Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Siobhan Baillie Excerpts
Wednesday 28th April 2021

(3 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I first was made aware of the plan for a European super league on, I think, the Sunday night, and we acted decisively using the arsenal of legislative freedoms that we now have thanks to leaving the European Union, which the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) opposed, of course. We acted decisively to make clear that the UK Government took a dim view of this matter. [Interruption.] And the same goes for my chief of staff.

Siobhan Baillie Portrait Siobhan Baillie (Stroud) (Con)
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My constituency of Stroud recently won the title of best place to live. There is much to visit there, including an historic lamp standard that was erected to celebrate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. Next year, our own Queen will mark 70 years since her accession to the throne. Will the Prime Minister join me in supporting the gift being proposed by Parliament to mark Her Majesty’s platinum jubilee?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I thank my hon. Friend for that wonderful proposal, and I certainly encourage all colleagues to support and contribute to her project.