Contributions
1,040 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Labour and Conservative parties are getting down to the business of deciding who should serve on Select Committees. That is an important task and good luck to those who get…17 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOh, please not! [ Laughter . ]15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe only other group that seems to reserve a place in the House of Lords is millionaires—party donors. Sixty-eight out of 284 political appointees between 2003 and 2013 gave £58…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe right hon. Gentleman has been on his feet for five minutes and I am finding it difficult to follow him. Can he answer me directly: is he in favour of getting rid of hereditary…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOne of the dates the Minister missed was Labour’s pledge, which has stood for over 100 years, to abolish the House of Lords. That pledge was reiterated by the Prime Minister only…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Maureen Burke). I listened with great interest to her personal journey and her remarks about the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is there anything within your power or your gift that can make the right hon. Gentleman stop with this inconsequential rubbish?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am glad that, at last, somebody else has mentioned the donors, because to me they are the biggest problem we have with the House of Lords. Will the right hon. Gentleman back an…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Will she tell the House whether it is still Labour’s ambition to abolish the House of Lords in its current condition and set up a…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to those points of order, Mr Speaker. It was with a sense of disbelief that we heard the news on Saturday afternoon; we all had to double-check that people were referring…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am loath to interrupt the Home Secretary; she is making a passionate and clear case for why the Bill is necessary, and the SNP will be supporting her. Is she aware of the…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationWill the Minister give way?11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationJust before she does, will the Minister give way?11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI will take the chance to add to his list. He knows that immigration is a matter exclusively reserved to the UK Government. When he was special adviser, what did he recommend to…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairing this afternoon, Ms Vaz. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton) on securing this debate and…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket Pricingrose—10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I was hoping to secure a debate on the subject myself but she beat me to it. There seems to be an issue about who is to blame…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityI am sure the hon. Lady will acknowledge that Scotland has the coldest climate in the whole United Kingdom. We will be disproportionately hit. It is absurd that that will happen…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingWe are delighted that the Minister is on top of this and knows about the issues and difficulties, but we are more interested to hear, in the time that he has left, about what he…10 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ10. After 14 miserable years of the worst Tory Government in modern times, the best this Prime Minister can offer the British people is, “Things can only get worse.” For him and…04 Sept 2024