Speeches by Blackman.

“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia), who made a thoughtful speech on the threats we all face. I listened carefully to the Home Secretary’s speech and those made by colleagues across the Chamber. I noticed that the Home Secretary was careful not to name any organisations that will be…”

“The Secretary of State is absolutely right to put customers at the forefront, but the problem, as she said in her statement, is that this will all take rather a long time to unwind. At present, uncertainty is the real concern for customers, especially the uncertainty about whether they will be charged extra on their bi…”

“The reason I asked that question is that we are obviously looking at preparations for the future—both guidance that can be given to candidates and preparations for the House—when people are elected.”

“In Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pakistani security forces have fired on peaceful demonstrators who were standing for human rights, and the right to food and proper security in their area. More than 30 people were killed, and more than 200 injured, including British nationals. What action has the Secretary of State taken …”

“I have a couple of quick questions. I do not know your backgrounds, but I wonder whether you were in local government or any other form of government? Obviously, if you do not have any background at all, coming into this place is an “Oh, God!” moment. What preparation did you make when you were selected as a candidate,…”

“For example, what was your experience in acquiring a constituency office?”

“That is particularly true in terms of dealing with the local authorities, because unless you have those arrangements set up quickly, you are going to get overloaded with stuff that, arguably, is not an MP’s job, yet—”

“Finally from me, what experience did you have of people coming to you who maybe had gone to your predecessors and perhaps, shall we say, not got a very satisfactory response? They might have then thought, “Ah, there’s this new MP; I’ll try them and see whether they can actually do something for me.””

“The reason I asked that question is that we are obviously looking at preparations for the future—both guidance that can be given to candidates and preparations for the House—when people are elected.”

“Finally from me, what experience did you have of people coming to you who maybe had gone to your predecessors and perhaps, shall we say, not got a very satisfactory response? They might have then thought, “Ah, there’s this new MP; I’ll try them and see whether they can actually do something for me.””

“That is particularly true in terms of dealing with the local authorities, because unless you have those arrangements set up quickly, you are going to get overloaded with stuff that, arguably, is not an MP’s job, yet—”

“For example, what was your experience in acquiring a constituency office?”

“I have a couple of quick questions. I do not know your backgrounds, but I wonder whether you were in local government or any other form of government? Obviously, if you do not have any background at all, coming into this place is an “Oh, God!” moment. What preparation did you make when you were selected as a candidate,…”

“In addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, on Thursday 18 June there will be a statement from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, followed by a statement from the Justice Committee, on their reports. Until yesterday we understood that there would be Government business on 18 J…”

“Last week, we jointly hosted the 50th anniversary of the APPG’s formation and celebrated some of the successes. The reality is that we have come an awfully long way over the last 50 years in terms of smoking cessation. As Mary rightly points out, achieving a smoke-free England by 2030 means halving the current rate of …”

“Yes.”

“My personal view is it should be as soon as possible, so that we can get Government action before the summer recess.”

“The Backbench Business Committee met on Tuesday afternoon, with six of the eight Members who are due to be on the Committee. Our quorum is four, so I urge both the Government and our Liberal Democrat colleagues to ensure that we are up to full strength as soon as possible so that we can continue. We added a further 12 …”

“Q9. I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to combat antisemitism, but the regular hate marches we have seen on our streets with the chanting of “globalise the intifada” have led directly to attacks on Jewish businesses, synagogues and individuals in the streets, and now to an arson attack on where Jewish people liv…”

“The Minister must understand that to create the jobs that we need, we must encourage the private sector to invest. In my constituency, every single hospitality venue has halved the number of staff it employs. When I ask why, the answers are national insurance, non-domestic rates and the new Employment Rights Act. Exten…”