Debates between Ruth Cadbury and Baroness Laing of Elderslie during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Wed 6th Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Commons Chamber

Committee: 5th sitting: House of Commons

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Debate between Ruth Cadbury and Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Ruth Cadbury Portrait Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)
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Speakers today, particularly the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon), the right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) and my hon. Friend, have reminded us of how the troubles affected everyone in Northern Ireland. I visited Northern Ireland during those times. Brief mention has also been made, in particular by the hon. Member for North Down, of how the troubles affected us in this country. I was a child living in Birmingham when those bombs went off. My father was a magistrate and we had to look under the car every morning before getting into it to go to school. Of course , the Conservative party suffered the most appalling attack at its heart. The troubles affected us all—

Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mrs Eleanor Laing)
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Order. The hon. Lady is not making a speech; she is making an intervention, and there will be plenty of time for her to make a speech, with the full rhetoric, later. If she has a point to intervene on, will she do it very briefly, please?

Ruth Cadbury Portrait Ruth Cadbury
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My sincere apologies.

Does my hon. Friend agree that we were all affected by the troubles, and that this is an opportunity to remind the House that we cannot go back to those days? This debate is so important for that reason.