Contributions
972 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Electoral CommissionI certainly endorse all the comments made and I thank Mr Morgan for his continued service. Question put and agreed to.07 Sept 2020HANSARD Local Government Boundary Commission for EnglandI join the Opposition spokesman in the comments she made about Professor Colin Mellors. I will certainly make sure that the Secretary of State has heard the views of the hon.…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I say what a pleasure it is to close this debate, although I think it was slightly easier to wind up last time, given that there were…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentOh, politician of the year. Pardon me for getting that so wrong. That is a fantastic achievement and I congratulate my hon. Friend. I also want to mention a couple of other…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentThere is no vacancy—I said the next time! Finally, I could not possibly cope with trying to respond to the many, many issues that my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir…22 Jul 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentIf I the House will indulge me for a moment, I just want to say that I was supposed to be at Harrogate Army Foundation College today. I held a young person’s fair a couple of…13 Feb 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentWell, I want to ensure that people do not have that impression of me, so I will just leave my phone on the Dispatch Box. [ Laughter. ] This fantastic debate has…13 Feb 2020HANSARDDefenceAll of our vision is for a shipbuilding sector that does not need a contract for a couple of non-complex warships; it could also work in the civil sector. [Official Report, 11…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDefenceAll of our vision is for a shipbuilding sector that does not need a contract for a couple of non-complex ships ; it could also work in the civil sector.17 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyThe next time it comes to me, I will push it back, so that hon. Members can challenge that. We can make strategic decisions, but we are governed by the rules of the Treasury Green…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyYes, absolutely. Sir John Parker was commissioned to undertake a review, and he spoke to businesses, industry and all the stakeholders. He has written his recommendations, which…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI will give way to my right hon. Friend, but there will be a fixed budget, and we must get the best we can out of that money.11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI had better give way to the right hon. Member for North Durham first, and then I will come back to my right hon. Friend.11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on securing the debate, and I thank all right hon.…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyIf the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I will come on to that point a little later, because I accept that it is an important element of where we need to get to to try to support…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI said that I would come on to those issues a little later, and I promise I will—I will not hide from them. The strategy is important for the Ministry of Defence, but I am keen…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI will come on to my right hon. Friend’s comments. He talks about funding, which is absolutely the heart of the issue. With a very challenging budget, we must ensure that we get…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyAgain, that is part of the work that the Secretary of State is looking at, so that the United Kingdom can make a choice on those options. Of course, that will require more money.…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI am grateful for the point that my right hon. Friend makes. That is the balance we are struggling with at the moment; I will be completely up front about that. It will probably…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyI assure the right hon. Gentleman that the report we commissioned will look at every single aspect of that, including the benefit to the supply chain in the United Kingdom. There…11 Jul 2019