"This decision means that this country will be more dependent on co-operation with France and our European Union partnership. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is important we sustain that?..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) on once again assiduously doing his job as a constituency Member. He asked a question of the Minister which was not answered: what is going to happen with regard to Euratom, particularly if we crash out with …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"When the Secretary of State said that there should be no unnecessary friction, was he referring to discussions within the Cabinet or to the economy?..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"We have limited time for the debate. I would be grateful if any speeches could be relatively brief, so that everybody gets in...." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"Order. There is a Division in the Commons. We did not hear the bell here, but there is a green light flashing, so we suspend for 15 minutes; obviously, if there are two Divisions we suspend for 30 minutes...." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"Order. Before I call the next speaker, I inform Members that this debate will conclude at 4.48 pm, because we have injury time. There are three Front-Bench speeches and two Back-Bench speeches, so we have until about 4.18 pm before we have to start the Front-Bench speeches...." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"Order. We have another Division. If there are two or three, I am afraid we will have to come back later, but I hope that there will be just one, in which case we will return in 15 minutes. If the Front Benchers are here before then, I will start …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"Before I call the Minister—I hope she will leave the mover of the motion a minute or two to have the final word—I remind her that we need to conclude the debate by 5.3 pm...." Mike Gapes - View Speech