...) (Lab) Sir Alan Campbell Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Stuart Andrew Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Sir Alan Campbell Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Sir Alan Campbell Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Sir Alan Campbell Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Chris Loder Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew...
Sir David Amess: I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he join me in thanking all education providers in Southend West for their heroic efforts during the coronavirus pandemic? Most importantly, will he ensure that when they return to school there is clarity in a practical sense regarding testing and the arrangements for the summer examinations?
Sir David Amess: On this glorious and momentous Brexit day, I celebrate with others that another vaccine has been approved. Will my right hon. Friend join me in thanking all NHS providers in Southend for their heroic efforts throughout the pandemic? As a result of the increased number of infections, will he and his splendid team see what further help they can give us, particularly with delivering the new vaccine?
...Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab) Mark Tami Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Stuart Andrew Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Mark Tami Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Mark Tami Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Mark Tami Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne) (Con) Stuart Andrew...
Stuart Andrew: .... The Government are working with all our international partners to ensure that we speak up where there are human rights abuses. Now I come on to the masterclass from my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess). If I were to try to answer everything he raised, we would be here until new year’s eve. However, I will ensure that, as he wanted, he gets a reply to the...
Jackie Doyle-Price: ...As a centre of excellence for ports and logistics, there is no stronger case to be made than for a freeport to be located in Thurrock—[Interruption.] I am sure that my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) will fully agree with that. It is the natural evolution of the role of the Thames as an engine of wealth creation and prosperity. We sit here in this Parliament...
David Linden: ...unaware of that; I was looking at it only this week. I thank him for putting many of those points on the record. He spoke with a lot of authority on the issue. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess), which should be, I believe, a city—we cannot get through a debate without putting that on the record—for his leadership of the APPG. It is probably quite...
Sir David Amess: ...on the relationship between alcohol and homelessness? Shelter has done some work whereby it found out that two thirds of respondents cite drugs and alcohol as a reason for their being homeless. Southend HARP has done a fantastic job in reducing rough sleeping during the coronavirus pandemic. Particularly as we move towards Christmas, I hope that the Government will continue to work hard on...
...to move Greater London, the south and west of Essex—that includes Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Braintree and Chelmsford, along with Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea Borough Councils—and the south of Hertfordshire, which means Broxbourne, Hertsmere, Watford and the Three Rivers local authority, into tier 3, the very high alert level. That means...
..., Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Mark Spencer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Chris Elmore Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Mark Spencer Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline...
Alex Norris: ...that role, if there is one, is that Members get to sit in the Chamber and hear from colleagues of all persuasions—ones whose contributions they might not otherwise look out for. They hear about Southend being a city—I have never been there, and the only thing I think about with Southend, Sir David, is you talking about city status. The hon. Member for Wycombe made what I think was my...
Matthew Hancock: ...to move Greater London, the south and west of Essex—that includes Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Braintree and Chelmsford, along with Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea Borough Councils—and the south of Hertfordshire, which means Broxbourne, Hertsmere, Watford and the Three Rivers local authority, into tier three, the very high alert level. That...
...Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab) Mark Tami Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Stuart Andrew Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Mark Tami Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Mark Tami Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Mark Tami Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Stuart Andrew Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline...
Liz Twist: ...more than that in hospitality on our high streets. So our smaller retail centres are hugely important, although in Blaydon we also have the Metrocentre, which, if I may correct the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess), I believe is still the largest covered shopping centre. That, too, is hugely important to us for jobs, although it is going through some difficult times, like...
James Cleverly: ...and healthcare. We have heard a number of speeches from right hon. and hon. Members on those important areas and I will touch on a number of them shortly. My dear and hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) speaks almost as passionately about Doha as he does about his great soon-to-be city, Southend. I do hope that I get an official invitation to the twinning ceremony...
..., Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Mark Spencer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Chris Elmore Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Mark Spencer Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline...
James Cleverly: ...of the Iranian people. These are a people—indeed, Iran is a country—with a fantastic history, a marvellous heritage and a tradition in the arts and the sciences. My hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) said he has spoken in critical terms about Iran for four decades and hopes that, in the near future, he will be able to speak in positive terms about Iran. I echo...
..., Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Mark Spencer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Chris Elmore Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Mark Spencer Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline...
..., Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Mark Spencer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Chris Elmore Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con) Mark Spencer Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West) (Con) Stuart Andrew Caroline...
Paul Bristow: ...and Development Office, and in particular to the Minister for Africa—the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge)—for his efforts on Mr Chana’s behalf. This is, of course, a matter for the Kenyan authorities to resolve, but I know that the British high commission in Nairobi...