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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Jul 2021
Business of the House

"The Leader of the House will be proud, as I am, of the high animal welfare and environmental standards of British farmers. The Australian trade deal looks likely to betray those farmers by allowing lower standard Australian farm produce to undercut them. Given that this deal will set a precedent …..."
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Written Question
Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Tuesday 8th June 2021

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on facilitating parliamentary scrutiny of proposed trade deals with other countries before they are signed.

Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg

I have regular discussions with members of the Cabinet. The Government has put a number of arrangements in place to allow for proper scrutiny of proposed trade deals with other countries by Parliament. This includes publishing negotiating objectives and economic scoping assessments before starting negotiations; regular statements to Parliament and briefings with Members and relevant Parliamentary Committees during negotiations.

At the conclusion of negotiations, there will be opportunity for scrutiny of a final deal and Parliament can resolve against ratification of a treaty under the scrutiny processes set out under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. Any legislative changes required to give effect to a Free Trade Agreement will need to be scrutinised and passed by Parliament in the usual way before ratification of the agreement can take place.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Business of the House

"Will the Leader of the House make time for my now de-prorogued Bill on access to radiotherapy treatment? It is wrong surely that cancer sufferers should have to travel day after day, week after week, for three-hour round trips for cancer treatment. Would it not be right to place satellite …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Points of Order

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I seek your advice? Last Monday, following the oral statement on rail timetabling, I asked the Transport Secretary whether he would refuse any request by Arriva Northern to extend the immensely disruptive two-week suspension of the Lakes line in Cumbria. He replied:

…..."
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Written Question
Keith Palmer
Tuesday 4th April 2017

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, whether he will consider honouring PC Keith Palmer with a shield in the Chamber like those which commemorate hon. Members killed in war or by terrorist acts.

Answered by David Lidington

The House authorities will consult PC Palmer's family and the Metropolitan Police about the most appropriate form of memorial.


The hon. Member may wish to know that PC Palmer’s name has already appeared on the website of the Police Roll of Honour Trust. He will also be remembered permanently at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire where UK Police Memorial provide a lasting tribute to the sacrifices that police officers make.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jan 2017
Business of the House

"I thank the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) for putting me right earlier. I should have realised, on reflection, that he would never write such an extreme speech as that which came out of the Prime Minister’s mouth the other day.

On the matter of flood-hit communities, not least …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2016
90th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen

"I thank you, Mr Speaker, for calling me to speak, especially as I managed to make it into the Chamber only when the Prime Minister was concluding his remarks—my apologies to him. On this occasion I am convinced that, not having heard one of his remarks, I would have agreed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 May 2012
Business of the House

"The decision of the right hon. Member for Neath (Mr Hain) to reorder his priorities may or may not be a welcome development for the Leader of the Opposition, but it is a welcome development for those of us who are concerned about making the best use of tidal and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jan 2011
Business of the House

"I have in my hand a piece of paper, which is the written statement on the future of the public forest estate in England. Does the Leader of the House share my disappointment, and that felt by all of us who are committed to saving the public forests, that there …..."
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