To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"The right hon. Lady is sending out a powerful message about British values and—this point is shared across the House—about giving certainty to EU nationals living here. May I press her, though, on the need to be careful not to send a message to British nationals living in the rest …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Written Question
Brexit
Thursday 15th December 2016

Asked by: John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will respond to Early Day Motion 655, Triggering of Article 50.

Answered by David Jones

We are committed to triggering Article 50 by the end of March next year.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"As Constitutional Reform Minister at the time, I had responsibility for the detailed election rules set out in the European Union Referendum Act 2015. Since those rules would have included any provision for a super-majority of the kind that is suggested in the petition, it might help if I explain …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"My point was that had we set up a super-majority as the petition suggests, we would have tilted the rules unfairly in favour of the remain campaign. With a fair and level playing field, both sides are free to make their cases as strongly as they can and to rebut …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"I completely agree. The outcome, although definitive—there was an overall majority of well more than 1 million votes—was still uncomfortably narrow, and 48% of the population were on one side. Democratically, we therefore need to go through a healing process as an entire country to repair that damage, but wishing …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"What a choice. I will happily give way to the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake)...."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"I will respond merely by saying that I hope that the period of banging on about Europe will be much shorter than it would be if we had more referendums about it in the future. I had thought that the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) wanted to intervene— …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"I completely agree. Every time either the Lib Dems or the Labour party win a local council by-election, I am convinced that everyone has taken leave of their senses, but as a democrat I respect the result and accept it. I am sure everyone here would do the same, no …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"I worry about such proposals, because they could create a vehicle for making vexatious claims during a campaign as a way of trying to smear the opposition, whether they were making legitimate or illegitimate comments. The whole point about democratic campaigning in any election, as we all know well, is …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Sep 2016
EU Referendum Rules

"At a time when, with isolated but notable exceptions in both the Scottish independence referendum and other votes around the country, we as a democracy are suffering from declining turnout and voter registration, we all need to ask ourselves why part of people’s reason for backing the leave campaign was …..."
John Penrose - View Speech

View all John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) contributions to the debate on: EU Referendum Rules