Informal European Council

Debate between Tom Tugendhat and John Bercow

Monday 6th February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Was the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling present at the start of the statement?

[Tom Tugendhat]

Absolutely.

[Mr Speaker]

And he has remained throughout?

[Tom Tugendhat]

Absolutely, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

Then he may speak.

[Tom Tugendhat]

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Would my right hon. Friend confirm that the UK is absolutely at the heart of Europe in defence terms? Did she get agreement from partners at the European Council that our alliance with countries such as Denmark and Estonia very much demonstrates that we are far more influential in some of the other areas of European policy than is often recognised?

Counter-Daesh Campaign: Iraq and Syria

Debate between Tom Tugendhat and John Bercow

Thursday 3rd November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

What a splendid troika. Tom Tugendhat.

[Tom Tugendhat]

Would my right hon. Friend care to mention whether he feels that the inaction of the west over the crimes being committed in Aleppo has empowered the Russians, should they get the opportunity in coming weeks, to seek further territorial expansion?

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Debate between Tom Tugendhat and John Bercow

Tuesday 22nd March 2016 Commons Chamber

[Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con)]

The hon. Gentleman has called into question the morality of the leadership of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, but would the hon. Gentleman please discuss with this House the morality that allows him to stand with bombers who murdered my friends in Northern Ireland and to question the integrity of the Chancellor? [Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Before we proceed further, perhaps I can just say to the House, on my own account and on the basis of sound procedural advice, that we must stick to the matter of the Budget. [Interruption.] Order. I do not require any comeback or any comment, agreement or disagreement. Let us proceed in a seemly manner with the debate. That is in the House’s interest, and that is what the country has a right to expect.