Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"On the matter of “whatever it takes”, it takes more than three-word slogans, and in this case it takes a bit of war socialism. We need to get money into the pockets of the workers. Has the Prime Minister seen early-day motion 302, which I have proposed, about bringing in …..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
St Patrick’s Day
"Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
St Patrick’s Day
"The hon. Gentleman will know that I am very proud to have an Irish father and a Welsh mother, and I recently attended the champ reception at the House of Lords, as I believe he did. The Irish ambassador explained that St Patrick’s Day is becoming a festival that lasts …..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
St Patrick’s Day
"I congratulate the hon. Member on his description of his constituency. He is making it sound not just like Mount Stewart gardens but like the garden of Eden, but may I remind him that that is where original sin was invented?..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
"My hon. Friend has a degree in economics and a degree in politics. From her knowledge of political history and the constitution of this country, would she say that it would be an outrage if a Prime Minister sought to thwart the will of the House by proroguing Parliament?..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 9th May 2019
Asked by:
Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the number of households in Northern Ireland which have someone aged 75 or over living in them.
Answered by John Penrose
At the time of the 2011 Census, there were 108,058 usual residents aged 75 and over living in households in Northern Ireland.
The number of households which had a usual resident aged 75 and over was 90,245 out of a total of 703,275 households in Northern Ireland.
Written Question
Monday 25th June 2018
Asked by:
Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 152673, what the planned publication date is for the detailed consultative report on the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Karen Bradley
As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, the Government will report at the next Budget on the outcome of this Call for Evidence.
Written Question
Tuesday 19th June 2018
Asked by:
Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with Ministers in HM Treasury on the timescale for responses to its consultation on VAT, Air Passenger Duty and Tourism in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Government has committed to commissioning a detailed consultative report into the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in Northern Ireland, to recommend how best to build upon the growing success of that sector.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Northern Ireland: Political Situation
"This is an unusual Parliament, in that, because of the loss of Social Democratic and Labour party seats and the unwelcome continuing refusal of Sinn Féin Members to take their seats in this Chamber, there is no representation here of Irish nationalist opinion from the island of Ireland for the …..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q4. On the deal that the Prime Minister has done with the DUP, is it true that, on the one hand, she is shelling out all this extra money to secure its support while, on the other hand, she is still giving it taxpayers’ cash in the form of Short …..."Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
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