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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There is a great deal of concern across Parliament about the mysterious disappearance of the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable). He has been missing since last night. This morning, he was texting about being the only person really fighting Brexit....

Member
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
17 July 2018
Reference
645 c295
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the former hon. Member for Twickenham, held individual meetings with trade envoys in each year between September 2012 and May 2015.

Asked by
Jonathan Ashworth (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2016
Reference
28856
House
House of Commons

I thank the Leader of the House for his statement. Twenty four years ago today, Parliament passed legislation introducing section 28 into law. It was a nasty, discriminatory law that caused a lot of bullying and misery. After a fierce three-year battle, in the teeth of Tory opposition, we repealed...

Member
Angela Eagle (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
24 May 2012
Reference
545 cc1285-6
House
House of Commons

I wait patiently for questions about next week’s business, but they are pretty hard to find. Let me go through the issues that the hon. Lady touched on.

The Government are consulting on equal marriage, which is something that the Labour party did not consult on, or indeed do anything about,...

Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 May 2012
Reference
545 cc1286-7
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Date
8 June 2011
Reference
HC 1142-i 2010-12
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Date
27 April 2011
Reference
HC 945-i 2010-12
House
House of Commons

I thank the Leader of the House for his statement, and may I wish all Members and you, Mr Speaker, a very happy new year? After a week in which the Government have made it clear that while they will act to make it easier for people at work to...

Member
Hilary Benn (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
13 January 2011
Reference
521 c431-4
House
House of Commons

May I begin by reciprocating the right hon. Gentleman's very good wishes for the new year, and join him in extending those to you, Mr Speaker, and the whole of the House? We will take no lectures from the Opposition about the banks, because the regime that is currently operating...

Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 January 2011
Reference
521 c431-4
House
House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman is well aware of the constitution and procedures of this House—probably better aware than anyone here—so surely he must have some concerns about the slightly ridiculous situation created by the possibility of a Minister coming to the Dispatch Box in the tuition fees debate to try...

Member
Clive Betts (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
2 December 2010
Reference
519 c985
House
House of Commons

Further to the question by the hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry), we have a Business Secretary who develops a policy on tuition fees, tells the country that it is the best policy possible, and then comes to this House and tells us that he has a strong inclination not...

Member
Gregg McClymont (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
2 December 2010
Reference
519 c984
House
House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman raises an issue that I have already dealt with. The coalition agreement is absolutely clear that on this particular issue Liberal Democrats are entitled to abstain.

Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 December 2010
Reference
519 c985
House
House of Commons

The Cabinet has a united policy on this issue, which is more than the shadow Cabinet does.

Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 December 2010
Reference
519 c984
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Date
30 November 2010
Reference
HC 484 2010-11
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Date
26 October 2010
Reference
HC 543-i 2010-11
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Notes
Described as HC 384 on the cover
Date
20 July 2010
Reference
HC 384-i 2010-11
House
House of Commons

That this House deplores the announcement by the hon. Member for Twickenham, in his capacity as acting Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, that he will boycott meetings and events arranged as part of the official programme of the visit by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to the UK; commends...

Primary sponsor
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
2193
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that no representatives for the Liberal Democrat Party have played any role in the proceedings on the Financial Services and Markets Bill since 26th October and that their attendance before then had been at best 'patchy'; further notes that the role of the honourable Member for...

Primary sponsor
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
6 December 1999
Reference
141
House
House of Commons

Wednesday adjournment debate on the Bank of England.

Member
Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Maiden speeches
Date
11 June 1997
Reference
295 c1060-3,1069
House
House of Commons