Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

David Hanson Excerpts
Thursday 9th June 2016

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Whittingdale Portrait Mr Whittingdale
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend and I pay tribute to his efforts particularly to bring about the stadium for Cornwall, which the Government are committed to. As he knows, I have already held two meetings with interested parties in Cornwall, which he was able to come to. I understand that good progress is being made, and that a draft planning application is now going before the council. I hope that that will lead to progress, and that we will see commencement of work on a stadium in the near future.

David Hanson Portrait Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
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T4. What protections can my constituents and others expect on mobile phone roaming charges in Europe in the event of an exit on 24 June?

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy (Mr Edward Vaizey)
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That is a very good question. Britain was at the forefront of negotiating the reduction in roaming charges, working with our European partners, and it is yet another example of the benefit to consumers and citizens of being a member of the European Union.

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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Thérèse Coffey
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Of course, matters of voting are ultimately for the House to decide, although I do not sense an extended appetite for the changes suggested.

David Hanson Portrait Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
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7. What plans he has to review English votes for English laws.

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Thérèse Coffey
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We have fulfilled our manifesto commitment in introducing English votes for English laws, which we believe will continue to strengthen the Union. However, the Government will undertake a review of the English votes for English laws procedure in the autumn, as we said we would, drawing on the work of the Procedure Committee, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, and the House of Lords Constitution Committee.

David Hanson Portrait Mr Hanson
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Some aspects of the Wales Bill currently before the House are solely Wales matters on which every Member of this House can vote, and yet if similar provision were put in place in England, my vote as a Welsh Member of Parliament would not count. Is that fair?