Contributions
877 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDSale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars and VansI am very grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker. You will be pleased to hear that I have got my speech down to 12 minutes. Interventions allowing, I will crack on. My hon. Friend makes…04 Jul 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderDoes the Minister agree that the international rules-based order is underpinned by treaty, and if Britain were to leave the European Union with no deal we would be walking away…25 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on further education and lifelong learning, I can welcome and celebrate many parts of the report. However, as someone who went to the…04 Jun 2019HANSARD British SteelI, too, am grateful for the Secretary of State’s approach to this challenge. Hours before the collapse, the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,…22 May 2019HANSARD British SteelThe sector deal.22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionWhat I welcomed most about the statement yesterday was its change in tone, which was markedly different from the ones that had gone before. I express my gratitude to the Prime…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelTo say that the Government have left no stone unturned is, frankly, an insult to an industry that has been sent to the back of the queue when it comes to a sector deal. When will…21 May 2019HANSARD European CouncilFollowing on from the question asked by the right hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green), it seems that our body politic is increasingly fearful of the electorate. We are held…11 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I could not agree more. This time, voters would be making a decision based on facts not promises. They could compare the deal on offer with the deal we already have. The consent…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think that now is the time for a little reflection and humility. I would have expected a little more humility from the Brexit Secretary in his…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I give way to the hon. Gentleman.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He has been a fantastic person to work with. Listening to him and learning from his experiences and from how he has approached his voting has…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for her intervention. What a great sight she is for me to focus on, rather than what was going on in my peripheral vision and tempting my…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his cheeky intervention. He makes a good point. I accept that the 2016 referendum was challenging for our country, but the next public vote…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Thank you, Mr Speaker. As it stands, this sovereign Parliament has rejected the deal again and again and again. In fact, MPs have cast a staggering 1,167 votes against it. That is…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her intervention. As she will see, I will reframe the way that she puts it, but I agree with the general direction.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am going to make some progress. I promised Mr Speaker that I would take about six minutes, and I am trying hard to honour that promise. Last week, 268 Members voted for the…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am going to make some progress, but I will allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene a bit later. The second occasion was the alternative vote referendum in 2011. Electoral reform…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)The Labour manifesto was published two and a half weeks after I agreed to stand as a Labour candidate, and the deal we are now debating was reached a year and a half after the…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am not aware of that letter, but it is something we have seen time and again. We have to ask ourselves a fundamental question: people going to Chequers to discuss stitch-up…01 Apr 2019