Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Alec Shelbrooke and Lord Jackson of Peterborough(8 years, 11 months ago)
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Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con)
1. What his policy is on continuation of EU sanctions on Russia until that country complies in full with its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)
7. What his policy is on continuation of EU sanctions on Russia until that country complies in full with its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington)
Sanctions were imposed because Russia invaded and annexed Crimea and intervened in eastern Ukraine. They can be rolled back when Russia has taken steps to comply with international law and its own commitments, starting with the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.
Trade Union Funding
Debate between Alec Shelbrooke and Lord Jackson of Peterborough(12 years, 2 months ago)
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Alec Shelbrooke
I would not say that my hon. Friends are on a different planet from me; their arguments just have a different emphasis. Many Government Members believe in trade unions, and find it demeaning to be compared to the Third Reich. It demeans the hon. Member for Blaydon (Mr Anderson), who said that we were going the same way as Hitler by trying to remove the trade unions. That devalues the debate today, which is about where the funding comes from.
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)
Is my hon. Friend aware of the Warwick I and Warwick II agreements? To get the policies that they wanted from a Labour Government, the trade unions dictated the policies to be enacted by a Labour Government in return for union funding.