Speeches by Chope.

“Would the hon. Lady’s second question for the Minister include All Saints Mudeford, which burned down two years ago? The rebuilding process cannot be started because of the extra burden of VAT, so the church is raising money for that.”

“I accept the wisdom behind this new clause, but will the Minister go further and comment on new clause 39, in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh)? That new clause is designed to put an end to another mischief affecting the non-refoulement rules; it would ensure that primacy w…”

“I agree with my right hon. Friend. If one wants a current example, there was a headline in The Daily Telegraph on 1 May that read, “Migrant spared prison after punching female officer”. [Interruption.] This was a fact—it was a court case in Poole in Dorset, not far from my constituency. A small-boat migrant who repeate…”

“May I speak briefly to new clause 39, in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh)? He is unfortunately not able to present this argument himself, because he is attending a meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Eu…”

“As the Minister knows, I ask quite a lot of questions about the vaccine damage payment scheme. A lot of those questions ask for information that could be supplied, say, on a monthly basis, because we are talking about statistics, including how many claims have been made, how many have been dealt with, how many have bee…”

“In this Parliament, the Deputies were appointed temporarily until the end of the King’s Speech debate. That was the best part of a fortnight after the House had come back. [Interruption.] Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—”

“I think the system works and is flexible. I certainly would not be in favour of having any more people; I think three Deputies and a Speaker is more than sufficient. Edward Leigh and I were appointed at the beginning of this Parliament to deal with the interregnum when there was a gap between the election of the Speake…”

“In this Parliament, the Deputies were appointed temporarily until the end of the King’s Speech debate. That was the best part of a fortnight after the House had come back. [Interruption.] Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—”

“I think the system works and is flexible. I certainly would not be in favour of having any more people; I think three Deputies and a Speaker is more than sufficient. Edward Leigh and I were appointed at the beginning of this Parliament to deal with the interregnum when there was a gap between the election of the Speake…”

“I very much support the Secretary of State’s concerns about the automotive industry in this country. Will he therefore take action immediately to remove the arbitrary restrictions on the ability of our domestic motor manufacturers to produce and sell vehicles with internal combustion engines? The Government’s policy ha…”

“Waiting times for patients living in the village of Burton outside Christchurch could be drastically cut if the local integrated care board were to approve the creation of a new branch surgery. That application has been outstanding for more than four months. Will the Secretary of State put a bomb under Dorset ICB and g…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing to the House this horrific catalogue of embarrassing incidents—embarrassing to Members of this House and previous Administrations, because we have been asleep on the job. The legal authorities were able to stamp down on last summer’s riots in Southport so effectively by taking …”

“Can the Solicitor General confirm that it is imperative that prosecution rates for all cases of violence are increased, and that she is not suggesting to the prosecuting authorities that they should discriminate on the grounds of gender?”

“May I express my appreciation to the Minister for her constructive and full response? My last question is slightly off-piste, but the figures we have been given by the Clerks to the Committee show that almost all the people who are working in the industry that we have been discussing this afternoon are men. What is the…”

“My next question will be much shorter, but perhaps the Minister would like to comment on that one first.”

“I am sorry, Chairman, but that is what happens if you have been waiting for two hours to ask a question.”

“I sympathise with you, Minister, because you are trying to champion consumer confidence and you have some real problems. One of the first that you have to overcome is the fact that consumers were promised that their bills would go down by £300 and you have not got anywhere towards achieving that yet. Similarly, you hav…”

“I sympathise with you, Minister, because you are trying to champion consumer confidence and you have some real problems. One of the first that you have to overcome is the fact that consumers were promised that their bills would go down by £300 and you have not got anywhere towards achieving that yet. Similarly, you hav…”

“I am sorry, Chairman, but that is what happens if you have been waiting for two hours to ask a question.”

“My next question will be much shorter, but perhaps the Minister would like to comment on that one first.”