The National Health Service

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Mike Gapes

Wednesday 23rd October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (IGC)]

I enjoy the knockabout that has been going on, but will the Secretary of State accept that the NHS reforms brought in by Andrew Lansley led to fragmentation, duplication and inefficiencies, which we are now trying to remedy by reconstructing and bringing groups together, as we are doing in north-east London, and that therefore there is merit in that part of the Opposition’s amendment?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

Order. If the Secretary of State answers the intervention, I will say to him what I said to the Opposition spokesman, which is that he has been generous in taking interventions but having been at the Dispatch Box for nearly half an hour, I hope he will be careful not to incur the wrath of Back Benchers who will have to wait until 7 o’clock to speak.

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Mike Gapes

Committee: 4th sitting: House of Commons
Monday 4th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mike Gapes]

Is my hon. Friend aware that the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has said:

“I am surprised and disappointed that the British government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier”—

[The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

Order. The hon. Gentleman might be making an interesting point, but it is not directly relevant to the new clause.

Points of Order

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Mike Gapes

1st reading: House of Commons
Thursday 13th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. [Interruption.] Order. The House is lively this morning. Let us have a little order. I have already said that those who are responsible are carrying out an investigation, and in due course I am quite certain we will be able to report to the Chamber just what went wrong and make sure it does not happen again.

[Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op)]

Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Mr Gapes, is it really further to that point of order, because I have answered the point of order?

[Mike Gapes]

indicated assent.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I call Mr Gapes.

[Mike Gapes]

During the investigation, will Government Ministers be questioned about how the House of Commons website obtained the document?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I have already answered that point. We have important business to get on to.