Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Seema Malhotra and John Bercow(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
We are deeply grateful to the Minister. We are immensely obliged to the Minister, but we have quite a lot to get through.
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
The Global Partnership for Education estimates that 50% of children who are out of school live in conflict-affected areas. Will the Minister say a little more about the discussions she has had with the Global Partnership for Education about how the UK can further support work to reduce disruption to education in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan?
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Seema Malhotra and John Bercow(11 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. I let it go the first time, but the word “conman” is, frankly, unparliamentary; the Prime Minister is a man of great versatility in the use of language and it is a bit below the level. We will leave it there.
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
Q5. Yesterday, The Independent reported the Government’s failure to close the quoted Eurobond tax loophole, which could be losing the Exchequer £500 million a year. Has the Prime Minister ever been lobbied on the loophole? Will he now pledge to close it immediately?
Changes to the Budget
Debate between Seema Malhotra and John Bercow(12 years, 5 months ago)
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Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.
Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.
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Mr Speaker
I am grateful for the Minister’s diplomacy, but let me say gently to the hon. Lady that the question was not quite as wide as the channel—but it was not far short of it!
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
Will the Minister confirm what extra information came to light during the recess that led to the U-turn on the charity tax?