Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Jason McCartney Excerpts
Thursday 13th June 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was at business questions last week, but I was explicit about this. The Prime Minister was very clear and so was I last week.

Jason McCartney Portrait Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)
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May we have a debate on celebrating Yorkshire? It is the 150th anniversary of Yorkshire county cricket club and, yesterday, skipper Andrew Gale scored a century at Lords; the Secretary of State for Health scrapped the flawed review that was to close Yorkshire’s children’s heart surgery unit; and in my part of Yorkshire employment is up and unemployment down.

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I am glad to have another opportunity to celebrate Yorkshire. At the invitation of my hon. Friend the Member for Selby and Ainsty (Nigel Adams), I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting Geoffrey Boycott at the Yorkshire county cricket club’s 150th anniversary celebrations here at the House on Monday. I will enjoy any opportunity to celebrate Yorkshire again in the future.