All 25 Debates between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow

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Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 31st October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I thank the right hon. Gentleman. The word “inimitable” could have been invented to describe him, and that is supposed to be the warmest compliment. I genuinely appreciate what he said.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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May I join others in expressing the hope that no circumlocutory measures will be put in place to try to restrict your perorations post your retirement, during the next stage in your career?

May I ask the Minister to liaise with the Northern Ireland authorities to ensure that action is taken on the huge waste dump at Mobuoy, outside Londonderry, to ensure that restrictions are put in place and that we pursue those responsible?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 17th July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) is such a happy and uncomplaining fellow that the temptation to call him is irresistible.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Does the Minister accept that one of the best ways to support public services, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, is to support the non-governmental organisations that provide clean drinking water in many of the townships across that part of Africa?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 16th July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Someone chunters from a sedentary position, “Can she do that?”—can the right hon. Lady demand that the Secretary of State, rather than some other Minister, answers the question? There is no prohibition. It is a matter of the force of personality, which the right hon. Lady has just eloquently exhibited, and it may well encourage copycat behaviour.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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What better week than this to discuss the potential for a tourism sector deal for Northern Ireland? After all, this week the sun has got its hat on, Rory’s out to play, the Open has come to Ulster—hopefully, it’s coming home to stay.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 21st May 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Put a copy of the answer in the Library of the House—we will all find it most informative.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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My party has advocated the raising of the personal allowance, and I am glad that the Chancellor has done that over the past few years, but does he agree that part of the problem now is that part-time and full-time employees on low pay, just below the threshold of £12,500, pay national insurance contributions? Will he consider eliminating that to the same level as the allowance?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 10th April 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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If the hon. Gentleman intends favourably to reference Rory McIlroy, I will call him. If he does not, I will not.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Campbell
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I will, Mr Speaker.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Very good.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Campbell
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He is one of the best golfers in the world. Will the Minister meet Invest Northern Ireland, as I have, to ensure that we maximise every potential investment opportunity on the back of the Open returning to Royal Portrush after an absence of almost 70 years?

Point of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 14th March 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman courteously gave me notice of his desire to raise this point of order, and I am happy to take it now.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Campbell
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland is, as we speak, announcing its intention to proceed to prosecute a number of people in relation to events that occurred on the day known as Bloody Sunday in Londonderry.

It is not my intention to intervene in any way on the legal process, but I was born and raised in the city, which I now represent in Parliament, and as a teenager I was there in the city centre on the day. I watched the events that led up to that day, including the murder of two police officers in the vicinity of the parade just three days before that parade commenced. No prosecutions have ensued as a result of any investigation, either through the Saville inquiry or any other police investigation since.

I seek your guidance, Mr Speaker, on what a parliamentarian like myself can do to draw attention, for example, to Peter Gilgun and David Montgomery, the police officers who were murdered, and to the massive imbalance in legacy investigations into our troubled past in Northern Ireland. Many innocent civilians, police and soldiers have not had their investigations carried out and no prosecutions have occurred, yet we have the announcement we are having today.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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In truth, I think the hon. Gentleman knows that he has found his own salvation. He asks, in essence, what recourse is available to him, and he has found it. He has registered his view, and it is on the record. I know he will appreciate that it is not a matter for adjudication by the Chair. Specifically, however, in the light of what he has said, I hope that it is helpful to the House for me to point out that, in the event that any charges are brought, the House will want to respect the autonomy of the judicial process and to observe our own sub judice resolution. I will leave it there for now, and I think he understands that.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 14th February 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I do not mind taking a few more questions if people will guarantee that it will be a short sentence each.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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The Heathrow logistics hub process is coming to a conclusion, and there are a number of bids from Northern Ireland, including one from my constituency. Without prejudicing the outcome, will the Minister ensure that he co-operates closely to ensure that there are regional variations to benefit thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 30th January 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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It would be somewhat premature of me to offer a judgment from the Chair on that matter at this time. Certainly, when legislation is potentially open to such designation, it is the normal practice that I am advised on it, that I see the paperwork relating to it and that a view is formed. That is something of a holding response, but the matter will clearly be live.

It is, of course, a draft Bill and will be considered by a Committee. It seems unimaginable that that point will not be further explored, both during consideration by the Committee and subsequently. The hon. Lady is herself a living testimony to the truth of what I have just said. It is unimaginable that it will not be the subject of further discussion and questioning, and therefore there will be a requirement for a ministerial response. I should say, as much for the benefit of people attending our proceedings as for Members in the Chamber, that the very fact that I granted an urgent question on it—I think it is the 550th urgent question—is testament to the fact that I regard it as a matter that warrants the attention of the House and the response of a Minister in the Chamber.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I notified you earlier about the point of order that I seek to make, as I did the hon. Member I wish to mention—the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes). Yesterday in Treasury questions, the hon. Lady indicated that she had received correspondence from a constituent. That is fine; we all respond to constituents. The quotation that she cited, which relates to a bomb that went off in Londonderry two weeks ago, reads:

“‘The official position is that’ the recent bomb attack ‘is nothing to do with Brexit; everyone I’ve spoken to finds this laughable—it is everything to do with Brexit.’”—[Official Report, 29 January 2019; Vol. 653, c. 640.]

Immediately after the bomb, the police made it clear who was responsible: the dissident republican movement in Northern Ireland. Those who planted the device issued a statement—I will not read it in full—which said:

“All this talk of Brexit, hard borders, soft borders, has no bearing on our actions and the IRA won’t be going anywhere.”

I seek your guidance, Mr Speaker, on the need for all of us to speak responsibly and deal effectively with the issues that come to us in a way that does not raise the spectre of giving incentives to those who activate violence or support or give credence to it.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his courtesy in giving me advance notice of his intention to raise his point of order. I am also obliged to him for confirming in the Chamber that he notified the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) of his intention to raise the matter.

It is, of course, the responsibility of each and every hon. Member to have a care for the accuracy and appropriateness of what is said in this Chamber. It must be added that, in saying what they think is accurate and appropriate, very often other right hon. and hon. Members disagree with their assessment. I say that, as people will readily appreciate, because that is the nature of political discourse.

Does anybody else wish to contribute on this matter?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 18th December 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The short answer is that the art of persuasion is, I think, the only approach that could possibly succeed in bringing forward that vote. I have explained what the powers of the Chair are, and what they are not. I quite understand that many Members would like to get on with the conclusion of that debate—or with the beginning, continuation and conclusion of it if it is an entirely new debate—followed by the vote, but it is not for the Chair to bring that about. The hon. Gentleman asks how he could bring it about, and I think the answer is through the art of persuasion and the use of the charm and guile for which he is well renowned, at least in his own constituency and perhaps beyond.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Has the Northern Ireland Secretary indicated to you that she intends to come to the Dispatch Box as a matter of urgency to respond to reports over the past 48 hours that the Irish Government have concluded a specific mapping exercise along the entire length of the 300-mile land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, and that they have concluded that there are considerably in excess of the 200 crossing points that they had previously established to be in place? They have now indicated that the number is approximately the same as the number that I and others have suggested, thereby negating any requirement whatsoever for a backstop, given that a hard border would be a total and utter impossibility.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The short answer is that I have received no such indication from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. She is among the most courteous Members of the House, and I feel sure that if she were planning to make a statement I would have got wind of it. The hon. Gentleman beetled up to the Chair to raise this matter with me earlier, and I indicated that it was perfectly legitimate for him to raise it by way of a point of order. In the absence of any commitment to a statement, if he feels that this is a pressing matter that warrants the urgent attention of the House tomorrow, for example, he knows what resources and devices are available to him.

Bill Presented

European Union (Revocation of Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Geraint Davies, supported by Dr Sarah Wollaston, Mr David Lammy, Peter Grant, Tom Brake and Liz Saville Roberts, presented a Bill to require the Prime Minister to revoke the notification, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union unless two conditions are met; to establish as the first condition for non-revocation that a withdrawal agreement has been approved by Parliament by 21 January 2019 or during an extension period agreed by that date under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union; to establish as the second condition for non-revocation that a majority of participating voters have voted in favour of that agreement in a referendum in which the United Kingdom remaining as a member of the European Union was the other option; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 January 2019, and to be printed (Bill 306).

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 20th November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Finally, I am afraid, I call Mr Gregory Campbell.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Does the Minister think that it would be a good idea to incorporate into the tourism sector deal a fantastic one-off event that occurs next year, after 68 years’ absence, when the Open championship returns to the Royal Portrush golf club?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 1st November 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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I am sorry, but unfortunately demand massively exceeds supply, so this will have to be the last question.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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The Minister may not be aware that I am currently in discussions with the National Audit Office to establish its right to examine BBC commissioning contracts worth less than the threshold of £1 million. Does she agree that that would be a good idea, particularly for openness and transparency at the BBC, and that failure to do so will leave the suspicion that it has something to hide?

