"Order. If colleagues could confine their remarks to about eight or nine minutes each, no one should feel short-changed at the end of our proceedings...." David Amess - View Speech
"Wind-ups will start at 5.15 pm. There will be no contribution from the Scottish National party group on this occasion, so it will be for the Government and the Opposition to split the time between them. Mr Speaker has said firmly that interventions and speeches can be made only by …..." David Amess - View Speech
"Order. I was rather hoping that hon. Members would be generous to each other and take about five minutes each, in order to get everyone in...." David Amess - View Speech
"Before the Minister responds, I want to ask that a little bit of time be left at the end for Mr Thomas to wind up the debate...." David Amess - View Speech
"Christmas has come early for me, with our reaching the Adjournment debate earlier than usual. However, I say to my hon. Friend the Minister, with good heart, that there is no point in having an Adjournment debate and exchanging 15 minutes of words each unless there is a positive outcome, …..." David Amess - View Speech
"I am flattered and honoured. I had forgotten that my hon. Friend is a member of the Transport Committee. It is very good news that he might raise this matter with the Chair and the Committee.
This time last year I was looking forward to Christmas. The gentleman running the …..." David Amess - View Speech
"As my right hon. Friend is aware, there has been some criticism from constituents about c2c train services and services on the Greater Anglia line. Will he share with the House when he expects further new rolling stock to be provided by c2c and when he expects the decision on …..." David Amess - View Speech
"Thank you for calling me, Mr Speaker. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Oliver Colvile) for allowing me to intervene briefly.
My wife was assaulted by a dementia patient on a British Airways flight exactly a …..." David Amess - View Speech
"I am absolutely delighted that I have been successful in securing this Adjournment debate. I am even more delighted that technically I have until 7 o’clock to speak on train services in Southend—although I saw that on PoliticsHome it was billed as “Train Services in Scotland” so I think people …..." David Amess - View Speech