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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)

Stuart Andrew: On Second Reading, I talked about many of the letters of concern that I had received from constituents and reflected that that conflict was one that I had had in my life. My hon. Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Margot James) talked movingly yesterday about the freezing effect, and she is right about that period. To realise that you were gay in that climate was difficult, to say the least,...

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful for that intervention and yes, I certainly welcome that. In the context of the Bill, I understand the anxieties of people involved in religious organisations, but I am convinced by the evidence sessions and the questioning that the locks in place secure and protect those religious freedoms. We have heard a great deal about the Church of England in these debates; there are...

Business of the House (25 April 2013)

Stuart Andrew: Figures released in answer to a written question I tabled on the safe and sustainable review show that costs to date include over £300,000 in legal fees, £1.7 million for external communication consultants and over £6 million in other costs. That is around £8 million in total. Now we hear that NHS England plans to add to the costs by appealing the High Court decision,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Heart Surgery (Leeds) (15 April 2013)

Stuart Andrew: (Urgent Question): To ask my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on Leeds children’s heart surgery unit.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Heart Surgery (Leeds) (15 April 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his answers. No one would disagree with the point that information that is provided about the safety of a unit should be investigated. However, the quality of the information and the source of the complaints raise serious questions about the proportionality of the action that was taken and, more importantly, about the motives of the complainants. Sir...

Business of the House (7 March 2013)

Stuart Andrew: There is glorious news coming from the High Court this morning that campaigners for the children’s heart unit have won their case against the review. It is a tremendous victory for the parents and families and I pay tribute to them. It clearly confirms the view that the review is flawed. The judge said that the review team made an ill-judged and fatal mistake in not revealing how the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Topical Questions (4 March 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I commend my right hon. and hon. Friends at the Department for Education on the Children and Families Bill, not least because it brings about welcome reforms to the special educational needs system. It is clear that pathfinders will have an extremely important role in informing the legislation and the new code of practice. What progress are pathfinders making in that area?

Children and Families Bill (25 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: Having spent time working in the children’s hospice movement, I am well aware of families constantly complaining about a lack of co-ordination between all the services that they have to access. Some children and young people are not in education and will therefore miss out. Does the hon. Gentleman not think that we must look at that area again in order to help families both inside and...

CCTV: Gang and Youth Violence (11 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: What recent steps she has taken to tackle gang and youth violence.

CCTV: Gang and Youth Violence (11 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: My constituent, Lorraine Fraser, has long campaigned against gang violence after tragically losing her son in an unprovoked attack. She has spent considerable time with young people, warning them of the consequences of being involved in gangs. What action is the Department taking to improve such intervention in our schools to tackle gang violence?

CCTV: Topical Questions (11 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

CCTV: Topical Questions (11 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: Can my right hon. Friend tell the House what steps her Department is taking to reform the UK’s extradition arrangements?

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (7 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (7 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: A number of businesses in my constituency that I have visited have reported welcome news of an increase in orders from abroad. However, they have raised concerns about the time it takes to get export licences. In order to help those companies to remain competitive, what is my right hon. Friend’s Department doing to try to speed up efficiency in that respect?

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day: First Part] — Suicide Prevention (6 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in the debate. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr McCrea) and all Democratic Unionist party Members for bringing this important debate to the Floor of the House. I am sure they were tempted to debate many other issues, but it is important that we discuss suicide prevention, which is a crucial but difficult issue. Yesterday, I...

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day: First Part] — Suicide Prevention (6 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely right: we need to do everything we can—talking to individuals themselves or lessening the risks—to identify those areas. A lot of work has been done in the prison system to try to improve cells to reduce risks. Businesses also have an important role to play. It is important that the strategy targets specific...

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (5 February 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak. There is no doubt that this has been a vigorous debate, and personally I respect the views of people on both sides of the argument. It is a pity that the extremes on both sides have used the language and terms that they have. I approach the Bill wanting to support it, but I have concerns. Issues raised by constituents have made me think and ask...

Canterbury City Council Bill: Clause 2 — Interpretation (31 January 2013)

Stuart Andrew: My understated manner was mentioned earlier, and I plan to carry on in that manner as I speak to this group of amendments. The pedlar provisions have generated the most interest, from those who petitioned against the Bills in the Lords and from a number of hon. Members in this House. Under the existing licensing legislation, an exception is given to persons who act as a pedlar under the...

Canterbury City Council Bill: Clause 2 — Interpretation (31 January 2013)

Stuart Andrew: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. Honestly. This process has been going on for a considerable time. In fact, even back in the 1990s, the Home Office was promising to introduce changes, although it never did so. We could go on debating these matters for many years to come. I shall now continue to make my points. In addition, the amendments provide that the restrictions on...

Canterbury City Council Bill: Clause 2 — Interpretation (31 January 2013)

Stuart Andrew: claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).