Results 1-20 of 385 for speaker:Thomas McAvoy
- Draft Legislative Programme (25 Jul 2007)
Thomas McAvoy: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
- Business of the House (4 May 2006)
Thomas McAvoy: Do you know something we don't?
- Orders of the Day — Capital Allowances Bill (13 Feb 2001)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put.
- Orders of the Day — Television Licences (Disclosure of Information) Bill (10 Apr 2000)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Make a point.
- Orders of the Day — Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] (10 Apr 2000)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: rose in his place and claimed to move,That the Question be now put.
- Orders of the Day — Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (7 Mar 2000)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Never an old cynic.
- Orders of the Day — Government Resources and Accounts Bill: Investment: Limit (29 Feb 2000)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: The hon. Gentleman is going on and on.
- Orders of the Day — Scotland Bill: Power to Make Provision Consequential on Acts of the Scottish Parliament. (16 Nov 1998)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: How could you suggest such a thing?
- Orders of the Day — Police Bill [Lords]: Northern Ireland Business (19 Mar 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: The Secretary of State made great play of the word "equivalent" in his opening statement, comparing the Scottish Grand Committee with the proposed rules for the Northern Ireland Grand Committee. His equivalence did not stretch to the Tory party conference last year, when the Secretary of State for Scotland had the St. Andrew's flag on the stage and joined hands with the Secretary of State for...
- Orders of the Day — Police Bill [Lords]: Northern Ireland Business (19 Mar 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. Scottish Members are not exactly the most docile, either. I assure him that it is difficult to follow the rules of the House. The Scottish Grand Committee has had the rolling travelling show of press conferences and stunt spending announcements by the Scottish Office. Those would have happened anyway, but they were packaged for announcement in...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Health Service Funding (5 Mar 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Is the Minister aware that the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Kincardine and Deeside (Mr. Kynoch), stated that the private finance initiative would not be used to extend private sector responsibility"—[Official Report, Scottish Grand Committee, 20 May 1996; c. 3.] to the delivery of clinical services? If he is, does he remember his statement to the Scottish Grand Committee in...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total sum allowed for local authority credit approvals for housing investment in 1996–97; and what are the figures for each of the past three years. [17007]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: When so many people are homeless or living in substandard accommodation, why are the Government cutting local authority capital investment programmes even further? Is it not time that the Government released, or started to consider releasing, the set-aside capital receipts, to boost local authority housing investment and help ordinary people?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East Peace Process (12 Feb 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli Government regarding the implementation of the Oslo agreement; and if he will make a statement. [13972]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East Peace Process (12 Feb 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Will the Minister confirm the Government's stance that the best guarantee of secure borders for Israel is co-existence with the Palestinian entity or state? Bearing that in mind, will he continue to press the Israeli Government and the Palestine Authority to continue the Oslo process as the only way to guarantee peace in the middle east?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Violent Crime (23 Jan 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the finding of the British crime survey regarding the proportion of adults who were victims of violent crime once or more during 1995. [10559]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Violent Crime (23 Jan 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Are not those figures a shocking indictment of the Tories' record on crime prevention? They claim to belong to the party of law and order, but, during a 12-month period, one in 14 adults were mugged at least once, and very few of the offenders were caught. Does the Minister accept that a Government who are incapable of protecting citizens should go?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (23 Jan 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 23 January. [10579]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (23 Jan 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: Will the Prime Minister confirm that one of his reasons for wanting school children to join the cadets is that they can learn the qualities of loyalty, self-discipline and leadership? Is it not therefore regrettable that the Defence Secretary, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Prime Minister were never members of the cadets, as the first needs lessons in loyalty, the second in...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Value Added Tax (16 Jan 1997)
Mr Thomas McAvoy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the amount of VAT collected in the last year for which figures are available. [9521]