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Paul Scully

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Commons, Sutton and Cheam (2015 - present)

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House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second part of the debate, Mrs Moon. It has been a very constructive debate, with wide-ranging views. People have not held back and have raised very pertinent issues, and there are plenty of thing...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

Steyning.

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The nub of the problem is this: what kind of reform do we want to achieve? Hon. Members who were here under the coalition Government talked about having an elected House of Lords, but they could not agree...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

These are obviously unusual circumstances for all manner of reasons. Brexit and the two-year Session are incredibly unusual. I have talked a lot about the fact that, in my view, the Lords have overstepped their remit. The petitioner is not talking about...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

Forgive me. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I will come to that point later in my speech. I was talking about when there were solely hereditary peers. I thank him very much for allowing me to correct the record. The House of Lords clearly...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that interesting point, but I am describing the existing situation, which nobody would create. We had hereditary peers in the House of Lords right up until the ’90s. The first level of reform went through under Tony Blair,...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. A unicameral system can work perfectly well and I have no doubt that we would survive quite happily with such a system, but the House of Lords can, and often—though not always—does offer something that is rel...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I will talk about the need to reduce numbers later. I will also talk about the practicalities of whether we have an elected or appointed upper Chamber, how we could reform an appointed Chamber, and the need fo...

House of Lords: Abolition

Westminster Hall on 18 June 201818/06/2018

I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 209433 relating to a referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. As I normally do, I will read the text of the petition fo...

Rail Timetabling

Commons Chamber on 4 June 201804/06/2018

This was supposed to be the light at the end of the tunnel, but that is actually a train coming fast the other way. Commuters do not want to play the blame game. They just want their trains to work now. The short-term view of sacking a franchisee overnig...

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Commons Chamber on 24 May 201824/05/2018

Salaam aleikum, Mr Deputy Speaker. That means “peace be upon you”. It is seemingly inoffensive and is a very traditional and heartfelt greeting in all parts of the Islamic world. I can say it here and the Ahmadiyya community can say it here in the UK. W...

Grenfell Tower

Commons Chamber on 16 May 201816/05/2018

I totally agree, and I was just about to come to that. I welcome the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to his place. The Government have been listening for so long and have been responding well—I know the Prime Minister is...

Grenfell Tower

Commons Chamber on 16 May 201816/05/2018

My right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely correct. We need to put every effort into getting these works done now. For every day that these people are in inappropriate temporary accommodation, their suffering is extended and prolonged.

Grenfell Tower

Commons Chamber on 16 May 201816/05/2018

I, too, pay tribute to Mr Speaker for throwing open his apartment last week so that 100 MPs could meet Grenfell survivors and Grenfell families. Monday’s debate on the public inquiry was humbling, and the response from the Grenfell United group was hu...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

I pay tribute once again to the campaigners, and I want to explain to them and the people watching that if they have seen MPs drifting in and out, it is because of the nature of this House and of our different priorities at any given time. I hope they wi...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. On the whole, most of the houses are within a couple of miles of the site. It is a relatively small, incredibly expensive area of London, so it is always going to be a huge challenge to give everyone what they...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

When I was in the hon. Lady’s constituency, and in Newham—I was going around the boroughs campaigning in the local elections—seeing some of the tower blocks was a real eye-opener. There was one with, I think, 20 floors, that had 14 people working in it—o...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

I join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to the Speaker. He has shown compassion at every point; many of us saw how powerfully and emotionally he spoke at the reception last week. The Speaker’s office was on to my office last week when there was talk of a...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

That is something I will touch on later, because I know those things are very important to the Grenfell community—they are the second half of their ask in the petition. In a statement, the Prime Minister highlighted the extensive nature of the inquiry...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Westminster Hall on 14 May 201814/05/2018

I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I will discuss the make-up of panel members later, but it is right that at every level we respect and understand the diversity of the community that has been affected, in particular in North Kensington. Wil...

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