Immigration Statistics

Debate between Baroness Primarolo and Stephen Pound

Friday 28th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo)]

Order.

[Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)]

Obvious is not a word we use.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Thank you, Mr Pound. I know I can always rely on you for sound advice.

Mr Davies, I think that you need to rephrase that sentence. Using the word bleeding on the Floor of the House is not acceptable.

Business without Debate

Debate between Baroness Primarolo and Stephen Pound

Friday 29th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. With your generous indulgence, let me clarify that I appear to have stumbled over my words and said 13 January, which is not a Friday, instead of 3 January 2014. I meant to say 3 January and hope that the record will show that.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Thank you. We are grateful for that correction, and I am sure that the record will read accordingly.

Prime Minister (Replacement) Bill

Debate between Baroness Primarolo and Stephen Pound

Friday 29th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)]

I hope that the hon. Gentleman will allow me to say that a few of us in the Chamber found his comments about Her Majesty slightly unfortunate. I am sure that he is aware that there is a detailed list of people to succeed Her Majesty that goes as far as the deputy Chief Whip and the Deputy Speaker of the House. There is a great, long list of succession, so that problem would not arise. There would be somebody wearing the Crown, and they would be in a position to use their traditional judgment to make that decision.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Order. All that is absolutely not relevant. I would be grateful if Mr Bone stayed, as I am sure he intended to, on the subject of succession to the Prime Minister, hopefully without mentioning too many cataclysmic events happening to other Members.

Historical Enquiries Team

Debate between Baroness Primarolo and Stephen Pound

Wednesday 7th March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)]

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I am sure that I speak for the whole House in saying that our profound sympathies are with him in the memory of Kenneth Smyth. There is a great deal of concern across the House about the time frame in which the HET—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Order. Will the hon. Gentleman turn around so that we can all hear him?

[Stephen Pound]

I apologise profoundly, Madam Deputy Speaker. There is a great deal of concern throughout the House about the time frame in which the HET conducts its inquiries. The Northern Ireland Assembly has requested that the Secretary of State hold multi-party talks on this subject. Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me that that seems to be a positive way forward, in accordance with the expressed formal wish of the Northern Ireland Assembly?