"On 3 July, I will be hosting a dinner at the Birmingham botanical gardens celebrating 60 years of continuous representation by women MPs of Birmingham, Edgbaston —a record not equalled by any other constituency in the country. May we have a debate in Government time on how all the political …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"The new director-general of the BBC took up his post at the beginning of April. The BBC is of course independent of the Government, but is it not time to have a debate in Government time to remind the BBC of its regional responsibilities and of the fact that there …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"May we have a statement or debate on the Government’s proposed changes to secondary education and the reintroduction of O-levels? This week, there was a leak to the Daily Mail and we had an Opposition day debate in which we heard a lot about aspirations but very few details. Schools …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"On 10 October, I asked the then Defence Secretary when he was first made aware of concerns by his permanent secretary. He said that
“I was not aware of any direct approach from them. The first direct approach I can remember was when my current permanent secretary came to me …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"Could the Leader of the House tell us what contingency provisions he has made for the House to return and have a debate in the event of a Greek default during the summer recess?..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"The Prime Minister is currently in Brussels attending the European Council meeting trying to prevent a crisis across Europe which would make Lehman Brothers look like a small event. The House again did not have a debate ahead of the European Council, however. I know that the Leader of the …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"The current chaos on our roads is expensive for individuals, businesses and the country as a whole, and, although we cannot control the weather, we can control the way in which we respond to it. I have mentioned winter tyres in previous debates and been told that they are not …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"That is very true. Having grown up in Germany, I can vouch for the fact that the weather there is more regularly as fierce as it has been here. I would not advocate compulsion; the last thing that people want these days is to be forced to do anything more. …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"I am absolutely delighted to hear that—[Interruption.] As my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Erdington said, we approve of that provided it is a Dunlop tyre made in Erdington.
"I am sure that in the season of good will the hon. Gentleman will acknowledge the extraordinary, groundbreaking contribution of the Labour Government on this issue. He mentioned the problems of those in the transgender group. Can he focus a little on the particular problems of women who do not …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech