High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill

Debate between Michael Fabricant and Baroness Primarolo

Tuesday 9th September 2014 Commons Chamber

[Michael Fabricant]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think my right hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Sir John Randall) might inadvertently have misled the House by saying that only one person might be concerned. In fact, many people are concerned. He may wish to put the record straight.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo)]

No, I am sure he does not wish to put the record straight. I do not think that was a point of order, or that it could possibly be the interpretation of what the right hon. Gentleman said—[Interruption.] Indeed, I think it is a case of beard solidarity, as he is pointing out.

Teaching Quality

Debate between Michael Fabricant and Baroness Primarolo

Wednesday 29th January 2014 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Alas, Mr Brennan, you are not in the Chair today. [Interruption.] You can sit down, Secretary of State, because I can deal with this. Secretary of State, sit down! This is a serious debate and it would help me enormously if Members behaved within the conventions and rules of the House. Do not shout at each other. Do not try to help me out—I have a Clerk who will do that, should I need it. The Secretary of State has not concluded his speech and he should not sit down until he has.

[Michael Fabricant]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Might I be allowed to bring you an apple?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

No. As the hon. Gentleman well knows, the conventions of the House do not allow us to accept presents or to eat in the Chamber.