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Oral Answers to Questions — Education: History Curriculum (22 April 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: What steps he is taking to ensure that all pupils gain a chronological understanding of British history.

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: History Curriculum (22 April 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: The country will thank the Secretary of State for at last restoring British history to our schools, but will he also ensure that our pupils are taught about the proud history of our Commonwealth, the former British empire, and also the British territories?

Tributes to Baroness Thatcher (10 April 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: It is an honour to rise today to pay tribute to someone whom I have always believed to be our greatest peacetime Prime Minister, and one of the finest—if not the finest—political leaders of the Conservative party, whom many of us know to have been a compassionate and kind human being. Lady Thatcher had courage, determination and principle, but she had patriotism deep inside her....

Falkland Islands Referendum (12 March 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: My hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that it is the right of the people of the Falklands to determine their own destiny, but does he agree that other countries around the world should now accept that the decision that has been made is the freely chosen wish of the people of those islands? I am talking about not just the United States of America, but all those countries that have sat on...

[Mr Peter Bone in the Chair] — Scottish Referendum (Trident) (7 March 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: Before the hon. Gentleman replies to that question, I remind him that there are others who want to get into this debate and he has already been speaking for 18 minutes. Thank you.

[Mr Peter Bone in the Chair] — Scottish Referendum (Trident) (7 March 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: Order. Before I call the next speaker, may I point out that if everyone keeps their speeches to a reasonable length, everyone can get in? If people go beyond more than 10 minutes, that will not be possible.

Business of the House: Events in Northern Ireland (10 January 2013)

Andrew Rosindell: The whole House agrees that the violence and intimidation taking place in Northern Ireland is totally counter-productive and undermines the very cause the protesters are protesting about. Does the Secretary of State agree with me that it is right that the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland should fly above city halls, town halls and all municipal buildings...

Business of the House (20 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I know that my right hon. Friend will agree that we should commend Her Majesty’s Government for everything that has been done this year to make the diamond jubilee anniversary such a magnificent celebration for our whole nation. Will he arrange for the Government to make an early statement in 2013 about preparations for a possible blue sapphire jubilee to celebrate Her Majesty the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: British Antarctic Survey (20 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: What steps he plans to take to protect and support the work of the British Antarctic Survey following his decision not to merge that body with the National Oceanography Centre.

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: British Antarctic Survey (20 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: The whole House and the entire nation will be delighted at the Government’s announcement that part of the British Antarctic Territory will be named after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in this diamond jubilee year. The House is also delighted that the British Antarctic Survey has been rescued from the previous proposals. Is it possible for the British Antarctic Survey to work more...

Business of the House (13 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I am sure that the entire House will be shocked, angry and dismayed at the continual incursions by the Spanish Government into the waters around the British sovereign territory of Gibraltar. This is an act of aggression. Will the Leader of the House ask the Defence Secretary and the Foreign Secretary to make an urgent statement on what Her Majesty’s Government will do to ensure that...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I accept a lot of what the right hon. Gentleman says. Will he therefore agree that Britain is in a unique position to be a bridge between trade with the European continent and trade with the English-speaking world, and that we could have a unique and positive role to play if we were to harness the Commonwealth and the English-speaking world while retaining a trading relationship with our...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: The right hon. Gentleman surely realises that the concept of free trading around the world in some of the countries that he mentions is very different from the model of trading that we are presented with via the European Union. The harmonisation, standardisation, centralised control and single currency that are being introduced in the European Union are not being brought in anywhere else in...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I am grateful for the opportunity to bring to the House this debate on Commonwealth trade. Hon. Members will know that I have always held a strong and passionate belief in the Commonwealth of Nations. If I may say so, I consider it a travesty that so little has been done by successive Governments to realise the full potential that the Commonwealth offers. Although I commend Her...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He makes a valid point. We trade and must trade with the whole world. We have focused on one area of the globe in recent decades. I believe that it is time to look to a wider trade relationship, and the Commonwealth is a natural group of countries, with which we have so much in common. That relationship must be developed for trade in the years to come.

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I wholeheartedly endorse the hon. Gentleman’s view. I also believe that we must expand the Commonwealth and look to countries with historical links to the Commonwealth that may not have considered joining or that we may not have approached. A more vigorous policy to attract more countries to join the Commonwealth would be very welcome. I would like to see the whole of Ireland in the...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I commend him for his commitment to the Commonwealth and his deep understanding of countries around the world with which we have a lot in common, such as Australia. However, I have to say to him that this is not only about population size; it is also about geography. It is about the opportunities that some of the smaller territories...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: Once again, I admire the right hon. Gentleman’s stance on these issues. I have enormous sympathy with his remarks. The Minister will recall that only yesterday I raised with him the failure of the United Kingdom in this regard. It is the only post-colonial nation to deny its territories the right to vote in its own elections. The Government in London, our Parliament, can of course make...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: I wholeheartedly support what my hon. Friend said. This is not just about population. There is a whole range of factors, as he mentioned, and we must look at all those opportunities if we are to capitalise on parts of the world that we have neglected. We have missed opportunities. We know that if we want a sustainable future for all our people, we have to stretch beyond the European...

[Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — Commonwealth Trade (12 December 2012)

Andrew Rosindell: The hon. Gentleman speaks for the majority of the British people in that. Those outside this place cannot understand what on earth Governments have been doing over the past 30-odd years narrowly focusing on a small part of the world, which might be geographically close, but with which we have huge differences, when in other parts of the world, with which we have so much in common, we have...