Having spent six years as Europe Minister, I am in no doubt about the technical challenge Brexit presents lawmakers.

The U.K. is at the heart of intelligence gathering with our allies to call out hostile activity.

The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary underpin our democracy and lie at the heart of our way of life. They are the very cornerstone of our freedoms.

I always enjoy speaking at schools. The questions are usually direct but courteous and designed to elicit an answer rather than to simply impress the friends of whoever is asking them.

Cyber attacks are not going away.

Prison officers face enormous pressure. The levels of violence inside our prisons are too high.

The Prosperity Fund has found innovative ways to help developing countries to improve their infrastructure, skills, trade and business environments; introducing to them sustainable models of trade and growth, rather than reliance upon traditional aid.

As Minister for the Cabinet Office, working to maintain the integrity of our Union has been one of my most rewarding responsibilities.

We live in an age of innovation, where digital technology is providing solutions to problems before we've even realised we needed them. We see it every day as we find new ways to travel, eat and shop.

It is in all our interests to help the world become more peaceful, stable, and prosperous.

In the face of Covid-19, everything else seems a side-issue.

Northern Ireland has a unique place in the Union. As the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement enshrined in law, the people of Northern Ireland can be British, Irish or neither.

I agree with those who say that democracies need to work together more effectively to stand up for the liberal democratic model that China is increasingly challenging. It's important for there to be an alliance of democracies.

It is often said that fathers can often find it hard to talk about their own feelings so there's no wonder they struggle to speak to their son or daughter about the topic.

There were many reasons why people voted to leave the European Union in 2016. But my impression, having campaigned to remain in the E.U., is that above all else, people throughout this country sought to regain a feeling of control - not just of our laws, but over our lives too, and the people we elect into office.

The U.K. has always had good track record in providing leadership and a constructive agenda for change.

Russia is a major power; it should live up to its international responsibilities.

As the Eurozone takes steps towards closer fiscal and economic integration, and as the E.U. continues to develop, we need to be absolutely clear when it is most appropriate to take decisions at the national or local level, closer to the people affected, and in other cases when it is best to take action at the E.U. or global level.

Every European country faces threats which ignore national frontiers: pandemics, climate change, terrorism and organised crime.

Our competitors outside Europe are manufacturing goods cheaper and better. Through innovation, other countries are producing new products which we do not make yet, but which we could.

If we could end the old fashioned idea that feeling down is something to be ashamed of, something that you shouldn't burden others with, we would make our society a much happier and healthier place.

The truth is, for many young people, the changing schools or starting a new academic year is really difficult to deal with.

It is vital that people are aware of what the Foreign Office can and can't do.

Russia and China deride western democracy and deploy both hard and soft power to promote their alternative models of political development.