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Business of the House (9 May 2013)

Lee Scott: May we have a debate on the wonderful work that hospices, such as St Peter’s in my constituency, do across our country?

Business of the House (25 April 2013)

Lee Scott: Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on getting young people with special needs into work? A project in my constituency and across the London borough of Redbridge will hopefully, with the help of the parent group, Interface, the borough council and employers, have the first people taking up jobs shortly.

Prime Minister: Engagements (24 April 2013)

Lee Scott: Does the Prime Minister agree that helping people who want to work hard is the right thing to do, that taking them out of tax altogether is the right thing to do, and that making work pay is the right thing to do—instead of insulting them, as some politicians have done by calling them trash?

Tributes to Baroness Thatcher (10 April 2013)

Lee Scott: I start by putting on the record my condolences, as well as those of my family, Ilford North Conservative association and the many constituents, not only from the Conservative party but from all political parties, who have e-mailed me to offer condolence to Baroness Thatcher’s children and grandchildren. It is worth remembering today on all sides of the House, and indeed outside the...

Justice for Tamils (20 March 2013)

Lee Scott: Does my hon. Friend agree that it might be helpful if the Sri Lankan Government would start to involve the Tamil diaspora from around the world in some way, engage them and start working with them so that some of these questions, fears, desires and aspirations can be addressed?

Justice for Tamils (20 March 2013)

Lee Scott: I would like to start by thanking Mr Speaker for allowing this debate on justice for the Tamil people. I would also like to say in the first instance, on my own behalf, but also, I am sure, on behalf of many hon. Friends, that we are sorry, because what we are talking about is trying to get justice for innocent victims who lost their lives—who were raped, who were murdered, who were...

Justice for Tamils (20 March 2013)

Lee Scott: My right hon. Friend is totally correct. There is a responsibility on any country that calls itself a democracy or on any country that has elected officials to honour international law and the law of their own country and to address these concerns, which my hon. Friend, I and others in all parts of the House have raised this issue for many years. It may interest you to know, Mr Deputy...

Justice for Tamils (20 March 2013)

Lee Scott: My hon. Friend is absolutely right and we continue to raise those points. In 12 months’ time, I do not want to be having the same debate in the same Chamber about the same tragedy of innocent people being killed. I want the journey along the road to reconciliation, the road the justice, to begin. If that is to happen, however, various issues need to be addressed. I could read out a long...

[Albert Owen in the Chair] — British Sikh Community (13 March 2013)

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that because of the racial harmony experienced not only in his constituency but in constituencies such as mine we must commend the Sikh community for how it works together with all other communities? I have many communities in my constituency living in peace and harmony and working together, and I congratulate the...

Business of the House (7 March 2013)

Lee Scott: Will my right hon. Friend agree to a debate in Government time on the plight of the Tamil people at the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka and the innocent women and children who were murdered and lost their lives?

British Retail — [Sir Alan Meale in the Chair] (6 March 2013)

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that the vibrancy of high streets that are under pressure from some of the multiples is also down to niche independents? Allowing niche independents to thrive and grow is vital.

Israel/Palestinian Authority (26 February 2013)

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that as the children of a future for Palestinians and Israelis alike, teaching them to love rather than hate each other and their doctrine can be the only right way forward?

Bill Presented — Marriage (Same Sex Couples): Holocaust Memorial Day (24 January 2013)

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate with others and thank him for giving way. Does he agree that the wonderful work of the Holocaust Educational Trust in getting across the educational aspect of this issue will ensure both that future generations understand the tragedy of the holocaust—what went on, the atrocities—and that it does not happen again, to any...

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Sri Lanka (8 January 2013)

Lee Scott: I congratulate the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on securing this vital debate. Perhaps I can prevent any interventions and save some time by saying that I, too, have not visited Sri Lanka: someone who is criticised for everything they say because none of it suits the Sri Lankan Government is hardly likely to be taken to Sri Lanka and shown what they want to see in...

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Sri Lanka (8 January 2013)

Lee Scott: Thank you, Mr Hollobone. Can I have 30 seconds back for that? All I really want to say is that I want justice for the Tamil people and for all Sri Lankans. For that to happen, however, the UN must play its role. Over a number of years, it let down the Tamil people and allowed things to happen that should never have been allowed.

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Sri Lanka (8 January 2013)

Lee Scott: I hope the Minister will address the issues that have been raised—

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Sri Lanka (8 January 2013)

Lee Scott: Where do I stand? I am sorry, Mr Hollobone. The hon. Gentleman and I should not be having a conversation across the room. I apologise for that, as I am sure he does. Where do I stand? I want to see reconciliation and justice before any such thing happens. I think that is clear. In my final 20 seconds, I should say that the Tamil people have suffered, and their diaspora suffers. There must be...

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

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on obtaining this important debate. Does he agree that increasing our trade with the Commonwealth can make us far less dependent on other areas?

Regional Newspapers — [Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] (5 December 2012)

Lee Scott: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that it would be totally wrong for the local press which are not at fault for anything—as acknowledged in the Leveson report—to be punished for the fault of other, far larger newspapers of national consequence? The local press have done nothing wrong whatever.

Regional Newspapers — [Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] (5 December 2012)

Lee Scott: Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the biggest assets of a local press—I feel duty-bound to mention the Ilford Recorder and the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian in which hon. Members may read my column tomorrow—is that they print facts, not with glamour or spin, but just the facts of what happens, whether a flower show, a council meeting or any other event?