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“Finally, John, where should the UK be focusing if it does want to unlock greater access to financial services in India?”

“Pankaj, do you think an investment treaty might be feasible? What benefits would that offer?”

“The same question, Dr Zimmermann.”

“The UK does not currently have a bilateral investment treaty with India; it was cancelled recently. Is that in scope after this agreement and how much difference would that make? Dr Zimmermann, can we come to you on this one?”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you. Finally, Pankaj, the opposite side of that is a different version of sectors that have been opened up for Indian companies that are operating in the UK. How is that being received in India and what advantages are there for you?”

“One of the challenges that we have at the moment is that there is no mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the UK and India. Is there scope for that agreement to build on the FTA and are there more sectoral agreements that the UK Government could make that would improve the situation? I will come to…”

“Thank you. Amanda, it was mentioned there that the legal services were a big missed opportunity. How has the agreement affected your sector, if at all?”

“Could the Minister talk more about the data that we already have, how we are properly tracking the number of refugees already, and why Lords amendment 37 is not appropriate?”

“I thank the Minister for his earlier comments. When I speak to constituents in Halesowen, Cradley Heath and Quarry Bank, their message for me is clear: they are concerned about illegal immigration, and they want the Labour party to secure our borders. That was one of our manifesto commitments, because there is nothing …”

“Yes, of course. We are a compassionate country, and a place of refuge for many people who are fleeing persecution or face other issues. Everything that the Government have announced this week, and the measures in the Bill, allow us to be compassionate; but we can also be also tough on the smuggling gangs, who are in no…”

“I come to today’s debate, as many Members on both sides of the House do, as someone who was proud to serve my country and who has the utmost respect for those Members who served in Northern Ireland on Op Banner. For me, this debate is complex, but at its heart are two simple questions: how do we respond to trauma, and …”

“Does the hon. Member recognise that the immunity that was promised never came into action because the British courts rejected it? Does he accept that we are not taking away immunity, because it was never possible in the first place?”

“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”

“My constituents, of course, remember Liz Truss’s devastating mini-Budget, when those rules were not followed. That had a massive impact on not just our public services but the mortgages and cost of living that my constituents are still feeling today. Does my right hon. Friend agree that going back to that irresponsible…”

“Does the shadow Chancellor recognise that the previous Government were the only Government in living memory to oversee a reduction in real living standards over the course of five years? Does he accept that the difficult situation with the cost of living is in large part due to his Government’s decisions over those fiv…”

“I thank the shadow Chancellor for giving way. He will of course remember his time as the Work and Pensions Minister, when he oversaw a £33 billion increase in the welfare budget. Of course he is talking about cuts now, but not about welfare cuts, because he had the opportunity to make those cuts and failed to do so. He…”

“Why didn’t you, then?”

“How is it an investment in global security? How does investing in preventing climate change improve security in the world?”

“I am really glad that you raised the interaction between climate and security; that is an area that the public do not always think about. They look at the climate negotiations and they generally agree with keeping the world below that 2° target, but they do not realise the knock-on effects that climate change might hav…”