Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Monday 28th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I gently remind right hon. and hon. Members that they should not leave the Chamber until all the exchanges on the question to which they have contributed have been concluded. One fellow has just beetled out of the Chamber having popped his question, taking precisely zilch interest in anybody else’s. I am sure that the discourtesy was inadvertent, but it is in breach of a long-standing convention of this House, of which all Members ought to be aware. Modesty and kindness forbid me to mention the name of the offending individual on this occasion.

[Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)]

8. What recent discussions he has had with local authorities on support for community pubs.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Thursday 3rd November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Ah, yes. Marathon man—Mr Graham Evans.

[Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)]

When the Minister for Digital and Culture has finished hobnobbing with Her Majesty, will he agree to meet me and my residents to see if we can get Weaver Vale connected with 21st-century broadband speeds?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Thursday 15th October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)]

15. As the chairman of the all-party group for running and the father of a young daughter, I am very keen to encourage more girls to take up running, particularly through the excellent parkrun scheme. Mr Speaker, those runs are a great way to start a Saturday morning for those who, like yourself, have a young family. I recommend three miles around your local park. What is the impact of the Government’s investment in the school sports premium particularly on the take-up of sport by girls?

[Mr Speaker]

I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his helpful public advice.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Thursday 9th July 2015 Commons Chamber

[Graham Evans]

The Prime Minister Harold Wilson was severely wounded in 1915 at the Battle of Loos, which I understand will be commemorated in Scotland in September. Can my right hon. Friend assure us that when it comes to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, it will be commemorated in the great northern cities of Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, recognising the contribution of the northern pals?

[Mr Speaker]

Did the hon. Gentleman mean Macmillan?

[Graham Evans]

I did mean Macmillan, sorry.

[Mr Speaker]

We are grateful to the hon. Gentleman—and the Macmillan family, in particular, will be very grateful.

Business of the House

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Thursday 2nd July 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I would like to accommodate colleagues, but I express the hope that the next statement will start at or very close to 11.30, so there is a premium on extreme brevity. Questions without preamble would be appreciated.

[Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)]

Will my right hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Sir Nicholas Winton and the work that he did, saving hundreds of Jewish children’s lives? Will he remind the House of the role of this country in saving the lives of 10,000 Jewish children prior to world war two?

Business of the House

Debate between Lord Evans of Rainow and John Bercow

Thursday 4th June 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Let us see whether, with extreme self-discipline, we can accommodate everyone by 12.15, at which point I would like to be able to move on.

[Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)]

My right hon. Friend will be aware that the report on the failings at the Emstrey crematorium in Shrewsbury, where babies’ ashes were not returned to their bereaved parents, was published earlier this week. The report found that at least 60 families were believed to have been affected by these failings. May we have a debate on the failings at the Emstrey crematorium, and on the lessons that could be learned by local authorities to prevent such failings from happening again?