"Before the hon. Gentleman goes further, I should have said that the question is that this House has considered school funding in East Anglia...." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"I must declare that I went to Korea last month, and my entry will be in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Is my right hon. Friend aware that as a result of the EU-Korea free trade agreement there has been a significant increase in British trade with and exports …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield). I agree entirely with what he said and I particularly endorse his remarks about public procurement and the importance of the national health service. It is vital that debates on this issue make it …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"I accept that because of the problems we had when we came to office, we had to get extra capacity. My constituents in Ilford benefited from the independent treatment centre that was established on the site of King George hospital. They had operations on their knees and noses that would …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
“The free trade agreement with South Korea eliminated nearly 97% of tariffs, and some British businesses are now enjoying a huge increase in exports to South Korea as a result. We want to see the same thing happen on an even greater scale …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"The Minister just said that President Obama had supported a referendum. Perhaps he will give us the source of that statement...." Mike Gapes - View Speech
"Over the last two years net lending has gone down by £28 billion. What is the Secretary of State doing about that, apart from his various failing piecemeal initiatives, which do not get to the nub of the problem? The problem is a lack of consumer confidence and the banks’ …..." Mike Gapes - View Speech