Results 1-5 of 5 for smoking speaker:Andrew Mitchell

G8 (13 Jun 2007)

Andrew Mitchell: On aid, does the Secretary of State understand the irritation that many feel about the smoke-and-mirrors way in which the G8 presents the figures for aid? People want to know how much each country gives and when it gives it so that they can hold their leaders to account for their promises. Secondly, they want to know that the money genuinely reaches the people at the end of the track, who do...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (22 Mar 2007)

Andrew Mitchell: ...the destruction of a valuable asset but the barriers to development that resulted from it. We thought of the cost of replacing the bridge—a very real factor—as it literally went up in smoke. Simply put, we cannot achieve development without security. There can be no poverty alleviation, no malaria or HIV/AIDS drugs programmes and no democracy if there is conflict. That point is...

New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) (19 Oct 2004)

Mr Andrew Mitchell: ...down on the side of limiting liability proportionately and by contract. But having come tantalisingly close, she then proceeded—to use what I believe is the military metaphor—to lay down smoke, and started talking about the number of important and fringe issues affecting the debate, and the issue of how to measure the degree of audit failure. She teased me with the fact that...

Prayers: Child Benefit (12 Jun 1996)

Mr Andrew Mitchell: ...from any guilt, because he is far too intelligent to believe in that absurd proposal. To use a military metaphor—there was reference to defence earlier in the debate—he has laid down smoke, and not addressed the proposal that we are discussing today. He is simply the hapless Labour spokesman who must come to the Chamber today to defend it. The proposal lies alongside Labour's...

Debate on the Address: First Day (6 May 1992)

Mr Andrew Mitchell: ...understand, Madam Speaker, I do not usually have the pleasure of being joined by so many of my colleagues on both sides when I address the House. Faced with this task today I took myself to the Smoking Room to seek the advice of a distinguished and senior member of my party. He said, "Don't worry, you will be fine. The motion is nearly always proposed by some genial old codger on the way...