Speeches by Campbell.

“Good question. One thing I did very early on, which flowed from an earlier Procedure Committee report, was ask to look at what a typical working week looked like. An earlier Procedure Committee inquiry, if I am correct, looked at private Members’ Bills, sitting Fridays and all those things. I thought it was a good time…”

“That is a really good question. We need to think about that, because there need to be lessons learned. Again, there are a lot of aspects to it: one is the new Government having a pretty good idea of what we wanted to do, particularly where it was set out in the manifesto, and there were commitments we had made, usually…”

“The short answer to your question is no, I have not had conversations with the Speaker. As you know, the Speaker is a great advocate for Parliament, and he encourages and cajoles us to make sure that MPs are making full use of that. I take your point that part of that is what happens here and people seeing it, but also…”

“I am mindful of what the great Bill Cash said to me over Europe: “You are agreeing with me too much. It won’t do your career any good.” But we do agree a bit on this, Chris. I look at it from a different point of view, actually. Without wanting to go into whipping too much, when we did a series of two-line Whips, every…”

“I certainly look forward to seeing that. I have already put on the Order Paper the order that will extend the changes necessary until the end of this Session. I think the others are on, but the ill health one is not covered until the end of the Session, so that is on the Order Paper and we will bring that forward at so…”

“Yes, this is a real issue. I am not saying it is a new issue; I do not know whether it has got worse or better, but it is a real issue, and I take it very seriously indeed. It goes back to what I said at the beginning about making sure that, where we have conventions and rules, they are followed. I continue to make the…”

“Of course, I would be delighted to.”

“Well, despite the fact that I have been here a very long time, I never had a view on restoration and renewal, because I accepted that I did not really need one. In my previous job, I never needed one. I have suddenly discovered in this job that I need one, so I have got one, and it is not exactly what people thought it…”

“The answer to the second question is yes. To the first one, it is a provisional yes; I just need to go and check. Probably it is a double yes.”

“Thank you for inviting me, first of all. As you know, I am quite recently appointed to the job, so I am learning as we go along, but there are three strands of work that I am involved in. The first is a legislative one; it is no secret that we are putting together a second Session, and therefore much of my time is take…”

“I am Alan Campbell, Member of Parliament for Tamworth and the Leader of the House and Lord President of the Council.”

“I do not think there is a simple answer to that. I do not hide the fact that my preference is for annual Sessions, which I would quite like to get back to, but that has probably gone. We still have the short November recess because the Sovereign’s speech was inevitably in November. We knew when the Session started and …”

“The hon. Gentleman will know that the Government’s position is to ensure that we get the best deal possible, working with our European partners. Many of the areas he talks about, quite frankly, have been hit negatively as a result of decisions which were democratically taken. It is important that we do everything we ca…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this matter and playing her part in ensuring that this issue is at the forefront of our minds. I also join her in thanking charities and organisations involved in these matters. As I said, the Government have introduced the HIV action plan, which is one of the most ambitious …”

“Students at Annan academy have set a fantastic example and are right to champion the importance of music. We are topping up the music and dance scheme in England and are publishing a new enrichment framework. I encourage others who have some responsibility for these matters to look at it and see what they can learn and…”

“I am sure the whole House will join me in expressing our deepest sympathy on this distressing attack and in wishing the young boy a full and swift recovery from this horrific ordeal. I am not surprised that it has caused such distress to his parents. I will tread carefully and say that I will draw it to the attention o…”

“It is important that we have clarity on these schemes, because the ability of academics to come to this country to work and study is an important part of the life of our higher education institutions. I will draw the issue to the attention of the Foreign Office in order to get to the bottom of it, find out what the acc…”

“I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this matter, which is raised often during business questions. It is very frustrating that the situation continues. The Government are absolutely clear that we want to see an end to the dispute at the earliest opportunity. I will raise his concerns with the relevant Mini…”

“I pay tribute to the volunteers up and down the country who do such important work, whether on the rivers in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency or along the coast in mine. He has generously referred to the Budget announcement, which is very welcome. I will ensure that he gets a response to the letter that he sent to the…”

“I note that 4 November was the eighth anniversary of Mr Johal’s arrest. We continue to raise concerns about his prolonged detention at every opportunity, and we emphasise the need for a prompt, full and just resolution to his case. I will draw my hon. Friend’s comments to the attention of the Foreign Office and ensure …”