn to some of the other specific points, I want to compliment the wider work of the Council of …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech