Speeches by Chope.

“That is almost invariably the situation for somebody who is in the opposition, or even an independent.”

“Well, hardly any questions arise from that, because you have given us a fantastic opening to our inquiry and lots of food for thought there. I have just a couple of examples from my own background. My next-door neighbour in Dorset was for a time the shadow Minister for Wales, and as shadow Minister for Wales he asked t…”

“Yes, thank you very much.”

“Thank you very much.”

“I should declare that I am a member of the Modernisation Committee, which is why I have not been asking questions about modernisation. A lot of what you’ve said, Alan, is like a breath of fresh air, and very welcome. There is lots of common sense there. Can I follow up on the question of expectations? When I first got …”

“Will my hon. Friend write to the Procedure Committee with his file on this case? The Procedure Committee is at the moment inquiring into the quality of answers to written questions, and is very concerned about the lack of quality. I am also concerned about receiving answers, in my case from the Treasury recently, that …”

“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee). I thank him for his support for the campaign against the family farm tax, and for his courage in speaking out in favour of abolishing that impost on our farming communities. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the worst Budget that …”

“Does the Minister accept that failed asylum seekers are exploiting these delays in the Crown courts? Will she therefore consider restricting the right to jury trial, so that only British citizens can enjoy it?”

“Is it not a cruel confidence trick to suggest that 1.5°C is still achievable, when it manifestly is not? Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency confirmed 2.9°C by 2100 as its central scenario and that a 2.5°C increase by 2050 was totally unrealistic and unachievable. Would the Government not be better off …”

“Order. The hon. Gentleman arrived late. He has made an intervention already and is now making a very long intervention. He should have some regard for other Members who have been here throughout the debate.”

“I call Luke Akehurst, who I am afraid has been left with only a couple of minutes.”

“Order. Unfortunately, we have reached 11 o’clock, and although the next debate has been withdrawn, I do not have the discretion to extend this debate. That is something that we might consider on the Modernisation Committee, so that we have a bit more flexibility than we had today. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6…”

“First, reference was made by Sir Jeremy to my wearing a hat as a member of the Chairmen’s Panel. I have been in the Chair in Westminster Hall when I have been advised by the Clerks that a potential statement that would offend against the sub judice rule should not be allowed. I think the same is done by the Clerks when…”

“May I make one specific suggestion? As things have evolved, particularly in the criminal courts, there is a gap between conviction and sentencing in many more cases. It always used to be part of the whole shebang: the sentence would follow the plea of guilty or the conviction. Now, there are quite often weeks, if not m…”

“I speak as someone who was an acting Deputy Speaker for a short time at the beginning of this Parliament. There is, in practice, an enormous amount of discretion for the Chair or the Speaker to decide who will speak next, taking into account a whole range of considerations. Would introducing call lists not introduce mo…”

“Dr Kumar, you say that there is no evidence that the proposed introduction of call lists would undermine the debating role and the legislative scrutiny role of the Chamber. Surely, during the lockdown, when we did have call lists, it was just a boring procession of a whole lot of people speaking on their iPhone or othe…”

“Perhaps there is a lack of information out there about the discretion that is used. As a member of the Speaker’s Panel of Chairs, I always make allowances for people who have particular issues. They may include disability issues or all sorts of other issue, but if those are shared with the Chair or are obvious, the Cha…”

“I speak as someone who was an acting Deputy Speaker for a short time at the beginning of this Parliament. There is, in practice, an enormous amount of discretion for the Chair or the Speaker to decide who will speak next, taking into account a whole range of considerations. Would introducing call lists not introduce mo…”

“Dr Kumar, you say that there is no evidence that the proposed introduction of call lists would undermine the debating role and the legislative scrutiny role of the Chamber. Surely, during the lockdown, when we did have call lists, it was just a boring procession of a whole lot of people speaking on their iPhone or othe…”

“Perhaps there is a lack of information out there about the discretion that is used. As a member of the Speaker’s Panel of Chairs, I always make allowances for people who have particular issues. They may include disability issues or all sorts of other issue, but if those are shared with the Chair or are obvious, the Cha…”