Oral Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Proposals for backbench debatesFound: I am not fussy about whether we have something in Westminster Hall, as an alternative.
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: It was heralded as groundbreaking and a testimony to the Westminster Government’s commitment to the
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I often say that when she is in Westminster Hall, so am I. - Speech Link
2: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) I would just say that it is really important, today of all days and in this debate of all debates, that - Speech Link
3: Margaret Hodge (Lab - Barking) Hall, our horror and our anger and our determination to prevent this from happening? - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) and responded to the consultations.When we have these debates, we should remember who is listening to - Speech Link
2: Karen Bradley (Con - Staffordshire Moorlands) basis of what is being proposed: to remove the right of a Member of Parliament to attend the Palace of Westminster - Speech Link
3: Liam Fox (Con - North Somerset) Friend explain what weight was given by her Committee to the fact that, unlike other people who work in Westminster - Speech Link
4: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) Westminster is often accused of being an institution stuck in its ways and unable or unwilling to change - Speech Link
5: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Con - North East Somerset) It is not even in Westminster Hall or in Committee; it is in this great cockpit of debate. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Fleetwood) Hall is very full and I know that many colleagues are hoping to speak today, so I will draw my remarks - Speech Link
2: Mark Logan (Con - Bolton North East) Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) and I saw that on Saturday when we attended a rally at Bolton Town Hall - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Somebody asked me earlier what a Westminster Hall debate is. - Speech Link
4: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) I have referred to that previously in various other debates in the House. - Speech Link
Found: A compilation of the debates for all sittings (PDF) is available online, as is a consolidated list
Mentions:
1: Ian Mearns (Lab - Gateshead) If awarded time on 23 May, we would propose debates on UK arms exports to Israel and on potholes and - Speech Link
2: Mike Penning (Con - Hemel Hempstead) We have had debates in Westminster Hall, but can we have a debate on the Floor of the House in Government - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Gentleman has had several debates on this matter and on excess deaths. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: William Cash (Con - Stone) The fact is that in Parliament, we have proper debates by elected people and decisions made on matters - Speech Link
2: William Cash (Con - Stone) Hall only a few weeks ago.The so-called thematic review published only this week is a good example of - Speech Link
3: Damian Green (Con - Ashford) He thought that those would ultimately render the licence fee untenable.Having sat through those debates - Speech Link
4: John Nicolson (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) Member for Stone made between the cost of the BBC and Westminster—that is Westminster One, Two, Three - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Willetts (Con - Life peer) I am sure that he will be an important contributor to our debates in this House.I also congratulate the - Speech Link
2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Genuinely, who sits down in a sports hall and writes by hand for three hours? - Speech Link
3: Lord Lingfield (Con - Life peer) I am delighted that representatives of the programme board have approved in principle a Palace of Westminster - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fairhead (XB - Life peer) Much of this was driven by Professor Dame Wendy Hall, with whom I had the privilege of working as a Minister - Speech Link
5: Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Lab - Life peer) This will be driven by pushing power and decisions on skills spending out from Westminster to local communities - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) secured a debate in Westminster Hall in which he - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Member is right that it is not uncommon for Members to lead or contribute to debates on issues affecting - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham has himself used the opportunity in Westminster Hall to argue for the - Speech Link