Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Prorogation (Disclosure of Communications)
"The right hon. and learned Gentleman may be interested to know that in previous years I have asked the House of Commons Library to provide me with a list of what is going to be in the Government’s Queen’s Speech in advance. This year I have again asked that question, …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Prorogation (Disclosure of Communications)
"I will certainly speak within the four-minute limit, Mr Speaker.
I wish to focus on Operation Yellowhammer. The issue with Prorogation is whether the Government deliberately misled Parliament. The issue with Operation Yellowhammer is whether the Government are deliberately withholding key documents from Parliament and the public.
Members of Parliament …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Sep 2019
Leaving the EU: Preparations
"There are widespread reports that the Secretary of State is seeking to sanitise the Operation Yellowhammer documents. Can he confirm that any ministerial demand that civil servants water down Operation Yellowhammer would break the ministerial code, that no civil servants risk being disciplined if they refuse to undertake this work …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Priorities for Government
"Crashing out with no deal would be an unacceptable outcome, damaging to our economy and undermining our future prosperity. That is the view of three Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Government. Does he accept that there is no mandate for no deal, and that if he proceeds with no deal, …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q10. Last Friday, I had the honour of witnessing the presentation of the légion d’honneur to Helene Aldwinckle, who is a constituent, for her work at Bletchley Park as a codebreaker in world war two. She played a critical role in defeating the most disgusting fascist ideology. Will the Prime …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Detainees
"The Government are wrong to reject a judge-led inquiry, which was the only way to find out if the lessons have been learned. Given the Minister’s statement, will he commit to two measures: first, legislation to provide redress for victims of extraordinary rendition; and, secondly, an immediate review of guidance …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jul 2019
Detainee Mistreatment: Judge-led Inquiry
"Does the Minister accept that any UK involvement in extraordinary rendition is a stain on our reputation as a country that claims to uphold the rule of law and defend human rights? Does he agree that the best way to deal with this is for him to announce this week …..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 9th July 2019
Asked by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparations his Department is making for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement; and how much funding has been allocated to those preparations.
Answered by David Lidington
As a responsible Government, we have been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for nearly three years. The Government is putting in place a range of mitigations for such a scenario. The Cabinet Office is playing its part by, amongst other things, putting in place arrangements to deploy expertise to departments.
The Cabinet Office has allocated £58.8m in 2019/20 for EU Exit activity. The costs for each scenario cannot be readily separated, given the significant overlap in plans in many cases.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2019
European Council
"Does the Prime Minister believe that, to engage constructively with the European Union, our new Prime Minister must set out before the summer recess, here in Parliament, his approach to Brexit, so that we and the European Union can establish whether it commands the confidence of the House?..."Tom Brake - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 7th June 2019
Asked by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of whether the Government's management of the 2019 European elections breached EU law.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliamentary
elections and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable Returning Officers to
make their preparations required for the polls on 23 May. The Government worked with Returning
Officers and the Electoral Commission and other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority
Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the
smooth running of the polls.