LGBT Action Plan

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 3rd July 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I am extremely grateful to the Minister and to all colleagues who have taken part in this set of exchanges.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In answering a question from the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), the Minister for Women and Equalities indicated that same-sex marriage is in her “in-tray.” The normal understanding of a Minister’s in-tray would be that action is about to follow. Given that both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland have repeatedly said that the issue is a matter for devolution to decide, I hope that at some very early stage, if not now, the Minister for Women and Equalities will return to the Dispatch Box to reconcile that oversight.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The Minister is indicating a desire to say something now, and I think the House is all agog.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 10th May 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I suppose we had better hear about the Northern Ireland situation. I call Mr Gregory Campbell.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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I do not wish to add to the bidding war, but when the Secretary of State has discussions with Channel 4 about where it might relocate, perhaps it might also reconsider some of its options in terms of its broadcasting output throughout the United Kingdom.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 6th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) has the next question, so he does not have long to wait. We are saving him up for the delectation of the House. It will be a short wait.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Is the Secretary of State looking forward to April next year, when each of the jurisdictions across the United Kingdom will be able to fashion and formulate legislation in keeping with the demands and the requirements of the people of the United Kingdom?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Thursday 7th December 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State clearly knows all this jargon very well. Listening to him this morning is quite an educational experience.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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My colleagues and I are working hard to try to get the Northern Ireland Executive restored, but in the absence of an Executive will the Secretary of State ensure that he has discussions with the permanent secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland to ensure that our sector and its niche markets are protected beyond March 2019?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 18th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The BBC is our public sector broadcaster and is paid for by all of us through the licence fee. It will announce tomorrow the details of presenters’ salaries over the threshold of £150,000. The campaign to get that transparency has gone on for around 10 years, and some of us have been heavily involved in it. The BBC initially avoided the matter and then dragged its feet before eventually agreeing to publish the information, which the general public, as its paymasters, have a right to see. However, the BBC is publishing said information the day before parliamentary scrutiny ends for the summer recess—tomorrow. Have you been informed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of her intention to come to the House to outline the unacceptable nature of the timing of the announcement?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, both for his point of order and for his characteristic courtesy in giving me notice of his intention to raise it. The short answer on the last, key point in his remarks is that, no, I have received no indication from any Minister of an intention to make a statement. I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concern and appreciate that it may be shared by many Members. That said, it is not a point of order for the Chair. The decisions made on the timing of announcements or disclosures by the BBC do not fall within the aegis of the Speaker. It is also fair to say that, strictly speaking, those judgments do not to any significant extent fall within the responsibility of Ministers. Ministers can have views on such matters, which is perfectly proper, but they are not matters for ministerial decision.

The hon. Gentleman has succeeded in putting his concern on the record, and I feel sure that it will have been heard not only by the occupants of the Treasury Bench but by the broadcasters themselves. He is an assiduous denizen of this House, and I feel sure that he will be in his place tomorrow and, indeed, in all likelihood on Thursday. I dare say that he will want to get back to Northern Ireland at some point, but I am sure he will be in his place on Thursday and springing from it with a view to giving the House the benefit of his views in the summer Adjournment debate. That might be a suitable opportunity for him to expatiate further on this important matter.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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If I may say politely to the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell): spit it out succinctly, man.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Does the Secretary of State acknowledge that over the past few months there have been reports from the retail trade in Northern Ireland of a veritable multi-million pound boom along the border in shoppers from the Irish Republic, and that we should do more to encourage that as business continues to make progress?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 6th September 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I think that the right hon. Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey) is overcome with emotion. What a happy day for the feller!

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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What discussions will the Secretary of State have with Justice Departments in devolved legislatures throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that best practice is replicated in the improvement of literacy in all UK prisons?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Monday 29th June 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The hon. Gentleman has corrected the record. Each Member is responsible for what he or she says by way of declaration, but in general terms—I thank the hon. Gentleman for putting the record straight and for his courtesy—it is probably better, particularly in the climate of our times, to err on the side of over-declaration rather than under-declaration. I thank him for what he has said, and the House will do so.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last Wednesday, during Prime Minister’s questions, a number of incidents, which I understand are the subject of police investigation, occurred in Central Lobby. It was drawn to my attention shortly after those incidents that in attendance of some of those events was an abstentionist Member of this House, the hon. Member for Mid Ulster (Francie Molloy). He obtains significant sums for not attending this House, but he was present in Central Lobby and has given interviews subsequent to the incidents. I seek your advice on whether that Member will be subjected to any input by the police in the course of their investigations.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I react with caution to the point of order from the hon. Gentleman, to whom I am grateful for giving me advance notice of his intention to raise it. Certainly, Sinn Féin Members—it is to such a Member, clearly, that he is referring—have access to Central Lobby, just as any member of the public visiting the House enjoys such access. It is, of course, incumbent on all Members—those who have sworn in and those who have not—to ensure that the visitors they accompany behave appropriately and respect the rules on access. It is also, of course—this should go without saying—incumbent on Members themselves to demonstrate such respect. I cannot go beyond that relatively general statement, as I not familiar with the detail that the hon. Gentleman might have in mind, but I hope that that is a useful rubric.

