Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Monday 26th January 2015 Commons Chamber

[Tom Greatrex]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you assist the House? The Minister seems to have suggested that an amendment is being made to the amendments before us. If that is the case, and what she has said about words being removed from the Bill is correct, will we have an opportunity to scrutinise that amendment?

[Mr Speaker]

I think that is a matter of the hon. Gentleman’s interpretation. For the avoidance of doubt, I must say that no manuscript amendment has been tabled. The normal course would have been for it to be tabled prior to the start of the debate, and it has not been. I think that the best course at this stage is for hon. Members in all parts of the House simply to listen to the Minister’s speech. [Interruption.] There is indeed no manuscript amendment—I do not think that I can be clearer.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Wednesday 5th June 2013 Commons Chamber

[Tom Greatrex]

I thank the Secretary of State for her response. She has spoken about the security issues in her interview in The Independent this morning, and she knows that when the G8 comes to County Fermanagh later this month, there will be significant security implications. In response to the question from the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds), she said that the vast majority of those costs would be picked up by the UK Government. Will she reassure and confirm to the House that if there are any unforeseen additional costs at the end of the process, those will be picked up by the UK Government and not left for the PSNI? [Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. There are far too many noisy conversations. Ministers on the Treasury Bench can scarcely hear the questions. I remind the House that we are discussing the security situation in Northern Ireland. Some basic manners and displays of respect would, I think, be appreciated, not least in Northern Ireland.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Tuesday 4th June 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. It is always helpful when Members look at the question on the Order Paper and ask a coherent supplementary that relates to it rather than to something else. That should be a helpful part of the learning curve for the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Graham Evans).

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

14. The Deputy Prime Minister may have missed this while dealing with all his other duties yesterday, but his noble colleague Lord Oakeshott suggested that the House of Lords was full up. Does he agree?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Tuesday 17th July 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The question has been asked, and the Minister is giving his answer. Members may like it or dislike it, but they have a duty to listen to it with courtesy. While I am about it, let me emphasise that there is far too much sedentary noise coming from both Front-Bench teams. I think that the Minister has finished his answer; we are grateful to him.

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

5. What assessment he has made of the availability of insulin pumps for young diabetics.

Business without Debate

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Tuesday 26th June 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I have made the point. The hon. Gentleman will resume his seat.

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers, have announced this evening that the Coryton refinery has been sold, not as a refinery, but as an import and export terminal, meaning that most of the 850 jobs will go. Have you had any indication from Ministers from the Department of Energy and Climate Change that they intend to come to the House to make an urgent statement on the implications of that announcement for UK fuel security and energy resilience?

[Mr Speaker]

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. As of now, I have received no such indication. I recognise the importance of the matter to the hon. Gentleman and to others. What he has said will have been heard by those on the Treasury Bench.

If the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley), having exercised a modicum of restraint and patience, wishes to pursue a different point of order, he may do so.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Monday 23rd April 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Well, that exchange was worth waiting for, I am sure the House will agree. I thank both Members.

Topical Questions

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

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

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Wednesday 21st March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I am so encouraged that the Prime Minister is using my language. Good on him!

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

Q13. The Prime Minister may recall that at the time of the strategic defence and security review, he described it as a mistake and an error to use the short take-off vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. As the Ministry of Defence is about to perform a U-turn on the decision to rescind the original decision, does he now accept and understand that the real mistake and error has been a defence review that has been inadequate and is fast unravelling?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Greatrex and John Bercow

Monday 14th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

We are most grateful to the Minister.

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

T3. I am not sure that the Secretary of State’s earlier answer was entirely clear, so perhaps he will try again. Will he tell us who specifically in his Department authorised the involvement of special forces in Libya on 2 March?