Roger Gale MP: speeches

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22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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Order. No.
22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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Order. I think the Father of the House was reaching his peroration. I am fully aware of the friendship between the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) and Sir David, but he will have the opportunity to make his case shortly.
22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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Order. Before I hand over to the Chairman of Ways and Means, I would like to say that this will be my last session in the Chair for the foreseeable future. I thank colleagues for the courtesy with which I have been treated, and thank you in particular for the tributes that you have paid to my friend David Amess. David and I signed on the register on the same day when we came into the House. I am very grateful to you all.
22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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I am sure we can all say amen to that. There are 34 Members seeking to intervene in this debate, and we need to go on to the wind-ups at about 6.30. Work it out for yourselves: that is about five minutes a head. I am not going to put a time limit on at this stage, but it may mean that some people drop off the end if colleagues are over-zealous with their time.
22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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Order. We are beginning to play “beat the clock”. I understand that the right hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay) has some important information about the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster that I am sure Members will wish to hear, so I do not propose to impose a time limit immediately. After he has spoken, I shall impose a time limit of five minutes.
22 Jul 2025 · Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · Hansard source
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Order. I call Jodie Gosling.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesman.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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The hon. Gentleman clearly did not listen to a word that I said, but I am sure that the Foreign Secretary did.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Secretary of State.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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Order. Once again, a very large number of hon. Members wish to take part in this discussion. The intention is to try to accommodate everybody, but that will mean Members exercising a degree of self-restraint that was not entirely evident during the previous statement. I leave it to you, but if you want everybody to be called, then please, we need questions, not statements. If I may say so, Foreign Secretary, we also need relatively brief answers.
21 Jul 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source
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I call the Father of the House.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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I call the ever-patient Peter Swallow.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Minister.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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Order. It is apparent that a very considerable number of Back-Bench Members wish to participate in this statement. There are two further statements to follow before we come to the main business of the day, which is also very important, so I urge colleagues on both sides of the House to ask brief questions and not make statements.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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Before I call the Secretary of State to make his statement, I place on the record the fact that Mr Speaker and the Deputy Speakers were disappointed to see extensive coverage in the media this morning of Ministers’ responses to the Independent Water Commission, before the House has had the opportunity to consider the matter. It would be nice to think that the normal courtesies will be resumed.
21 Jul 2025 · Independent Water Commission · Hansard source
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That concludes the statement. I thank the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State for their presence throughout a lengthy session.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order. It has become apparent already that if we are to get everybody in, we will have to set a formal time limit. After the next speaker, I will put in place a six-minute time limit. If there are a lot of interventions, which will of course add time, it will be reduced smartly to five minutes and possibly even to four minutes.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order. I call Bradley Thomas.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order. I call John Slinger.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order. I am not saying anything. Please address the Chair.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Minister.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order.
15 Jul 2025 · Taxes · Hansard source
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Order. The right hon. Gentleman is very experienced. He should have been here at the start of the debate if he wanted to intervene.

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