Speeches by Slinger.

“Would you concede that, very sadly, negative and untruthful campaigns by groups or individuals can be effective? That is a real problem for us, because we do not want to be like that, but others do. Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw: Yes, absolutely—particularly where it means that people step down. Mike made the point about w…”

“I am a serving councillor at Rugby borough council. I agree with my hon. Friend that councillors and council officers go out of their way to serve the public, which is extremely difficult when councils have faced 30% to 40% cumulative cuts. We need to remember that they are often trying to deliver services with one or …”

“Q8. The hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) says that his party is “open to anything” when it comes to changing our NHS and open to an “insurance-based system”. Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that under a Labour Government the NHS will be there for everyone when they need it, not having to worry about…”

“My hon. Friend is speaking very movingly about these tragic cases. I was also at the Gambling with Lives annual forum, and I met Lesley Wade, who tragically lost her son Aaron to gambling-related harm. He was 30, with a bright future ahead of him. His brother lives in my constituency. This insidious industry constantly…”

“To what extent do you agree with the notion that the public’s view of what constitutes their democratic right to engage with candidates has changed markedly? They actually think that some of these behaviours are perfectly legitimate—that it is legitimate to harass someone, running up and down the street, or outside the…”

“Jeremy has already touched on this, but I will ask anyway. What do you think independent candidates could do to help to ensure that their supporters engage with political opponents in a constructive manner? You have already touched on it by talking about training and letting people go out with an experienced person who…”

“To what extent do you agree with the notion that the public’s view of what constitutes their democratic right to engage with candidates has changed markedly? They actually think that some of these behaviours are perfectly legitimate—that it is legitimate to harass someone, running up and down the street, or outside the…”

“Would you concede that, very sadly, negative and untruthful campaigns by groups or individuals can be effective? That is a real problem for us, because we do not want to be like that, but others do. Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw: Yes, absolutely—particularly where it means that people step down. Mike made the point about w…”

“You have mentioned that online abuse might be impacting negatively the democratic process. Could you expand on that? Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw: I think this is the first election where it felt that it spilled out of the online space and into hustings and on to the streets. Arguments were repeated; campaigners might be …”

“Jeremy has already touched on this, but I will ask anyway. What do you think independent candidates could do to help to ensure that their supporters engage with political opponents in a constructive manner? You have already touched on it by talking about training and letting people go out with an experienced person who…”

“To what extent do you agree with the notion that the public’s view of what constitutes their democratic right to engage with candidates has changed markedly? They actually think that some of these behaviours are perfectly legitimate—that it is legitimate to harass someone, running up and down the street, or outside the…”

“Would you concede that, very sadly, negative and untruthful campaigns by groups or individuals can be effective? That is a real problem for us, because we do not want to be like that, but others do. Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw: Yes, absolutely—particularly where it means that people step down. Mike made the point about w…”

“You have mentioned that online abuse might be impacting negatively the democratic process. Could you expand on that? Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw: I think this is the first election where it felt that it spilled out of the online space and into hustings and on to the streets. Arguments were repeated; campaigners might be …”

“Jeremy has already touched on this, but I will ask anyway. What do you think independent candidates could do to help to ensure that their supporters engage with political opponents in a constructive manner? You have already touched on it by talking about training and letting people go out with an experienced person who…”

“To what extent do you agree with the notion that the public’s view of what constitutes their democratic right to engage with candidates has changed markedly? They actually think that some of these behaviours are perfectly legitimate—that it is legitimate to harass someone, running up and down the street, or outside the…”

“Does the Minister agree that new oil and gas developments will not give us energy security? As the fossil fuels they produce will be sold internationally, they will not lower bills and they will undermine our climate commitments.”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I support all such schemes, which strengthen the relationship between our two countries. I saw the military co-operation between our two countries in operation in Iraq, when I visited Baghdad in 2005 and 2006 with Prime Minister Blair’s special envoy to Iraq, the late ri…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper) for bringing such an important subject to this Chamber. No political party has a monopoly on patriotism, the flag or, certainly, the UK-US relationship. It is a relationship vested in our shared val…”

“When I spoke to an apprenticeships organisation in Rugby called Intec Business Colleges, it pointed out a deficiency of the previous apprenticeship levy: the threshold meant that it was mostly applicable to and attractive to larger companies. Sadly, that has meant that the small and medium-sized enterprise market has b…”

“This week, I visited Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, which is managed brilliantly by Sally Godden and her team, and I met Rugby Artists and Makers Network painters Jan Clark and Aish Magesh, ceramicist Belinda Edwards, and spinner Angela Dewes. Does the Leader of the House agree that any support given to such municipally…”