Former Independent MP for Ilford South ( 9 Apr 1992 – 6 Nov 2019)
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John Bercow: Order. I remember as a Back Bencher in Department of Trade and Industry questions that the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) had No. 1, and I rather irreverently called out, “Get in there, Gapes.” Now is his opportunity. I call Mr Mike Gapes.
Alec Shelbrooke: I will speak to the motion, which starts by saying that “Ian Austin and Mike Gapes be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee”. I will explain why I think that is wrong. There is no doubt that, on almost every domestic issue, the hon. Members for Dudley North (Ian Austin) and for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) and I completely disagree. I would be shocked if there were many domestic...
John Bercow: Before I call the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) to move formally amendment 51, may I say that I hope he will be successful in persuading his colleagues to vote and come out of the Lobby in a timely manner? If his efforts are unsuccessful, that might prejudice the judgment of the Chair in relation to future votes. Amendment proposed: 51, page 1, line 20, at end insert—...
John Bercow: We now come to the Select Committee statement. The hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) will speak on his subject for up to 10 minutes, during which, I remind colleagues, no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his statement, the Chair will call Members to put questions on the subject of the statement and call the hon. Gentleman to respond to them in turn. I call Mr Mike...
Mike Gapes: ...from different organisations and individuals, but mine referred specifically to A and E, maternity and children's services. It may have been headed, "Save King George hospital", "I support Mike Gapes's campaign", or whatever, but the wording specifically referred to those issues.
Mike Gapes: It is Mike Gapes, Dame Janet. It was a good try. It is the first time I have heard it suggested that south of the river and north of the river were geographically next to each other. Does my hon. Friend agree that the European Trade Union Confederation, the British Trades Union Congress and many other organisations that represent working people and those who were made unemployed by...
Mike Penning: The whole success of NATO lies in the fact that countries join freely. The hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) is right that the countries he mentioned—Latvia, Estonia and so on—are particularly worried about their protection. It is not like the British Army of the Rhine, which I had the honour and privilege to serve with and which sat there, static, for long periods; what we and...
Mike Gapes: The right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) mentioned the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in Romford. Queen’s Hospital in Romford is part of that trust, as is King George Hospital in my constituency. There is an independent treatment centre on the site of King George Hospital, and several years ago it was proposed that the centre be brought...
Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government proposes to do during its presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Community.
Mike Gapes: To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he next plans to meet representatives of the south-east CBI to discuss the effects of the recession on industry.
Mike Gapes: Does the Minister agree that unemployment in London continues to rise week by week and day by day? Does he accept that the Government are responsible for that? Is it not time that they stopped saying that they can do nothing about it and started to take action to put people back to work?
Mike Gapes: Has the Foreign Secretary seen the Financial Times today? It contains a report that the Croations are seizing territory in the south-west of Bosnia and preparing its partition. The Foreign Secretary has not mentioned that issue—will he comment on it?
Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the national average of the proportion of three and four-year-olds in pre-school education in each local educational authority area; and what is the figure for Redbridge.
Mike Gapes: Not at all.
Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to improve performance in those provider units that are not reaching targets specified in the patients charter.
Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will next be attending a meeting of the EC foreign affairs troika to discuss the future of EC common foreign and security policy.
Mike Gapes: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21 January.
Mike Gapes: Will my hon. Friend give way?
Mike Gapes: Unfortunately, I do not have with me a copy of the Foreign Secretary's speech in 1990. I have some other documents, but I did not bring the whole library into the Chamber. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman could help me with that.
Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how his Department determines whether a local authority has an apparent surplus of primary school and secondary school places; and if he will make a statement.