Holocaust Memorial Bill

When someone asked me if there was going to be a general election soon, I thought they must have ...

May I just clarify something that my hon. Friend has just said? He stated that £40 million has al...

I think that is the right figure, but the Minister will know. I am just a Back Bencher, and have ...

I thank the Father of the House for giving way. He is making an important point about how Victori...

My hon. Friend is right. She has the advantage of having led Westminster City Council and will no...

We could have had a fantastic, beautiful, moving memorial—roughly the same size as the Buxton mem...

My right hon. Friend is right, and most people will agree with him, even if their job is to stand...

I call Wera Hobhouse.

Excuse me, Madam Chair, but I wish to speak only on Third Reading.

Certainly—I was calling the hon. Lady because she is the only Member on the Opposition Back Bench...

Thank you, Dame Eleanor. I wish to speak to amendment 1 and new clause 1 and take the opportunity...

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a serious issue regarding the security of Victoria Tower ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Security issues should be one of our key considerations as a ...

I will address the security issue in my speech, but I think it is all the wrong way round to make...

Security is one of the many considerations with regard to the site, and I think it is a valid one...

I apologise if I am taking words out of my hon. Friend’s speech before he gets to them, but was i...

My hon. Friend is exactly right—he certainly did so at that time.

I have tabled two amendme...

First, I thank the Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee for its very hard work. That Committe...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for all her hard work campaigning on this issue. I was ...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Having read the Select Committee’s report, it is clear t...

Has my hon. Friend had the opportunity to be in Victoria Tower Gardens on a Saturday or Sunday mo...

I have seen that. It goes back to the point that for many of us in this Chamber this is a workpla...

I thank the hon. Lady her for her amendment, which I am happy to support. Members of the Buxton f...

I did not realise the family connection with the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. The Buxton memori...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful point, characteristically both passionate and knowledgeable, ...

I thank the Minister for that clarification. I absolutely welcome that. That is a very powerful m...

My hon. Friend is being generous with her time. It is not—

Ha!

I am not entirely sure what has amused my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Mr Bacon), bu...

I thank the Minister once again for that very clear steer and clarification.

It may be too late for a manuscript amendment to the Bill to be accepted by Dame Eleanor—or Madam...

I thank my hon. Friend, the Father of the House, for his intervention. He makes a very clear poin...

On this whole question of precedent, as anybody who has served any period of time as a local gove...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He may recall that the planning authority chose to n...

Does my hon. Friend agree that that that cost is just one example of a system that does not work ...

I completely agree. Many of my constituents feel that this is being steamrollered and imposed on ...

It is a pleasure to follow right hon. and hon. Members, who have made very important and serious ...

Order. I appreciate that the hon. Lady is dealing with a highly emotive subject, and I think that...

Thank you, Madam Chairman. I appreciate and value your guidance and I will absolutely abide by it...

I rise to support the Bill in its entirety and against the amendments, which I think will only de...

The point my hon. Friend is making now was not one put forward by the commission, and it was not ...

I thank the Father of the House for that intervention. It is clear that the site was chosen by th...

From visiting really serious Holocaust museums, as I have done in Washington and Berlin, I know t...

I thank my right hon. Friend for that contribution. I am one of those who visited the original Ya...

I do not want to be nit-picking, but the southern part of the park is a children’s playground. Al...

We can debate whether the figure is 7.5% or 10%, but the key point is that more than 90% of the p...

It is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). Given the n...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and glad to be hearing what he is saying, both giv...

They are indeed—it is a brilliant presentation. I am also very proud that every Holocaust Memoria...

East!

East, of course—as someone from East Yorkshire, I say east is always best. My hon. Friend the Mem...

As Members know, everything must conclude by six minutes past 7, and I want to give at least eigh...

It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy). If...

rose—

Forgive me.

The Jewish people in this country are a very small minority. There are many con...

I rise to speak in support of this Bill and against the amendments, however nobly argued and well...

rose—

I am afraid I will not give way, because I have already extended the patience of the Chairman.