ConservativeMP for New Forest West
“Mr. speaker, doesn't the House deserve to know what the new Prime Minister thinks about this unfolding crisis? Perhaps he'll be speaking in the debate tomorrow. Yes.…”
“2. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.…”
“Yes.…”
“In what year will we reach 3%?…”
“And Labour!…”
“Q3. I hope there is still time in which the Prime Minister will be able to enlighten his party as to the moral of the cautionary tale of Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion.…”
“The Minister told us that the former Secretary of State had asked him to stay. Had he not been so asked, would he have resigned too? How much persuasion did it take? [ Laughter. ]…”
“I dare not think how many years of my constituents’ lives have been given over to points failures and signal failures, and the confusion that follows, on the line between Waterloo and the south coast. What can Ministers do about it?…”
“Those clinging to life in Gaza and scratching an existence in the west bank merely occupy different circles within the depths of the inferno. Any relief is dependent on the policy of Israel, and that in turn would require pressure from its …”
“Madam Deputy Speaker, you will know that, apart from the time when I was sitting on it, I have been unsparing in my criticism of the occupants of the Treasury Bench, irrespective of their party. Every now and again, however, there is a Mini…”
“May we have a statement next week from the Lord Chancellor so that he can reassure the House that in cases where a not guilty plea is entered but a guilty verdict is delivered, the sentence will reflect the fact that the offender put the vi…”
“Given that our own infrastructure is under constant cyber-attack, will the honourable Lady reassure us that Russia would be right in understanding that no such attack will go unanswered, like for like?…”
“Does the Minister plan to allow clean community energy companies to sell power directly to households and businesses?…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me so early on the third day of five that we are investing in scrutinising the Government’s programme, at a time when the party of government is abandoning its unique selling point of bringing po…”
“On the question of the failure of the Government of the Republic, the reality is that they have an outstanding interstate case against us.…”
“A referral to the Privileges Committee has always been considered a House matter—a matter for the individual judgment of Members of Parliament. It would be an abomination if it were to be whipped by either side, wouldn’t it?…”
“On 4 February, my right honourable Friend the Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister: “did the official security vetting that he received mention Mandelson’s ongoing relationship with… Jeffrey Epstein?” —[ Official Report , 4 Feb…”
“3. What recent discussions the Church has had with the Charity Commission on Project Spire.…”
“There was only one voice demanding the sacrifice of part of the rural New Forest district—it was Labour in Southampton, wasn’t it?…”
“Can I declare my interest, having lost three tyres to potholes this year? What assessment has the Department made of the efficiency with which potholes are being filled? What on earth is it filling them with, because within weeks and someti…”
“Does the Secretary of State have contacts at US Central Command that can give reassurance that there is a plan? The President’s social media feed gives the opposite impression. Is Britain at war?…”
“2. Whether the Attorney General has advised the Lord Chancellor on the potential impact of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the rule of law.…”
“Is this a wind-up, Mr Speaker? They will be asking for collective farms in this socialist paradise next. Has the Minister made any assessment of the impact that a right to food would have on the public purse once our activist judges got hol…”
“I’ve got a short one!…”
“Did the Prime Minister’s chief of staff communicate with Mandelson via a private email address?…”
“What is the Minister’s latest assessment of the threat of transnational oppression carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?…”
“I am almost speechless! This House is the properly accountable people’s panel, not some collection of stooges and trustees selected by the Minister. In any event, it is no good him telling us it is asleep—this parrot is dead, killed by lack…”
“Where will we send an illegal entrant with no right to remain but whose country of origin is unsafe?…”
“18. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.…”
“The Minister is absolutely right: Israel must stop. What estimate has he made of the time that we have before a separate Palestinian state becomes, geographically and economically, utterly untenable?…”
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