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🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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I, too, rise to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of the people of Dewsbury. It is no more and no less than a request that such matters are dealt with fairly from the perspective of those of us who live in England, who want no more than that enjoyed by those who live elsewhere in the United Kingdom. The Petition of the residents of Dewsbury. [P001454]
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In passing, may I point out that the quotes recently attributed to me were not in fact mine? Is the hon. Gentleman in any way embarrassed by the fact that, within the space of 10 minutes, he has turned what was a sensible debate into a party political broadcast?
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This afternoon’s debate has been contributed to by a large number of people who put a belief in defence above party politics, and they have been objective in their criticism of both sides. That mood has changed since the hon. Gentleman got to his feet, and that is a shame.
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This is party politics.
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Last August, I was reminded of something that happened to me more than 25 years earlier. Back then, as a young infantry officer on a night-time exercise and navigating by the stars, I had to get my men through some woods. We eventually got to the edge of the trees and saw open ground ahead, but there was only a narrow point at which to exit the woods and the exit would be slow, so the gun...
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I will significantly reduce what I was going to say to the content of an e-mail that I was sent by two constituents who live in a small village called Shelley. They had sat up and talked about the situation, because they realised the seriousness of the prospect of war. They had had on their minds the civilian casualties that may follow and the dire consequences for hostages if the country...
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I accept that the timing of the Bill is unfortunate. This is the second time in three years that a court case that was known about well in advance has produced a result that has caught the Government flat-footed and necessitated emergency legislation. It is also unfortunate that this is being done so quickly, because there is great cynicism about the state among the general public, and...
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It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner). I declare an interest, in that I still practise at the Bar, so to a certain extent I comment on this Bill as someone who may have to make its provisions actually work. In that context, I think the Bill contains some very positive measures, especially on sentencing and cautions. I had not appreciated that...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the future of criminal advocacy and the implementation of the recommendations of the Jeffrey Report.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that evidence of breaches of the Abortion Act 1967 arising from incomplete abortion notification HSA4 forms is referred to the relevant authorities; and if he will make a statement; (2) pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 611W, on abortion, how many of the forms returned to registered...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what evidence there is of contamination of the bacterial pathogen, Melissoccocus plutonius, from countries within the EU.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the geographical spread in the UK of the bacterium melissococcus plutonius.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he made of the recent survey by the charity, Guide Dogs, on the number of blind and partially-sighted people who report that cars parked on pavements frequently cause problems for them.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislative proposals containing provisions similar to those in the Responsible Parking Bill (Scotland) and applying to the rest of the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the regular army have resigned or have been made redundant since 5 July 2012; and how many have subsequently enlisted into the territorial army.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what date his Department was notified about the discovery of Chalara fraxinea in the UK; for what reasons the plant health order was not put into place until 29 October 2012; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent the contamination of UK seedlings.
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