Speeches by Prinsley.

“I am concerned about medical students. If they have problems at university, there is a duty of care for them; if they are outwith the university, at a general practice or in another clinical setting under the aegis of the NHS, there appears to be no statutory duty of care. Does my hon. Friend agree that we must sort th…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. It is lovely to see so many hon. Members on the Opposition Benches—that is unusual in a Westminster Hall debate. I am a new politician, but I like elections. I like them very much, especially if I can talk about the health service. I like talking about hospita…”

“I am concerned about the villages in my most beautiful constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket; there, people tell me that they are increasingly concerned about the lack of affordable housing in rural communities. What steps is the Minister taking to increase the supply of affordable housing for local people in …”

“I believe I just heard the hon. Member say that there had been a petition with 3 million signatures last year and one with 1 million signatures this year. If that is correct, does that mean that the number of people calling for an election has fallen by two thirds?”

“T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

“But indeed. [Laughter.] There remain several hazardous crossings on the busy east-west line between Ipswich and Cambridge, including at Thurston, where pedestrians are obliged to walk across the track. Does the Secretary of State agree that we must support all initiatives to improve the safety of such crossings?”

“I am delighted to inform the Secretary of State that the long-awaited footbridge with lifts has finally been installed at Stowmarket station and is due to be commissioned very soon—”

“I welcome the Government’s statement this evening. I am proud that Suffolk is home to one of the largest air bases in the country. British military families have been in contact with me this afternoon as they are alarmed at the deterioration in the security situation. What reassurance can the Secretary of State give to…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this debate. Cancer remains a most feared word. We doctors have learned to use all sorts of other words: “growths”, “tumours” and suchlike. There are relatives who will tell us, “Don’t use that wo…”

“Central to this discussion that we are having is the question of whether there was political pressure put on the safety advisory group of Birmingham city council, which then made a decision and asked the police to justify this. What people are wondering is whether information was then created by the police to support a…”

“I am Peter Prinsley. I am the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. Thank you for coming again today. At lunchtime today the Times published a report from David Brown, the chief news correspondent, who has said there has been an internal police report that said the police received high-confidence intelligence on 5 Sep…”

“Why are we only hearing about this now? Why is it that a report has come at lunchtime today from the Times newspaper that you had information on 5 September that there were likely to be vigilante groups within the west midlands community itself who were planning to take action against the Maccabi fans? How is it that t…”

“We will.”

“I am Peter Prinsley. I am sorry I was a bit delayed. I was trying to get a Holocaust memorial debate agreed. I am the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. I have been listening to this and I would like to ask a question similar to the question I asked the police officers before. The thing is that the SAG, as everybod…”

“Yes.”

“I have come to ask for the Holocaust Memorial Day Backbench Business debate, which I believe has been a regular feature of the parliamentary timetable for some years. Holocaust Memorial Day is 27 January each year, and it commemorates those whose lives were lost, those who suffered and those who survived the Holocaust.…”

“I have not, but that is a very constructive suggestion, thank you.”

“I am a member of Labour Friends of Israel. I travelled with Labour Friends of Israel to Israel in May of last year. I also attempted to travel to Israel with the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding and was banned from entering Israel later in the year, so I have been twice but only got in once. I …”

“T4. Happy new year, Mr Speaker. My visit to France with the Select Committee on Home Affairs exposed the reality on the beaches: French officers facing pitched battles against violent smuggling gangs to stop hazardous boats launching. Many of the crossings are successfully thwarted. Does the Minister agree that the pop…”

“There is a central question here, which can be simply put: if we do not condemn the American actions in Venezuela, what is to stop dictators around the world acting in a similar way against our allies and our interests? Does the Secretary of State agree that rules do matter?”