Early Parliamentary General Election

Debate between Mark Francois and John Bercow
Wednesday 19th April 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Francois Portrait Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford) (Con)
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman for—

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Is the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) giving way? [Interruption.] No, he has finished. [Interruption.] Order. I have known the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) for more than 30 years, since we stood against each other in a student election. He is not going to take it personally, but the right hon. Member for Islington North has finished his speech. [Interruption.] If the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford wants to raise a point of order, I will hear it with courtesy.

Mark Francois Portrait Mr Francois
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is that it?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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It is very generous of the right hon. Gentleman to seek to invest me with additional powers, but the question of whether it is “it”, as he puts it, is a matter not for me but for the right hon. Member for Islington North, and he has completed his contribution.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Francois and John Bercow
Monday 29th June 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Francois Portrait The Minister for Communities and Resilience (Mr Mark Francois)
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Local enterprise partnerships have always been free to propose changes to their geography. No such proposals have been received for the south-east, but I am aware that some are likely to be made soon. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and other ministerial colleagues will consider any such proposals on their merits. While any changes are considered, it is important for the focus to remain on delivering the existing growth deal commitments made by partners within the South East LEP, which I am sure is what my hon. Friend wants.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Mr Graham Jones—not here. I call Richard Burden—not here.