Summer Adjournment
I should advise the House that there will be a three-minute time limit on Back-Bench speeches aft...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming a...
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It is a pleasure to follow the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for ...
Throughout this pandemic, we have seen the Government award almost £1.5 billion to Tory friends a...
Before the House adjourns for the summer recess, I wish to raise a number of points.
There ...
In May, East Midlands Railway promised passengers in Nottingham and many other east midlands cons...
As I have had the chance to digest it overnight, I can say that there was much to welcome in the ...
Like everybody else, in the limited time available to me I want to address a number of local and ...
I shall not pretend to emulate the Member for the city of Southend, my hon. Friend the Member for...
The last 18 months have been a tale of the good, the bad and the ugly.
The good is that the...
Order. I am sure the hon. Lady will reflect on her words and perhaps correct the record.
What would you rather, Madam Deputy Speaker, a weakened leg or a severed leg? At the end of the d...
Order. Can you please reflect on your words and withdraw your remarks?
Madam Deputy Speaker, I have reflected on my words. Somebody needs to tell the truth in this Hous...
On a lighter note, I hope that before the House adjourns today we can celebrate the colourful dis...
I rise to reflect on what we have lost over the last year. For us in this House, it is the scruti...
I have spoken many times about my opposition to High Speed 2, a project ripe for scrapping, with ...
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, after you helped me to set up my ...
I wish to take this opportunity to thank some people in my constituency. I thank Newbury Racecour...
I believe I have three minutes, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will be unable to cover so much that c...
One aspect of my role as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief is ...
I want to repeat my thanks and appreciation to all those who have helped deliver the covid vaccin...
Last year on 16 July, similarly at the end of term, I asked the Leader of the House in business q...
Madam Deputy Speaker, may I begin by wishing you and all colleagues a very happy summer recess?
As we adjourn for summer recess, one of the most important pieces of legislation that we must con...
It is an absolute honour to be called to speak in this debate. This has been an extremely difficu...
Order. The hon. Lady has exceeded her three minutes. I was trying to let her conclude, but I am a...
I refer the House to the declarations I have made relating to Glint Pay and the Covid Recovery Gr...
Shock and anger, heartbreak and confusion—stirred again by knowing that the person elected to pro...
I want to talk about Terry Melia. Terry is a great man. He is in his 70s, and he watched Bury foo...
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in an important debate at the end of a v...
My pre-politics career was spent working on social mobility, and I continue to work on it in this...
I pay tribute to key workers in the Greater Manchester city region. I am also grateful to the May...
Due to time constraints, and because I have not had an opportunity to raise this before, I will t...
It is a pleasure, as always, to lead for the SNP in these debates that are uncharitably referred ...
Will the hon. Gentleman give way on the issue of freedom?
Yes, on the issue of freedom of peaceful assembly.
I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. One of my great concerns has been the 309 million Chri...
Yes I do, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for the regular work he does in highlighting those issue...
I am pleased to be making my first and, I hope, last virtual appearance at the Dispatch Box as sh...
I confess that I have grown to really enjoy responding to this periodic debate. Not only does it ...
Hear, hear!
I think there is unanimity on the wish for a happy recess.
Question put and agreed to.
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