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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Thursday 2nd March 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Will somebody please just go and look at this tunnel!

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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T7. While it is obviously right to develop other forms of transport, does the Secretary of State agree with me that in rural areas in particular the car is here to stay? Is it not therefore very important that we have adequate road infrastructure in place before any sizeable developments are begun?

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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Thursday 23rd February 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Scott Benton—not here.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Tuesday 22nd November 2022

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am sorry we did not get to the end of questions, but people were a little indulgent in the time taken.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Thursday 27th October 2022

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. This is topical questions. We had a good love-in at the beginning, but answers are meant to be short and punchy, not a full debate. Laurence Robertson, show us the example.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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T5. On the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s replacement of electronic countermeasures, can the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster advise me on whether that process has reached the end? If it has not, will he reconsider the bids that were made by a number of companies, two of which are in my constituency, which do not feel that the process was carried out as thoroughly, in terms of investigations, as it might have been?

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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Tuesday 8th March 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Laurence Robertson to ask the final question.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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While the world rightly focuses on the terrible events in Ukraine, I remind the House of the terrible ongoing conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where women in particular are suffering the most terrible attacks and there is also a potential famine. I know that the Minister is taking a deep interest in that, but can the Government do any more to help?

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Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Laurence Robertson
Thursday 6th January 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Thank you.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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3. What assessment she has made of the effect on the tourism industry of the covid-19 Plan B advice for people to work from home where possible.