Council of Europe

I agree with the hon. Lady, and if she waits a little, she will hear some other excellent news fr...

Does my hon. Friend agree that although we have left the confines of the EU, we did not leave Eur...

I thoroughly agree with that, and as my hon. Friend knows I support that in everything I do in th...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will, but this will have to be the last time.

I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman giving me his last intervention. Does he agree that the proc...

I agree with that, and I will come on to say a little more on that in a moment.

Many of the...

I thank my very good friend for allowing me to intervene. In the case of Turkey, a country that h...

We have a tremendous amount more power, and that power lies in the personality of the rapporteur ...

I thank the hon. Member for his leadership of the delegation, and for the huge amount of work he ...

I agree with the right hon. Member. I am trying very hard to persuade this Government to accept t...

It is a real pleasure to take part in this debate. As I said in my intervention, I commend the wo...

The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful and important point. Does he agree that it is cynic...

I could not agree more. Britain was an early signatory and, indeed, provided many of the people w...

I congratulate our delegation group leader, my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell), o...

When our Prime Minister attended the Council of Europe summit in Iceland recently, he raised the ...

I absolutely agree. I sit on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, so if my...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Henley (John Howell) on securing this important debate. I am a...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) for securing the debate on this matter...

The hon. Member is quite right to refer to gender-based violence and violence against women. In t...

The right hon. Member will hear me say exactly that later in my speech: if we are ever to resolve...

Let me give huge thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) for securing this d...

I have the privilege of representing the constituency of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner. Although ...

I call the Scottish National party spokesperson.

2.51 pm

It is an honour and a privilege to speak as the leader of the SNP delegation to the Council of Eu...

I am sure that the whole House will want to let the people of France know that our thoughts and p...

It is good to take part in this debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know that you were able to come in o...

Thank you. The last words go to John Howell.

3.20 pm

I began this debate by thanking Madam Deputy Speaker because she is a former member of the Counci...

Thank you, John, for everything that you do on the Council of Europe. It was a great honour to be...