Results 1-20 of 3,643 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Nigel Evans

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Nigel Evans: I listened to a patient speaking on the television this afternoon about the treatment that he receives. He gave the example of Norway, which is another country where the drug is made available. Does my hon. Friend agree that patients in this country who need that cancer drug will find it rather bizarre that it seems to be available in so many other European countries, yet not here?

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Nigel Evans: I am grateful for having been given the opportunity to make a short contribution on this Queen's Speech. Clearly, it will not be as short as the Queen's Speech-nothing could be. I love pomp and ceremony, but I assume that the events of yesterday were not put on just so that I could be cheered up on a grim, blustery day. This Queen's Speech covers only three pages-it costs £4 from all...

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Nigel Evans: Absolutely. I imagine that every constituency will have a number of families who are wondering how they will survive this Christmas. There might even be guilt on the part of some students, thinking that they will go back to university in January still having to rely on parental contributions so that they can eat and live. It is an absolute scandal. The Secretary of State said that more money...

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Nigel Evans: The hon. Gentleman has touched on an interesting theme. Would he agree, however, that with so much pressure on young people, the wonder is that so many of them turn out really well? In the main, they get a bad press, but more than 99 per cent. of them do valuable work, including charitable work, and get on with their lives splendidly. A disproportionate amount of press coverage is given to...

Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)

Nigel Evans: Sadly, the debate on European affairs on 3 December will not give us an opportunity to talk about the future President of the European Council because a decision on that is likely to be made today. None of us here has been given a vote, so surely there is a lack of democracy in the process. Does the Leader of the House not believe that it is rather bizarre that more people are interested in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Product Placement (9 Nov 2009) has video

Nigel Evans: Berry's in the Ribble valley make good chairs, Mr. Speaker, if you are thinking of going down the route just mentioned. Clearly, we might see the end of Newton and Ridley beer being served at the Rover's Return on "Coronation Street", but we have some very good brews around my constituency—Bowland, Thwaites, Moorhouse's and the like—which could be served there. Does the Secretary...

[Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — UK Relations with Russia (14 Oct 2009)

Nigel Evans: My contribution will be more of an intervention than a speech, Mr. Streeter. None the less, I am grateful for having one minute. In conclusion—[Laughter.] I want to ask the Minister a question. Can the Foreign Secretary, when he goes to Russia, raise a number of issues? First, one issue is clearly the British Council. Can the Foreign Secretary ensure that all our offices are open, to...

[Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — UK Relations with Russia (14 Oct 2009)

Nigel Evans: Is my hon. Friend not also staggered that the Foreign Secretary's visit to Russia in November is the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary since 2004? Does my hon. Friend agree that the Russians probably look on that as quite a slight on their relations with the UK?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Small Pharmacies (13 Oct 2009) has video

Nigel Evans: I have a number of independent pharmacies in towns and villages in my constituency where there are no supermarkets, but supermarkets are not too far away. If those supermarkets suck in some of the customers of the independent pharmacies, we shall see death by a thousand cuts. Some of the ageing population will not be able to get into the major towns, so they will lose an essential place where...

Royal Assent (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: I was very disturbed to hear the story about the constituent of the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) who spilled some beer over Nick Griffin. I am vice-chairman of the all-party beer group. The hon. Member for Leeds, North-West (Greg Mulholland) is the chairman of the Save the Pub group. All I can say is, "What a dreadful waste of beer." I take on board the serious point made by the hon....

Bills Presented: Summer Recess Adjournment (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: Long recess.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Issue of Writ (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: Speaking as someone who has fought two parliamentary by-elections—[Hon. Members: "Hear, hear."] I know I look too young. In my experience, irrespective of summer holidays and when children go back to school, as soon as candidates are chosen for political parties, the campaign begins for them. In my estimation, waiting until the House resumes in October, then moving a writ and having the...

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: The Minister asked a friend.

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: Will my hon. Friend give way?

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: Will my hon. Friend also accept that it is important to take the peoples of those countries with us as well? If it is ever gleaned by the people that they are being dragged by the nose in a certain direction but the chances of them ever joining are remote—Turkey is a perfect example of that—we run the risk of those peoples turning against the European Union and against the whole...

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: The hon. Gentleman will know that when the former President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, gave a speech to the Council of Europe he said that the document was virtually the same as the one the French, Dutch and Irish rejected. Indeed, the vast majority of European politicians rather like the Lisbon treaty, and when they talk about it in their own countries they...

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: This is a great opportunity for me to contribute to this important debate on the last day before the recess, when—to get the record straight—we go into 82 days of working in our constituencies. I had rather hoped that, following my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski), I would be able to tell him that I could name two of his MEPs and claim the...

European Union (21 Jul 2009)

Nigel Evans: I give way to my honourable neighbour.