Statement
Business Statement: Leader of the House
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Sir Christopher Chope
ConservativeMP for Christchurch
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“The Climate Change Committee has condemned the Government for failing and falling short of adapting to climate change and accepting the reality as it is, which is that by the end of this century, global temperatures will have increased to b…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“The landmark 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence by the United States takes place in the week commencing 29 June. I have applied for an Adjournment debate, but will the Leader of the House enable more Members to be able to …”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
“The Minister has referred to the grooming gangs inquiry carried out by our friend, the honourable Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe), and early-day motion 380 makes a number of recommendations. Will the Minister engage with the honoura…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Steel Tariffs
“That is exactly what I did on behalf of my constituent Paul Kenchington: I wrote to the Secretary of State about the specialist steel that he uses, and I have not had a reply. Why can the Minister not say today that, until we are producing …”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Next week, can the Leader of the House produce a Government statement in response to the Hallett review on covid-19 vaccines? Lady Hallett recommended major reform of the vaccine damage payment scheme. The Government said that they were con…”
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Debate
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
“It is a pleasure to participate in this very important debate. I am going to add a perspective from someone who has never been in the Whips Office, but who has witnessed the dark arts of the Whips during his time in this place. I can see th…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Local Government Reorganisation
“Eighty-four per cent of the people in Christchurch voted against being forced into a unitary merger with Bournemouth and Poole, and they are still living with the consequences of that merger; a formerly debt-free council is now burdened wit…”
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Debate
Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion
“Does the Minister share my concern about the revelations relating to the connection between Mandelson and the Chinese motor manufacturer BYD, which now says that the United Kingdom is the largest destination for its electric vehicles? Is he…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Transport
“Is not the fundamental problem that the DVSA is a state-controlled monolith without any competition? Would it not be a good idea to privatise the DVSA and enable young people to access driving tests a lot more quickly?…”
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Debate
Lord Mandelson
“It is a pleasure to follow my honourable Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), who participates a lot more frequently than I do in Opposition day debates. On the basis of the quality of the debate today, I should come alon…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: US Department of Justice Release of Files
“Does the Minister think that the deep involvement of Mandelson with Epstein shows that Epstein’s victims were not only women and girls but may have included young men?…”
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Debate
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
“Does the honourable Lady agree that there are practical consequences flowing from the failure of the— [ Interruption. ]…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Offshore Wind
“How are the figures that the Secretary of State has announced today compatible with the Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget last year, which said that the cost of offshore wind at 2023 prices would be £37.80 per megawatt-hour i…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Illegal Migrants: Unknown Whereabouts
“Will my honourable Friend write to the Procedure Committee with his file on this case? The Procedure Committee is at the moment inquiring into the quality of answers to written questions, and is very concerned about the lack of quality. I a…”
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Debate
Budget Resolutions
“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee). I thank him for his support for the campaign against the family farm tax, and for his courage in speaking out in favour of abolishing that impost on our…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Right to Trial by Jury
“Does the Minister accept that failed asylum seekers are exploiting these delays in the Crown courts? Will she therefore consider restricting the right to jury trial, so that only British citizens can enjoy it?…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: COP30
“Is it not a cruel confidence trick to suggest that 1.5°C is still achievable, when it manifestly is not? Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency confirmed 2.9°C by 2100 as its central scenario and that a 2.5°C increase by 2050 w…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Solar Development: Newark
“Will my right honourable Friend give way?…”
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Debate
GP Practice in Burton, Dorset
“It is a pleasure to be able to present this petition, which has been organised by Mr and Mrs Mackenzie-Cook of Burton in Christchurch, who, along with thousands of other local residents, have been campaigning for the reopening of Burton’s o…”
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Legislation
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
“I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 22, leave out subsection (4). This amendment would exclude an amendment to paragraph 8(1A) of schedule 4 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992. It would reduce the Bill from covering four areas, to…”
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Legislation
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
“I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 12, leave out subsection (4).…”
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Legislation
Rare Cancers Bill
“I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “and”.…”
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Legislation
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
“I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 6, leave out “or attempts to enter”.…”
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Legislation
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
“When this Bill had its Second Reading, I put it to the Minister who was responding then, the right honourable Member for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (Dame Diana Johnson), that this was a rather puny measure, and that there is a …”
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Debate
Points of Order
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am on record as having expressed my appreciation to the Leader of the House for her insistence that Ministers should give accurate and timely responses to parliamentary questions. I am sure she w…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“May we have an early debate on the refusal of the Bank of England to comply with its 2% inflation target? Also, will the Leader of the House facilitate a meeting between me and Treasury Ministers to see whether the Government are willing to…”
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Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
“I accept the wisdom behind this new clause, but will the Minister go further and comment on new clause 39, in the name of my right honourable Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh)? That new clause is designed to put an end t…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: UK-US Trade and Tariffs
“I very much support the Secretary of State’s concerns about the automotive industry in this country. Will he therefore take action immediately to remove the arbitrary restrictions on the ability of our domestic motor manufacturers to produc…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“Waiting times for patients living in the village of Burton outside Christchurch could be drastically cut if the local integrated care board were to approve the creation of a new branch surgery. That application has been outstanding for more…”
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