Ministers’ Severance Pay

Debate between Steve McCabe and Heather Wheeler

Monday 11th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Wheeler]

That is a fair question. The answer I would give the hon. Lady is that, obviously, the Liberal Democrat who resigned during the coalition did not think it was worth looking at either.

[Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)]

Does the hon. Lady think the public will consider any resigning Minister who is a Tory leadership candidate to be setting the right example by trousering this cash?

[Mrs Wheeler]

Fortunately, I am going to make absolutely no comment about the fact that we have many, many wonderful candidates to be our next leader who, frankly, will knock the Labour party into a cocked hat when they are elected.

Voting by Prisoners

Debate between Steve McCabe and Heather Wheeler

Thursday 10th February 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Dodds]

rose—

[Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con)]

rose—

[Steve McCabe]

I am spoilt for choice. I give way to the hon. Lady.

[Heather Wheeler]

I am sure that in his many years in the House, the hon. Gentleman has visited prisons, so is he surprised to hear that when I visited a prison in South Derbyshire, I was asked by not one inmate whether I could please give them the vote?