"To put my hon. Friend’s mind at rest, the problem was identified many years ago, and some of the examples that I received were used in my speech today...." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"May I offer a piece of advice to my hon. Friend, who I know is interested in making money in other ventures? Perhaps next time he would like to seek advice from the Deputy Speaker. I understand that I was one of the few people in the room when the …..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"Would my hon. Friend just help me with the opinions I am forming? Will he describe how long, on average, people have come to work with him for?..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"Perhaps controversially, I have always felt that being given benefits from the state provides an income that can be used to help to get work experience and move forward. This Bill seeks to help people who have absolutely no means of supporting themselves through the benefits system or an income …..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"Let me refer back to a couple of points I made in my speech. Two thirds of internships are already paid, so this Bill would not affect them. For me, the figure we must consider carefully is that 40% of people who are offered an internship cannot take it. People …..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"Quite right—I agree with the hon. Gentleman on the Opposition Front Bench, who speaks from a sedentary position.
I gently say to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley that he quite rightly points out that my interest is social mobility, but rather than trying to bring it down to …..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is a thoroughly decent man, in stark contrast to the example I gave earlier of a certain millionaire fashionista...." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"The Clerks advised me against having a 28-day limit, but would that satisfy many of my hon. Friend’s concerns? I would be interested to hear him expand on that...." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech
"Following advice on drafting the Bill, clause 1 tries implicitly to make the point that it does not apply to the charity sector, by not listing that sector among the areas that the provisions apply to. We can get into the legal ups and downs, but that is the advice …..." Alec Shelbrooke - View Speech