Speeches by Lamb.

“There are no specific reasons you can think of why we haven’t seen more Governments following through on their commitments in this area.”

“Grassroots boxing clubs do fantastic work with young people and provide a pipeline of future talent for our communities. Crawley has provided such leading lights in the boxing world as Alan Minter. Will the Secretary of State meet me and representatives of the sector to see what more can be done to support grassroots b…”

“17. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time for cases to go to trial.”

“I have met constituents who have been victims of some of the most serious offences and were waiting for years before the general election to have access to justice. Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss how I can ensure that my constituents have timely access to justice?”

“T2. What conversations have taken place with UK Research and Innovation on the support and development of new sustainable transport technologies, and on how they might benefit constituencies such as mine, Crawley?”

“The Government have split the post of National Statistician. Could you give us your view of that and what the positives or negatives might be?”

“Did your feeling that you were reporting to Government, as opposed to other institutions, drive the way in which you undertook the role?”

“To Government?”

“The Office for National Statistics is an unusual one, with lots of different accountabilities. Who would you say that you thought you were ultimately accountable to?”

“There are other chief executive positions in the country that require a combination of leadership, managerial and technical skills. Do you see the role as being similar to them, or do you view it as having significant differences?”

“I congratulate the Minister on his appointment, and thank Ministers for the time they have given me to raise with them matters in relation to this Bill and for the responses they have provided to my questions. I can see no logical reason why the Government would go through the painful process of bringing this Bill to t…”

“There is an enormous challenge, as I am sure the right hon. Member is aware of from his many years working with the group, in the number of disparate voices. Crawley borough council had taken it on itself to work with the different community groups, helping them to come together and form a coherent voice, out of the be…”

“It is incredibly unfortunate that the Chagossians have not been given that opportunity—that is my view. Had we given them that opportunity, whatever the outcome, I would have had no problem honouring that because we are talking about their land; it is not our land.”

“No, but “Erskine May” is.”

“It may well have been published to the House first, but we did not have any announcement.”

“We have instances where announcements were made without documents having been published to the House first. Even if you do not accept that, the general principle here appears to be that there are complications with the current arrangements because we now live in a 24-media environment. I accept that, and I accept that …”

“On that point, one reason why it is an expectation of the House is presumably because it is part of “Erskine May”, and consequently forms part of what the judicial system would consider to be the correct practice of the House were anything ever to be judicially reviewed. It is not simply up to whether the Prime Ministe…”

“It is broad, but it is also specific that announcements need to be made to the House first.”

“I would have to go back and find it again, but certainly it is covered within the document.”

“I think everyone would accept as a reason why a statement is not given is that Parliament is not sitting. During recess or over the weekend, if something is critical, it makes sense for it not to go to Parliament. I am a little more concerned about the statement that it would be reasonable for someone not to make a sta…”