If there are no further points of order and the House’s appetite has now been satisfied, we can now move on to the presentation of Bills.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 11th March 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Last but not least, Mr Gregory Campbell.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. Will the National Crime Agency specifically target the organised criminal gangs that are engaging in subterfuge and in the organised criminal activity of fuel laundering along the border areas of Northern Ireland?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Tuesday 18th March 2014

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The hon. Lady has made her point. The Procedure Committee is conscious of its importance, as indeed is the Leader of the House, who is nodding sagely from a sedentary position on the Treasury Bench.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last Thursday the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond), made a written statement to the House regarding the impending closure of the Driver and Vehicle Agency in Northern Ireland, which will result in more than 300 jobs being lost, including 200 in my constituency. The matter has concentrated the minds of many people, including a petition of more than 40,000 people. A debate in the Assembly indicated unanimous support there, as well as the First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Prime Minister here. What further procedures are available to try to salvage jobs and services in Northern Ireland before that unacceptable decision is implemented?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman has already given the issue a somewhat higher profile by the very fact of raising it with such force on the Floor of the House. My simple advice is that he should repair to the Table Office from this Chamber, and seek advice as to the means he can deploy to take forward his concern and seek resolution. I hope that is helpful.

If there are no further points of order, we come to the ten-minute rule motion, for which the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Sir John Randall) has been so stoically and patiently waiting.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 17th July 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Will the Prime Minister—[Interruption.]

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Let us have some order. Mr Campbell must be heard.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Campbell
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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Will the Prime Minister join me in wishing a speedy recovery to my right hon. Friend the Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds), who was injured when seeking to resolve problems in his constituency during the recent unacceptable disturbances? Will he also join with many in Northern Ireland who want to see the initiative headed up by Dr Richard Haass from the United States of America, which will require considerable effort and good will to resolve all the outstanding parading issues, which have been plagued by violent opposition for far too long?

Points of Order

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 10th July 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I am extremely grateful to the Secretary of State.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman is certainly a man of integrity, so I am happy to hear his point and judge whether it is legitimate to continue with it.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Campbell
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Given what has happened and in the light of the Secretary of State’s response, I wondered whether, within the context of the next 48 hours, she will ensure that the extreme frustration that has been exhibited today—I do not in any way challenge your ruling, Mr Speaker—is not played out on the streets of Belfast and Northern Ireland on Friday. We must maintain the rule of law and respect the integrity of all those involved in talks so that we can try to dissolve and devolve the position in Northern Ireland to a problem-solving exercise in which violence is avoided and people respect each other’s rights.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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This is a very sensitive week leading up to 12 July, and I think that we are all conscious of, and respectful towards, that fact. The hon. Gentleman’s point is on the record, and I know that he will not take offence if I say that it is not a point of order for the Chair. He has registered his concerns and they have been noted.

If the point of order appetite has now been satisfied, perhaps we can proceed with the presentation of a Bill.

Bill Presented

Local Government (Miscellaneous provisions) Act 1982 (Amendment) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Mr Dan Rogerson, supported by Martin Caton, presented a Bill to amend the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to require those providing a service from a fixed pitch in a designated area to apply for a licence to trade; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 September, and to be printed (Bill 89).

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 25th January 2012

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Order. There are far too many very noisy private conversations taking place in the Chamber. I want to hear Mr Gregory Campbell.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Does the Secretary of State accept that part of the problem in dealing with the past and trying to get the parties around the table is that one party was party to the major problem of the past—the Provisional IRA. It will not own up to the part it played in creating the past—rather, it tries to deem everyone equal, innocent and guilty alike.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregory Campbell and John Bercow
Wednesday 6th July 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

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Order. I want to hear Mr Gregory Campbell.

Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. The ease with which cross-border trafficking between Northern Ireland and the Republic can occur is quite obvious and apparent to everyone. Will the Minister ensure that liaison with the Republic of Ireland’s authorities is stepped up to ensure that those who are being trafficked can be helped, given the problems that they are facing?