Results 1-20 of 89 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Roger Godsiff

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 (7 Jul 2009)

Roger Godsiff: Will the Financial Secretary briefly explain what would happen if new clause 1 were carried this evening? Is he saying that if it were carried, the Government's tax-raising powers would end?

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 (7 Jul 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I have listened to what my hon. Friend has said. Will she explain what she thinks would happen if the new clause were accepted this evening?

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 (7 Jul 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I was going to ask them later.

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Middle East (24 Jun 2009)

Roger Godsiff: Like other hon. Members, I did not intend to make a speech today, but I was galvanised into doing so by the eloquence of my very good friend, the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Mr. Spring) and his excellent speech. I will make a couple of short points. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that a comprehensive resolution of the intractable problems in the middle east requires engagement with Syria....

Edgbaston Cricket Ground (23 Jun 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I hope that the Minister will come to the specific points that I asked him about. I am familiar with the arguments of Warwickshire county cricket club; the chief executive has rehearsed them in front of me. I appreciate the Minister's repeating them, but it is more important that he should address the issues. Warwickshire county cricket club says that the lights will be used for only 15 days...

Edgbaston Cricket Ground (23 Jun 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I am most grateful to have the opportunity to raise the issue of the redevelopment of Edgbaston cricket ground, which has generated an enormous amount of interest and concern among the communities surrounding the ground. The Warwickshire county cricket ground at Edgbaston has both a national and an international reputation. There is no doubt that a facility such as Edgbaston gives added value...

Edgbaston Cricket Ground (23 Jun 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for those points. Will the Minister give an assurance that the five questions put by the 14 local resident and forum groups in their joint letter of 6 June to the Government office for the west midlands will receive a response, as they are all relevant to the decision-making process regarding the application? The application is now in the hands of the city...

Hajj Pilgrims (UK Tour Operators) (25 Mar 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I am grateful for that offer, but I am not short of leaflets. Will my hon. Friend clarify something for me? If a travel agent books a scheduled flight for a customer who wants to go to Hajj and books the accommodation separately, is it covered by ATOL regulations?

Hajj Pilgrims (UK Tour Operators) (25 Mar 2009)

Roger Godsiff: I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise this issue, which is of particular importance to many Muslims in my constituency. I extend a warm welcome to my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Claire Ward), who has been asked by the Government to respond to the debate. The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world....

Gaza (15 Jan 2009) has video

Roger Godsiff: I am most grateful to have the opportunity to speak in the debate. The recent pictures that we have seen on television and the harrowing stories that we have read in the press have shocked and angered many people in this country, not least in my constituency. The pictures are so shocking that it could be easy to assume that all Israeli citizens support the actions of the Israeli Government,...

Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: Immigration Controls (21 Oct 2008) has video

Roger Godsiff: It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) and the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Soames), who made excellent speeches. In welcoming this debate, may I make the point that immigration has been the taboo subject of British politics for far too long? The reason is self-evident. Ever since Enoch Powell made his infamous speech in Birmingham back in...

Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: Immigration Controls (21 Oct 2008) has video

Roger Godsiff: As always, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and, as always, I agree with him. It is right that we debate the controversial issue of immigration rather than avoiding it. I support and welcome the all-party balanced migration group, set up by my right hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead and the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex, and its informed contribution to the debate about immigration....

Immigration Rules (Spouses) (14 May 2008)

Roger Godsiff: In instances such as the ones that I have referred to, in which the spouse forgets to send in the application until the two-year period has passed, and when documents cannot be provided retrospectively with the joint names on, does the Minister accept that there is a case for allowing an interview to take place with a representative from the Border Agency? Those couples cannot go to appeal...

Immigration Rules (Spouses) (14 May 2008)

Roger Godsiff: I have been through all the documents listed in the guidance notes. The Minister says that there are others that would be acceptable. Will she tell me what they are?

Immigration Rules (Spouses) (14 May 2008)

Roger Godsiff: I am most grateful for the opportunity to debate this subject and to do so under your chairmanship, Mr. Weir. The issue that I want to raise is a specific one, rather than the wider issue of rules relating to spouses who seek to come to this country. Furthermore, it really applies only to female spouses, for reasons that I shall make clear. The group that I wish to discuss consists of those...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Cashback Contracts (5 Mar 2008)

Roger Godsiff: Is the hon. Gentleman really suggesting that the mobile network operators did not know that retailers were operating unsustainable business models that pushed those operators' products? With reference to the code of practice, the operators themselves did not root out retailers that operated unsustainably and used bad practice. I have a letter from a couple who live in Chesterfield. I have...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Cashback Contracts (5 Mar 2008)

Roger Godsiff: I should make it clear, as I thought that I did in my speech, that the comment about the cosy relationship was not mine, but that of Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner with responsibility for telecommunications, who has made it perfectly clear that she is unhappy about what she calls the close-knit and cosy relationship between the regulator and mobile network operators in the UK.

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Cashback Contracts (5 Mar 2008)

Roger Godsiff: The hon. Gentleman said that he has looked at the voluntary code of practice, which was drawn up by the mobile network operators. If he looks at that code, he will see that the operators say very clearly that they will come down very hard on the sort of rogues that he is referring to. But they will not do so because, as letter after letter from reputable retailers says, they are quite happy...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Cashback Contracts (5 Mar 2008)

Roger Godsiff: It is always a pleasure to initiate a debate under your wise and experienced chairmanship, Mr. Benton. I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity to raise the issue of the way in which the mobile phone industry operates, its acquiescence to mobile phone retailers who offer unrealistic cashback offers, and the consequences for customers when retailers go into liquidation. I should first...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Cashback Contracts (5 Mar 2008)

Roger Godsiff: My hon. Friend makes an excellent point on a matter to which I shall refer in a moment. Some 90,000 customers were affected when Dial a Mobile went into liquidation, but since it went bust in August 2007, a number of other retailers have gone into liquidation. There are now hundreds of thousands of people who had contracts with mobile phone retailers that have gone bust who thought that those...