Speeches by Lamont.

“I want to go back to the urgent question process, accepting that it is entirely a matter for the Speaker. On a Monday, for example, Back-Bench MPs have to get their bids in by 10 o’clock. The Speaker’s conference then meets and determines whether the application is granted. If the urgent question application went in at…”

“There are stories from Victorian times, when the sitting hours of the House were much longer, of Ministers being dragged out of their beds, restaurants and goodness knows what to go and respond to urgent questions that were being considered by the House.”

“In terms of a Monday scenario, where you might get a story developing at 6 pm or 7 pm, and the Government have decided, for whatever reason, not to put forward a statement, if I put in an urgent question application at 6 pm on a Monday, the House is still sitting until 10. As the rules stand, that urgent question appli…”

“I accept that, but I am thinking more of the scenarios that the Chair gave, where the House felt that it should have been told about something and the Government had not scheduled a statement at that particular point. It did maybe come the next day, but—”

“Do you think the Ministerial Code is the right place for the rules on this to be set out, or should it be put in a different forum?”

“Good morning, Leader of the House. It is very good to see you. Thank you very much for the exceptionally good and helpful responses I get to business questions each Thursday. You referred to paragraph 9.1 and said that some of the words are a bit subjective. Do you think that paragraph is sufficiently clear and underst…”

“I thank the Minister for that answer. Nuclear must be an important part of our energy security strategy. It is both clean and reliable, and creates good jobs for local communities. What more can the Secretary of State do to encourage and incentivise new nuclear power in Wales and across all parts of the United Kingdom?”

“1. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the future of nuclear power in Wales.”

“I accept that in Northern Ireland the political reaction to the legacy Act is mixed, but it was the decision of this Parliament to enact the Act. The reaction of veterans groups, many of whom are in the room with us today, has been almost universal in its condemnation of the Government’s decision to try to repeal key p…”

“As ever, my right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She is absolutely right that we should be with our veterans 100%, which is what I am hopefully doing during this speech. Veterans are only demanding protection for following orders from high command and from vexatious, politically charged lawsuits. The Government’…”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There is no equivalence between a terrorist—somebody who sets out in the morning with murderous intent—and a soldier who is defending democracy and our country. Sadly, we seem to be creating some sort of equivalence, which should not be allowed to happen. Dennis Hutchings was a …”

“The hon. Member makes an excellent point, which I will consider more fully later. In 1998, as the then Prime Minister Tony Blair approached the end of his negotiations on the Good Friday agreement, one final demand was made. Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness said that they could not go ahead with the deal—they were fea…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 725716 relating to the prosecution of Northern Ireland veterans. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. As a member of the Petitions Committee, I am pleased to fulfil my duty in opening today’s debate and presenting this petition, which has …”

“T2. Home ownership feels increasingly out of reach for many first-time buyers, particularly for young families who want to remain in the beautiful Scottish Borders. What can the Government do to ensure that house builders deliver more affordable family-sized homes in all parts of the United Kingdom so that local people…”

“The hon. Member makes an important point about the supposed unlawful nature of the Act. I do not accept that it is unlawful. Yes, the court said that, but it is up to this Government to appeal. The question is why they dropped that appeal. There is a winnable case to be made, on behalf of the British nation, to uphold …”

“My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and he highlights the grave concerns that many of us have about how human rights legislation is being applied in ways that were not intended, and that undermine and attack the sovereignty of this place.”

“The rule of law absolutely needs to be applied equally, which is why I said earlier that those soldiers who are found to have set out with the wrong intention should be held to account, but there is no equivalence between the actions of a terrorist and the actions of British soldiers acting to defend democracy and all …”

“Do you acknowledge that the previous process failed?”

“I want to go back to something that has been discussed a little already: your human resources capacity within ONS. To the outside world, do you think it is fit for purpose?”

“In terms of funding or personnel?”