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Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)

William Cash: Will the Leader of the House acknowledge that the City of London, which lies at the heart of our economic situation, with 15 per cent. of gross domestic product, is absolutely crucial? The debate she has proposed for 1 December is going to be crucial, as the European Scrutiny Committee has said. Does she accept that it is absolutely essential that we have a proper, substantive motion that is...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

William Cash: My argument is emphatically with the Prime Minister, because he is responsible for this policy. How does he think he will improve the financial regulation of the City and also improve the economy of this country and maintain GDP by handing over the whole arrangement to majority voting and ensuring that the ultimate decisions are taken by countries such as France and Germany, which do not have...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

William Cash: Does the Prime Minister accept that what he is proposing is effectively to bring the treaty into force on the basis of an unenforceable political deal? Does he accept that that simply adds to the cynicism that people should feel about this entire process, and that we therefore need not only to eradicate the false promises but to have a referendum in any event?

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

William Cash: I am extremely grateful for that intervention and I hear what the right hon. Gentleman says with great interest. I had heard of that, but great ingenuity is being used by certain trusts—not just Mid Staffordshire but other trusts of which I am aware—that are using their lawyers and their medical establishment effectively to bypass and shut out consultants—in some cases, as...

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

William Cash: I very much agree with what my hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Patrick Cormack) has just said, and I am very glad that he agreed with some of what I said in an earlier intervention. I also agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. O'Brien) that we want effective early intervention; I think we are all agreed on that. I am also very happy to pay tribute to...

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

William Cash: I hear with great interest and respect what my hon. Friend says, but I must mention that in this particular case there is a connection involving Mr. David Nicholson, who was the chairman of Shropshire and Staffordshire strategic health authority at the time that is being described. Subsequent appointments followed and he moved seamlessly up through the ranks to become the chief executive of...

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

William Cash: There has been a good deal of discussion about the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, although I do not intend to go down that route now. However, in the context of the points made about Monitor, does my hon. Friend accept that some of us believe—I have said this in a reply to a letter that I received from the Minister—that although there is a case in certain circumstances...

New Member: New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts (12 Oct 2009) has video

William Cash: The hon. Lady was on the Committee that looked at the Mid Staffordshire issues in one, albeit too short, sitting. Does she recall that Mr. Bill Moyes took part in the final meeting when trust status was being conferred? Forty-nine questions were put at the meeting, and I think I am right in saying that 38 of his own criteria, laid down as chairman of the meeting, were on finance and...

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: My hon. Friend referred to what I was trying to do. I simply make the point that the "notwithstanding" provision is in line with the metric martyrs' case and Lord Denning's judgments, both of which raise the question of whether, under our laws, we preserve our parliamentary system. It is vital for us to understand that.

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

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Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend. I am not going to disagree with him on that point, but I am concerned to remove uncertainty in a matter of such importance as this. In passing, I want to pay tribute to Lord Jenkin of Roding for the extremely efficient way that he dealt with this matter in the House of Lords. I shall begin by setting out the problems posed by the European...

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: I absolutely agree. It was extremely disappointing to read both the Attorney-General's letter and her speech and find that she was so categoric about something that one simply cannot be categoric about. Because the question involves matters of such supreme importance, it is absolutely essential that we put it beyond any doubt. The Justice Secretary may say, "Oh, we don't need to do this," but...

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: Indeed, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that important point. If the Justice Secretary raises a question about whether the provisions of the charter are indeed addressed only to the institutions and bodies of the Union—as I anticipate he may—he ought to bear in mind the fact that the matter arises under article 51, whereas the reference I gave just now to the level...

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: Indeed. In conclusion, this is a very important matter. It affects the sovereignty of the House, and therefore it directly affects the interests of our electorate. It is essential that the words that I have proposed should be inserted before the wording in the Lords amendment. I hope we will be able to vote on the matter later this evening.

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: I beg to move amendment (a) to Lords amendment 1.

Bills Presented: Bill of Rights (21 Jul 2009)

William Cash: I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. The entire proceedings on this Bill have been conducted in an extremely shabby manner. Indeed, some important statements have been made by some of the most distinguished officials in the House—and in the other place—and the reservations that have been expressed, for example by the House of Lords Constitution Committee, about the...

Business of the House (20 Jul 2009) has video

William Cash: Given that the hon. Gentleman refers to senior parrots, would he therefore characterise Lord Mandelson as a senior cockatoo?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: G8 Summit (13 Jul 2009)

William Cash: The Prime Minister knows that millions of little children die from bad water and bad sanitation. He did not mention that in his statement. Will he be good enough to consider the problem that arises through duplication between the G8-Africa partnership and the global framework that is being set up—as the right hon. Gentleman's predecessor, Mr. Tony Blair, said he would do at the next...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Reforming Financial Markets (8 Jul 2009)

William Cash: Does the Chancellor accept that his statement, "whether we like it or not", in relation to the European Union is rubbish and as outrageous as anything we have heard from him for months? Will he accept, very simply, that we can make our own decisions in this House; that those matters do affect every single man, woman and child in this country, and the City of London; and that, for us simply to...