Contributions
1,138 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership: Minimum AgeIf I get the opportunity, I hope to catch your eye, Mr Bailey, and raise a couple of points, but in the interim, let me ask this. My hon. Friend has referred yet again to teenage…15 May 2019HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership: Minimum AgeI think I am absolutely correct in saying that although it is technically possible for somebody to join the Army as a boy soldier at 16, they are not allowed to engage in combat…15 May 2019HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership: Minimum AgeI will endeavour to be brief. I have just been doing a quick bit of research while the debate has been taking place. To start, I notice that throughout the European Union—I…15 May 2019HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaMy hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) is the most assiduous of members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and I am delighted that he secured this…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, my right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride), is always…04 Apr 2019HANSARDPuppy Smugglingrose —02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingOrder. A large number of hon. Members wish to participate. I could impose a time limit of two minutes, but I do not think that is realistic, so I will impose a time limit of three…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingOrder. Before the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) answers, may I put a marker down? An enormous number of Members wish to take part in the debate. I am going to insist…02 Apr 2019HANSARDPuppy SmugglingThat is fine, Mr Hollobone. I will make three points very quickly in a minute. First, I live 15 miles from Dover. I use the cross-Channel ferries about 16 times a year. I am…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingOrder. Before we move on, may I thank all hon. Members for the courtesy with which this debate has been handled? In one form or another, all hon. Members who remained in the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI apologise to Members who have not been called, but I am afraid time has beaten us and I now have to call the Front-Bench speakers.02 Apr 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionThe extension agreed by the EU last night was clearly a significant alteration in the circumstances, which I hope will mean you feel able to allow the meaningful vote to be put to…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillWould my hon. Friend accept that some others in this House represent the views and interests of overseas voters, irrespective in some cases of whether they are constituents or…22 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiOne of the longer-term effects of such disasters is the loss of the livestock upon which people depend for their livelihoods and to feed their families. My hon. Friend mentioned…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Wildlife CrimeMy hon. Friend and I both bear the scars of the legislation, and I do not think that anybody would claim that it was anything other than imperfect. However, does he agree that the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsPaul Flynn was, in his time, a valued member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and I know that colleagues on both sides of…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseMy remarks will be brief, but no less heartfelt for their brevity. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz), and, indeed, my right hon. Friend…13 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightSetting aside the utterly synthetic outrage dribbling from Opposition Front Benchers, and further to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig…11 Feb 2019