Business of the House

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster

Thursday 6th July 2023 Commons Chamber

[Penny Mordaunt]

My hon. Friend is right that the Government are putting our money where our mouth is. We need to give communities the capital they need to regenerate and to attract further investment. I wish Julz, who I understand initiated the plan to save the high street and was a great force for good in securing that bid, all the best in the forthcoming election. Other candidates are available, who I am sure will be listed on the BBC website.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

I will assume that the hon. Gentleman asked for a debate or a statement.

[Alexander Stafford]

I did.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Good.

Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster

Tuesday 30th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

I am very confused by what the hon. Lady has said, because I am under the impression that three current Front-Bench Labour parliamentarians in the House of Lords work for lobbying companies. How can you say what you have said at the Dispatch Box—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. The hon. Gentleman must not refer to the hon. Lady using the word “you”, because that is me.

[Alexander Stafford]

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. How can we talk about these issues when current members of the Labour Front Bench work for lobbying companies? It is hypocrisy of the highest order.

Business of the House

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster

Thursday 23rd September 2021 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

We need to speed up a little, in both questions and answers, if we are to get everybody in, as I would like.

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

I know the Leader of the House is an avid reader of the Worksop Guardian, so he will have been astounded to find out that South Yorkshire police underspent their budget by £2 million. Does he agree that the Labour police and crime commissioner has no excuse not to reopen Dinnington police station, which was closed to save £14,000 a year? Can we have a debate in Government time to ensure that happens?

Covid-19 Response: Defence Support

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster

Tuesday 12th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. I wish to remind Members that we are halfway through the allocated time and we have got through only five people. May I therefore press colleagues to ask short, concise questions?

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con) [V]]

Will my right hon. Friend confirm that his Department is working with the Department for Education to ensure that schools that must remain open, especially those in Rother Valley, have the support, guidance and materials they need to offer rapid testing to their staff and students over the coming weeks?

Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion Protests

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster

Monday 7th September 2020 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. Just to re-emphasise, we need to move through the remaining questioners so that we can get on to the next business.

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

The Minister will know that there is no greater advocate for the environment or low carbon than me—I worked in the sector for many years—but does he not agree that the actions of Extinction Rebellion, whether vandalism, blockading or even threatening to have MPs shot in the head, as its founder said, undermine the good cause? Does he agree that we need to root out extremists, be they far left, far right or eco-extremists?