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Brian Binley Excerpts

Wednesday 5th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call—[Interruption.]

[Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

I call Mark Menzies.

[Mr Binley]

So not me.

[Mr Speaker]

Not you. Another time, if the hon. Gentleman is lucky.

Oral Answers to Questions

Brian Binley Excerpts

Wednesday 23rd October 2013 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

First, I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman, who has campaigned strongly on this issue over many years. I join him in paying tribute to Professor Ashton, whom I know has considerable expertise in this area. He is right to say that this is a terrible affliction; these people are not drug addicts but they have become hooked on repeat prescriptions of tranquillisers. The Minister for public health is very happy to discuss this issue with him and, as he says, make sure that the relevant guidance can be issued.

[Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con)]

I know that the Prime Minister is very well aware of the concerns that many of our people have about rising energy prices. Will he therefore act to reduce the effect of Mr Huhne’s unfortunate legacy by cutting the carbon reduction policy, elongating the targets and relieving the burden on both consumer and business man?

[The Prime Minister]

My hon. Friend makes a good point; as I say, this is why we have to have an honest discussion about this, because the fact is that on our energy bills is £112 of green taxes and green regulations. We need to work out not only what is necessary to encourage renewable energy and what is necessary to go on winning overseas investment into the UK, but how we can bear down on people’s bills. It simply is the politics of the conman to pretend that you can freeze prices when you are not in control of global energy prices. The proper approach is to look at what is driving up bills and deal with it. [Interruption.]

Oral Answers to Questions

Brian Binley Excerpts

Wednesday 17th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I think I got the gist of it. We do not need to hear any more. Let me just say to the House, and that includes every Member of the House, that it is now time that we got back to questions and answers about the policies of the Government. That is what the public expect and that is what the public are entitled to get.

[Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con)]

Q2. More than 41% of all loans drawn from the enterprise finance guarantee scheme were issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland and a further 30% were issued by Lloyds bank, yet 27 banks are operating in the marketplace. No matter how we look at the figures, that means that 25 banks are simply not doing their job and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. What will the Prime Minister do to ensure that those dilatory banks do all they can to help SMEs have the working capital—

[Mr Speaker]

Order.

[Mr Binley]

To ensure—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The hon. Gentleman will resume his seat not when he chooses, but when I choose.