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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Sanctions

"The Minister and I have worked on various things over the years. Those of us in all parties who are passionate about sanctions are still extremely worried about certain significant people in this country. A recent article in The Times suggested that a hereditary peer in the House of Lords …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Sanctions

"Will the Minister accept some evidence I have about the Earl of Oxford and Asquith that I think should be urgently considered by all of us careful and worried about sanctions?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Coroners

"As the Minister may be aware, I had two tragic cases in my constituency involving an inquest. Does he not think it is about time that we modernised the whole system and gave it more resources? If somebody has lost a loved one, waiting for five or six years and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Valedictory Debate

"It is a great privilege to be able to speak today as the longest-serving Labour Member of Parliament. I made my maiden speech on 3 July 1979, and here we are heading for a 4 July general election. I have been here a darn long time—nearly always on the Back …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Coroners

"I agree with what the hon. Gentleman, my Select Committee colleague, has just said about the Chair of the Committee, the hon. and learned Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill). Everyone knows that he is a good friend of mine. We co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on miscarriages …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"I, too, thank Liam Laurence Smyth, who was the first Clerk who worked for me when I was Chair of the Education Committee. He became a great friend and mentor, and this House will miss him dreadfully.

Is there any special money for communities that have a rich tradition of …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"It is a little-known fact that from 1979 to 1981, I was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. I really enjoyed that experience. This is one of my last questions in this House after nearly 45 years here. Can we do more to show incoming Members of Parliament how …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 May 2024
Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC Investigation

"In all the time I have been in this House—it is quite a long time—I have never picked on civil servants or the people who deliver policies on the ground, because I am always reminded that President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that said, “The buck stops …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2024
E-scooters: Deaths and Serious Injuries

"I mentioned PACTS. We have always believed in evidence-based policy and what works in other countries. Is it not time that the Government and all of us woke up to what is good practice across Scandinavia and other leading nations that have tackled the issue before us?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2024
E-scooters: Deaths and Serious Injuries

"I am listening with great interest. The Minister is obviously very knowledgeable about this area, but I beg him to rapidly assess the best course of action. Beside me I have my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield (Simon Lightwood), who is a great friend—I recently campaigned in his by-election—and …..."
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