Former Independent MP for Stockport ( 9 Apr 1992 – 6 Nov 2019)
Scottish National Party MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley ( 3 May 2007 – current)
Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal ( 6 May 2010 – current)
Ivan Lewis: ...of communications officer to support the Darfur Darfur dialogue and consultation (DDDC) is provided through a Framework Agreement between the Department for International Development (DFID) and Coffey International (Coffey) and was awarded following competition. As the communications officer is an employee of Coffey, rather than DFID, DFID does not hold details of the officer's salary or...
Nicola Sturgeon: On the first point, Willie Coffey will be aware that the Government has committed to introducing a procurement reform bill before the summer recess. The analysis of the consultation, along with other views such as those that have been raised today, will help to inform the development of the bill as it makes its way through the legislative process. We expect the application of the bill to be...
John Swinney: Some of the scenario that Mr Coffey puts to me can be addressed by the fact that we invited young people who were 17 to come forward for vaccination before their 18th birthdays, which would have preceded the introduction of the certification scheme. However, I am happy to explore in further detail some of the issues that Mr Coffey raises, to identify whether there are practical steps that we...
The Deputy Presiding Officer: That is not a point of order, but you have now put it on the record. I call Willie Coffey. Unfortunately, you have only five minutes, Mr Coffey.
John Scott: Before I call Willie Coffey, I let the remaining three open debate speakers after him know that they will each have five minutes to speak. Mr Coffey, you have six minutes.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: We move to the open debate and I call Willie Coffey, to be followed by David Stewart. Mr Coffey, we have quite a bit of time in hand, so you can have up to seven minutes or thereby.
John Bercow: We now turn to the statement—what might be described as “Coffey on water”—from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Dr Thérèse Coffey.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: Excuse me, Mr Coffey. Could members please extend the courtesy to Mr Coffey that is extended to them when making contributions?
The Deputy Presiding Officer: I call Willie Coffey to close for the committee. You have until 5 o’clock, Mr Coffey, so you might need to speak a little slowly.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: I call Willie Coffey, who joins us remotely, to be followed by Rhoda Grant. You have up to six minutes, Mr Coffey.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: Mr Coffey, we need to not refer to “you”, because that means me. I do not think that you are referring to me. Speak through the chair, please, Mr Coffey.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: Before I call the minister, I realise that, if we really wish to hear from him, we need to extend the debate for up to half an hour under rule 8.14.3. I invite Willie Coffey to move a motion without notice. Motion moved, That, under Rule 8.14.3, the debate be extended by up to 30 minutes.—[ Willie Coffey ] Motion agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Orders Nos. 59(3) and 90(5)), That the Bill be now read a Second time.—(Dr Thérèse Coffey.) Question agreed to. Bill accordingly read a Second time. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 63(2)), That the Insurance Bill [Lords] be committed to a Committee of the whole House.—(Dr Thérèse Coffey.) Question agreed to.
John Bercow: We come to the 10-minute rule motion. I call Dr Thérèse Coffey. [ Interruption. ] Order. Perhaps I can make my usual appeal to right hon. and hon. Members who are leaving the Chamber to do so quickly and quietly, affording the same courtesy to the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) that they would wish to be extended to them in comparable circumstances.
Therese Coffey: Minister Coffey is a bit coughy this morning, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to stress the importance of tackling such criminality, so we are working closely with the Environment Agency to investigate further ways of doing that. We will continue not only to work with the police, but to create new powers so that we can get rid of criminals from the waste industry entirely.
Humza Yousaf: ...across the network, which will allow rolling stock to be cascaded across the network, which will free up capacity and introduce more capacity to the network. I will send John Scott and Willie Coffey a note about how that will affect the capacity on the service that they are asking about. Of course, the offer that I made to Willie Coffey is also open to John Scott—I am more than happy to...
Shirley-Anne Somerville: I will certainly take that issue under advisement and look into it for Willie Coffey. It is important to realise that, increasingly, Scottish universities operate contextualised admission policies that are not just down to grades. We must look at a number of issues when we look at widening access and at those applicants who are successful in achieving a place at university. I am happy to look...
John Swinney: There is a lot of merit in what Mr Coffey has put to me. I would add one additional element to that, which is the necessary pragmatism to look at the emerging evidence during the implementation of a programme and to adapt and revise that programme, should the circumstances and evidence merit that. A lot of what Mr Coffey has put on the record is valuable project management expertise, but...
Kenneth Macintosh: The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that— Willie Coffey be appointed to replace Angela Constance on the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee Richard Lyle be appointed to replace John Mason on the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee Gail Ross be appointed to replace Gordon MacDonald on the Education...
Màiri McAllan: Willie Coffey makes an excellent point. The scale of the climate and nature crisis, and the pace at which our society needs to move to make the change commensurate with that challenge, means that progress must absolutely be built from communities, for communities and within communities. Only then can the transformational change that is required in the coming years and decades be delivered at...