Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Aug 2021
Afghanistan
"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right but, of course, this was a NATO intervention, and it is to NATO that we have to look when there are serious threats to international security, particularly those affecting western interests.
The point is that it has to be flexible, because al-Qaeda itself …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Aug 2021
Afghanistan
"I am glad that my right hon. Friend approves of the strategy, but I said earlier that this speech on defence is, if anything, in my capacity as a former Chairman of the Defence Committee. I am not in a position at this stage to say anything publicly about what …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jul 2021
Afghanistan
"It sounds from that as if the Prime Minister is saying that if those groups go down that route again, there could be another military intervention. Does he accept that a fanatical brand of Islamist terrorism, sheltered and supported by the Taliban extremists, has not only attacked the west before …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
"The historical case that my right hon. Friend is making is absolutely incontrovertible. The fact is that the legitimacy of previous elections has barely—if ever—been questioned. As soon as we brought in that wretched legislation, we ended up in what he rightly described as a paralysed Parliament. However, is he …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
"I concede the hon. Member’s point that the Act did work as far as holding the coalition together until 2015 was concerned, but it did not work in 2017. If it had not been for the fact that the Scottish nationalists and the Liberal Democrats, for political reasons of their …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
"The hon. Gentleman is making a strong case that it should not be a question of the Government against Parliament, but does he not agree that it should not be a question of Parliament against the people? That is the situation that we were nearly stuck in, because the Government, …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
"The hon. Gentleman is extremely kind in giving way a second time. I do not think he answered my point, which is that the key thing about Dissolution is that we are giving power to the people to have the final say.
On the hon. Gentleman’s other point, he says …..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Security of Ministers’ Offices and Communications
"Does the Minister know whether there are rules common to all Departments on where security cameras can be sited and where they must not be sited?..."Julian Lewis - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 24th June 2021
Asked by:
Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will introduce a scheme to remove the limit for attendees at weddings held indoors, provided that such attendees can produce verifiable evidence that they (a) have twice been vaccinated in time for the vaccine to have fully taken effect or (b) are not infected with covid-19, demonstrated by means of tests the results of which remain valid for the duration of the wedding celebrations.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
From 21 June, there is no longer a maximum number of attendees at weddings set out in law. Instead, the number of attendees at weddings, civil partnerships and receptions will be determined by how many people the venue or space can safely accommodate with social distancing measures in place.
The Government committed to explore whether and how COVID-status certification might be used to reopen our economy, reduce restrictions on social contact and improve safety. As set out in the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021,’ the Government will set out its conclusions on the COVID-status Certification Review in advance of Step 4 of the Roadmap, in order to inform the safe reopening of society and the economy.
An update on the Roadmap Reviews was published on 5 April and can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster further updated via a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2021, which can be found below: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-29/hcws947