Prayers

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Nick Smith

Friday 29th October 2021 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)]

I beg to move, That the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163), and negatived.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his motion, which is roundly defeated.

Virtual Participation in Debate

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Nick Smith

Tuesday 24th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)]

My right hon. Friend has just raised a very serious concern about someone being blocked for a job for which they were in good stead. Would she tell us more about that?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman was not in the Chamber when I made it very clear that the matter that we are debating now is the matter before us. We are not debating other matters that we might have debated at another time. I call Valerie Vaz.

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[Nick Smith]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am a bit perplexed about the voting rights of Members tonight. I would be ever so grateful if you could confirm whether the Chair needs 100 Members to go through the Aye Lobby for any closure motion to be agreed.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

Yes, that is correct. Where were we? Valerie Vaz.

Health

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Nick Smith

Tuesday 14th May 2019 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith]

Will the Secretary of State give way?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

Order. The Secretary of State is not giving way, and we are running out of time.

Points of Order

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Nick Smith

Thursday 20th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)]

Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can we have a statement on the impact of this decision on the proposed electrification of the south Wales valley lines? The statement that has been sneaked out today is appalling.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

Hon. Members know that the matter of when a Minister comes to the House is not for me, Mr Speaker or any other occupant of the Chair. The matters that were just raised in three points of order were raised many times during today’s business questions and answered by the Leader of the House, who is once again in her place. I am sure that she will have conveyed the feelings of the House to the Secretary of State. The hon. Gentlemen know very well the methods by which Members can try to insist on a Secretary of State coming to the House, and I am sure that they will pursue the matter in that way. I can do nothing further from the Chair, but I am certain that the Secretary of State for Transport knows the opinion of hon. Members.