Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 8th February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

Q12. In the spirit of neutrality, Speaker, the Prime Minister’s Lancaster House speech last month was a rallying call to put the divisions of the referendum behind us and to unite behind a bold vision for a stronger, fairer more global Britain. Does my right hon. Friend agree with me that this is a vision that every Member should support, because the more united we are, the stronger our negotiating hand will be—[Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order, I apologise for interrupting, but the hon. Gentleman must be heard.

[Karl MᶜCartney]

Thank you, Speaker.

Finally, does my right hon. Friend share my surprise that certain Opposition Front Benchers have not learned that disagreeing with their current party leader can cause headaches?

Justice Committee

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Monday 31st October 2016 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

That got disproved, and he is not the one who is up for the Justice Committee.

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Mr McCartney, calm yourself. Be quiet, young man. We do not need to hear from you. You add nothing and you subtract from the proceedings. Mr Bridgen is perfectly capable of addressing these matters to the best of his ability and according to his own lights. He does not require a sedentary interjection from you.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Monday 5th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Finally, I call Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

13. What plans the Government have to make changes to pre-charge bail.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Monday 18th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The Whip will certainly need to be a natural optimist.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Monday 4th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

19. Thank you for spotting the link, Mr Speaker. The original question about character is all very good, but what is the Minister doing to ensure that young people have sound moral judgment and a tough backbone, so that they pick the right side of an argument and accept democratic decisions, supported by their peers and the wider populace?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Tuesday 3rd February 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Last but not least, Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

18. What steps the Government are taking to stop the use of mobile phones in prisons.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 20th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney]

I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. Could he explain what role devolving stamp duty land tax will play in stimulating the housing market in Wales, including in rural places such as Llanbedr Pont Steffan? Does he agree that the expansion of the Help to Buy scheme—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Unfortunately the question has got nothing to do with the current level of taxation in Wales. [Interruption.] Come on, finish it off.

[Karl MᶜCartney]

Will the scheme help not only aspiring home owners in Wales, but my constituents in Lincoln?

Business of the House

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Thursday 28th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

You may recall, Mr Speaker, that a month ago I asked the Leader of the House a question about the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. No organisation, charity or business would allow its finance department to budget for a cost per employee of about £10,000 per annum to process each individual claim. What does he think of IPSA senior management’s bullying tactics and threats, subsequent to my raising these issues, to try to silence me regarding their spiralling costs? Does he think that the chief executive should show some backbone and meet me—he has refused to do so for more than two and a half years —instead of attempting to smear the names of Members of Parliament by false innuendo and subterfuge?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I appreciate the sincerity with which that point has been raised, and it is a matter of concern to the House, but I am afraid that it is not a business question. The hon. Gentleman should have requested a statement or a debate, but it absolutely was not a business question, as I have just been reminded by the Clerk Assistant. The Leader of the House may wish to say something, but Members really must play by the rules and not invent them as they go along.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 9th January 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. There is now far too much noise. I am sure the House will want to hear Mr Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

7. What assessment his Department has made of the effect of policies announced in the autumn statement 2012 on Scotland.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 17th October 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. There are far too many noisy private conversations taking place in the Chamber. Let’s have a bit of order for Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and others on the role of Ofqual in Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 25th April 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I call Mr Karl MᶜCartney.

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

Q2. Is my right hon. Friend aware of recent very good news in the manufacturing and engineering sectors in Lincoln? Hoval has seen an increase in turnover of over 20% to around £17.5 million; Italian firm Brifrangi has confirmed an investment of circa £50 million in a new tooling press, one of the largest in the world; and Siemens is involved in the first new engineering school in our country for 20 years. Will my right hon. Friend accept my personal invitation to visit Lincoln to see for himself the excellent progress our city is enjoying under his Conservative-led Government?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 18th April 2012 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)]

Has my right hon. Friend noted that Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency that downgraded both the US and France, affirmed a stable outlook on the UK’s triple A rating on Friday and said:

“We could lower the ratings if we came to the conclusion that the pace and extent of fiscal consolidation was slowing beyond what we currently expect”—

in other words, if the discredited policies of the Opposition were adopted?

[Mr Speaker]

That was far too long. I call the Prime Minister.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Tuesday 15th November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney]

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that interesting answer. Does he agree that it is time for the Labour party to be honest about the privileged influence that some of its larger donors have had on legislation that is debated in the House, and will the Liberal Democrats join the Conservatives—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. May I ask the hon. Gentleman to—

[Karl MᶜCartney]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The hon. Gentleman must resume his seat.

Questions to Ministers should be about the responsibility of office-holders for public policies. It is no good the hon. Gentleman nodding at me; his question was out of order, and it is about time that he learned that fact.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Wednesday 2nd November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney]

I thank my right hon. Friend for that very revealing answer. He will be aware of the current scandal of public sector employees spending 100% of their time on union activities while still drawing their publicly funded salary. My constituents in Lincoln expect their thousands of pounds in taxes to be used to pay for public services, not union activities. This situation clearly does not—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. What I want is a question—in one sentence, very briefly, now.

[Karl MᶜCartney]

Will my right hon. Friend assure me that as part of any consultation or meeting, such as the one he had today, he will fully examine this scandal?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl McCartney and John Bercow

Tuesday 7th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Karl MᶜCartney]

I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Will my right hon. Friend reassure me, and my Lincoln constituents, that whatever the outcome of the Government’s consultation, our NHS still requires some measure of reform—and that if a provider is qualified to deliver NHS standards at NHS costs, and if patients, with the support of their doctor, want to be treated there, this Government should do nothing to stand in their way, regardless of any political posturing by our flip-flopping coalition partners? [Hon. Members: “ Ooh!”] And further to—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I apologise for having to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, but topical questions must not be statements or essays; they must be very brief questions. I think we have got the thrust of his question, and we are grateful to him.