First World War (Commemoration)

I certainly agree. The BBC has a difficult balance to strike. In my view, it is doing that extrem...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind words about the Step Short project. Does he agree th...

I am pleased to hear my hon. Friend’s news. I have been watching the project with much interest. ...

I pay tribute to the way in which my hon. Friend is laying out the plans for this great year. The...

I commend my hon. Friend’s project. Other hon. Members will wish to emulate it. Like me, he has a...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On the Commonwealth, I was privileged last night to...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We have been working very closely with the Governments of...

I am proud to open this debate on behalf of the Opposition, and I know that Members on both sides...

I am very grateful to the hon. and gallant Gentleman for giving way during his really excellent s...

I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I am not entirely certain which G...

My hon. and gallant Friend is making an excellent and poignant speech. Tomorrow, I will visit our...

I am very grateful for that intervention, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that this...

My hon. Friend is making an eloquent and intelligent speech. The first world war was also a perio...

I am very grateful for that intervention. I think my hon. Friend is referring to Mrs Barbour and ...

indicated assent.

I completely agree with my hon. Friend that this commemoration provides a unique opportunity to r...

Some 30,000 miners were on the front line during the first world war. They were tunnellers, and a...

Again, I am grateful for that intervention. It is incredibly important that we take the opportuni...

Will my hon. Friend also acknowledge the women who were called up to into a profession that previ...

I am always grateful for my hon. Friend’s interventions and she makes an important point. I say a...

My hon. Friend is making an outstanding speech. On Monday, I attended the world war one commemora...

I completely agree with that; there is a strength that comes from our diversity. As the Minister ...

The hon. and gallant Gentleman mentioned Ireland and the troubles it was experiencing during the ...

I am grateful for that intervention as I did not know that. I am sure that the House will be extr...

Is the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware of the marvellous memorial in the offices of the Select C...

I was not aware of that, so, again I am grateful for that intervention, from which I have learned...

Order. As there are important and relevant speeches to be made, may I suggest to all Members that...

It is a great privilege to participate in the second debate in this Chamber on the centenary of t...

I begin by commending the Government both for finding time for this important debate and for the ...

We are now going to hear a maiden speech. I call Robert Jenrick.

1.30 pm

Mr Deputy Speaker, I thank you, Members in all parts of the House and the staff of the House for ...

With other Members of the House, I welcome the hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) to his pla...

I congratulate the Minister and the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Ja...

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I rise to speak not only as a Member of t...

It gives me great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Mr Donaldson), who m...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish), particularly g...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on the excellent speech she is making. Has she visited, as I have, t...

Indeed. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. I urge people who come to London and visit the ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Alison Seabeck), who made a v...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) on his maiden speech, which I thought ...

It is an honour to follow so many colleagues on both sides who have spoken so movingly, including...

A long time ago.

It was indeed a long time ago and I can just about remember it. Just after my 18th birthday, I wa...

I want to associate myself with the tributes that have been paid by Members in all parts of the H...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards) on a passionate...

This has been an excellent debate, with speeches of knowledge, poignancy and passion from all Mem...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr Wright), who reminded us in his exc...

My hon. Friend is making an impressive speech. Will he join me in saluting the work of the charit...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. I was about to mention Never Such Innocence...

It is a great privilege to speak in this debate, and I join colleagues who have welcomed the tone...

It is a huge honour to speak in this important debate. Many Members have said that, and I think t...

I congratulate both Front Benchers on setting an exemplary tone for the debate and all hon. Membe...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

If the hon. Gentleman will excuse me, he will understand if I do not give way on this occasion, b...

It is a great privilege to speak in this debate, to which there have been many stunning contribut...

It is a pleasure to follow the excellent speech of the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Dough...

I will be as quick as I can, and I would like to apologise for not being here for the entire deba...

Let me first say how appropriate it is to have this debate today as we look forward to Armed Forc...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I would, but I am very short of time.

I congratulate the hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jen...

I thank hon. Members from across the House who have spoken today, and I have listened with great ...

Will the Minister give way?

I am afraid that I will not because I have so little time.

The hon. Member for Carmarthen E...