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Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Wednesday 27th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Tristram Hunt]

I am happy to give way.

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

Jim Shannon!

[Jim Shannon]

It is a big surprise. I spoke to the hon. Gentleman before the debate and asked for his permission to intervene, and I thank him for allowing me to do so.

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

Order. This is an intervention so you do not need to worry about that. I was more bothered about the fact that you came into the Chamber after the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Tristram Hunt) had started.

[Jim Shannon]

I appreciate that, and you are very gracious, Mr Deputy Speaker. The hon. Gentleman has spoken eloquently about the issue in Staffordshire and England. This is a devolved matter for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but does he feel that we need a UK-wide policy and strategy, and legislative change that would include the whole United Kingdom—Great Britain and Northern Ireland—so we could fight this issue together for all these reasons?