Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Apr 2018
Voter ID Pilots
"Will the Minister apply the same criteria to postal voters and postal voting?..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Military Action Overseas: Parliamentary Approval
"I am pleased to be able to make a short contribution today. In 1996, on the back of outrages in east Africa and the fact that Sudan had not long gotten rid of Osama bin Laden from its territory, the US launched a cruise missile attack on Al-Shifa on the …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Military Action Overseas: Parliamentary Approval
"I am not giving way, because we are short on time.
In our case, however, this is more about Iraq. I was in the House at the time of the Iraq war, and I remember that the Government did not willingly give Back Benchers a vote. We dragged it out …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 8th March 2018
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the financial viability of those construction companies that have won public procurement projects with a contract value of more than £5m in the last five years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 require public procurers to award contracts through fair and open competition, in line with principles of equal treatment, transparency and non-discrimination.
Suppliers have to meet certain criteria to be able to bid for public contracts, including a minimum level of financial and economic standing as determined by the public body running the procurement. This may be proven through turnover, audited accounts or other financial measures.
These financial checks are carried out by the Contracting Authority who conduct their own risk assessments.
Written Question
Thursday 25th January 2018
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the primary causes of mortality are in constituencies where the average life expectancy for males is less than 68 years and for females is less than 70 years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Written Question
Thursday 25th January 2018
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the constituencies where average life expectancy is lower now than in 2010.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jan 2018
Carillion
"Where Carillion has a public sector contract and is in dispute with householders, will the Government commit, if the settlement is in favour of the householders, to make payment to those householders?..."David Drew - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 14th December 2017
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, which Department is taking the lead on developing free trade deals for food products.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The Department for International Trade is responsible for delivering a new trade policy framework for the UK as we leave the EU. It works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which is responsible for supporting our world-leading food and farming industry.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Proportional Representation
"Our party once stood on a manifesto of proportional representation in the 1920s. We invested a lot of time and effort in the Plant report, which subsequently was taken up by Jenkins. That was never followed through by the Labour party, which is very sad, because Jenkins gave us a …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Proportional Representation
"Why was there no attempt in the last Conservative manifesto, or the manifesto before that, to remove that form of election for police and crime commissioners? Why has the Conservative party never tried to remove the list system for European elections?..."David Drew - View Speech
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