"More or less everyone, whether opponent or advocate of the third runway, agrees that delaying the decision until after the election is both cynical and disruptive. Will the Leader of the House allow us time to debate the timing of the Davies review?..." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech
"I understand that this proposal does not require the Government or anyone tabling an amendment to provide an explanation, but merely allows them to do so...." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech
"My apologies, Mr Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Lady agree that this should be a requirement on anyone tabling an amendment in order to boost slightly the chances of people having some idea of what they are voting on when they go through the Lobby? I absolutely concur with her …..." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend not agree that one of the reasons MPs exist is so that people can lobby them with a view to influencing Parliament?..." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech
"The Leader of the House will have heard encouraging remarks from the fisheries Minister—in the previous item of business. He will have noted the wide interest across the House in the issue of common fisheries policy reform, and particularly the interest in the plight of the under-10-metre fleet and the …..." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech
"I echo what the hon. Lady says about explanatory notes. More often than not, Members have no idea what they are voting on. If the first 20 MPs leaving the Lobby later on today were asked what they had just voted on, I suspect that 19 of them at best …..." Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech