Venezuela

Debate between Lord Spellar and Baroness Laing of Elderslie

Thursday 7th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

And finally, Mr John Spellar.

[John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)]

I would certainly have hoped that Andrew Neil’s recent demolition of Ken Livingstone had put to bed any claims that there had been general sanctions on Venezuela, rather than targeted ones on regime individuals. So I welcome Britain’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as the lawful President of Venezuela, and I welcome the announcement of the current aid effort. My hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton (Liz McInnes) kindly referred to my call for a Marshall plan for Venezuela, so may I again urge imaginative and detailed plans for the rapid subsequent reconstruction of Venezuela’s economy and infrastructure? Are the Minister’s Department and the Department for International Development getting on with that work, and if not, why not?

Committee on Standards: Cox Report

Debate between Lord Spellar and Baroness Laing of Elderslie

Monday 7th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[John Spellar]

rose—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. The right hon. Lady is not giving way. We have not got much time.

House of Commons Commission (External Members)

Debate between Lord Spellar and Baroness Laing of Elderslie

Tuesday 10th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Of the contrary no.

[John Spellar]

No!

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Debate between Lord Spellar and Baroness Laing of Elderslie

Thursday 25th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[John Spellar]

Well, you’re misleading the House—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

Order. I appreciate that the right hon. Gentleman was speaking from a sedentary position and perhaps he thought he would not be heard, but if he is alleging that another hon. Member is misleading the House, I cannot allow that. Even if he said it from a sedentary position, I would be grateful if he now, from a non-sedentary position, withdrew what he said.

[John Spellar]

I said I am sure the hon. Gentleman is inadvertently misleading the House.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his clarification.

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[John Spellar]

rose—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

Order. The right hon. Gentleman cannot speak in this debate. In order to do so, he would need the permission, sought previously, of the hon. Member whose debate it is and of the Minister, and the Chair would also expect to know, and that is not the situation in which we find ourselves, so I am afraid that it is not in order for the right hon. Gentleman to speak.

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[John Spellar]

Give way!

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

Order. The Minister is not giving way. The right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar) is normally an extremely well-behaved Member of this House, and I hope that he will revert to that within the next few seconds.