Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Bercow and David Crausby

Thursday 1st November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Sir David Crausby]

Football’s coffers are overflowing, except of course when it comes to grassroots football. The Football Association reports that one in six matches is postponed and one in three pitches is inadequate. In fairness, more money is coming in from the professional game following Government pressure, but it is nowhere near enough, and we still have only half as many 3G pitches as Germany. If we are to remain even close to the forefront of the game, we need to do much more for children’s football—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. We just need a question. That was far too long. We need a question with a question mark. Thank you.

[Sir David Crausby]

Will the Secretary of State put even more pressure on the Premier League to dig deep in its pockets?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Bercow and David Crausby

Monday 30th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I think we should hear from a Lancashire knight: Sir David Crausby.

[Sir David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab)]

Now that the United States of America has clearly become a less stable and reliable NATO partner, how pragmatic is the 2% spending target, and what consideration has the Secretary of State given to allocating more time for European defence, or is European defence simply not fashionable any more?

[Sir Michael Fallon]

So far as our partnership with the United States is concerned, it is the broadest, deepest and most advanced defence partnership in the world, and my aim is to continue to strengthen it with the new Administration, particularly in the shared programmes we have on the joint strike fighter aircraft and in the reinstatement of our maritime patrol aircraft capability.

So far as European defence is concerned, I believe that the President’s remarks during the campaign and subsequently are a wake-up call to all of us in Europe to make sure that when we make these commitments, we honour them.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Bercow and David Crausby

Tuesday 22nd July 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Last but not least, I call Mr David Crausby.

[Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab)]

What is the difference between a Russian Government who deserve sanctions for their involvement in bringing down MH17 and an Israeli Government who refuse to apologise for bombing hospitals and killing children who were playing football on the beach?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Bercow and David Crausby

Wednesday 19th December 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab)]

Q11. rose—[Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Let us have order for Mr David Crausby.

[Mr Crausby]

When the great train robbers stole £2.5 million from Royal Mail, they were sentenced to as many as 30 years in prison. When our bankers get caught fraudulently taking billions of pounds from poor people throughout the world, they just pay large corporate fines and walk away with fat pensions. How can we ever be in anything together as long as we tolerate powerful villains who are too privileged to be put behind bars?