Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mel Stride and John Bercow

Wednesday 12th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Far too many excessively noisy private conversations are taking place. Let us have a bit of order for Mr Mel Stride.

[Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con)]

T2. My right hon. Friend will know that the Public and Commercial Services Union, which stood up with such militancy against his pension reforms, has discovered that it has a £65 million black hole in its own pension scheme. Does he agree that the union should spend more time looking after its members and less time politicising Government reforms?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mel Stride and John Bercow

Wednesday 12th October 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mel Stride]

As my right hon. Friend will know, under the previous Government there was far too much onerous employment legislation, much of which served simply as a brake on the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises both in Wales and throughout the United Kingdom. Does she therefore welcome, as I do, the fact that the Government will be doubling the period to qualify to go to an unfair dismissal tribunal, and that fees will also be charged thereafter to stop—

[Mr Speaker]

We are grateful to the hon. Gentleman.

Pat Finucane

Debate between Mel Stride and John Bercow

Wednesday 12th October 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. These are matters of the utmost seriousness and I very much appreciate the Secretary of State’s attempt to engage with each questioner, but may I gently point out that progress has been, to put it mildly, leisurely to date and if I am to accommodate all colleagues, which I wish to do, there is therefore a premium on brevity from Back and Front Benchers alike from now on. We will be led in this exercise by Mr Mel Stride.

[Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con)]

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I shall indeed be brief. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, not least his reiteration of the apology to the Finucane family for collusion. Will he confirm that although we will not be seeking uncosted and open inquiries in the future, sufficient resources, as deemed by Sir Desmond, will be made available to enable a full and serious review?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mel Stride and John Bercow

Wednesday 7th September 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. There are far too many private conversations taking place in the Chamber. The House must come to order and hear Mr Mel Stride.

[Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con)]

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

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mel Stride and John Bercow

Wednesday 9th February 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I am immensely grateful to the Secretary of State, but we must move on.

[Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con)]

Although PSNI funding is rightly the responsibility of the devolved Administration, will my right hon. Friend reassure the House that, in the event that dissident activity becomes much stronger, resources may be made available from the UK Government?