Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]

The Minister is correct in identifying the Commonwealth games as an opportunity to rejuvenate the...

I thank the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee for those comments. He is aw...

I thank my hon. Friend very much for giving way on what I think is his first outing at the Dispat...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. I can assure him—I will come to this later in my s...

In the spirit of this debate and the cross-party nature of the spirit required to ensure the succ...

I thank the right hon. Member for his comments. Indeed, I think we have seen a spirit of cross-pa...

There is already a lot of excitement about the games in my constituency, particularly in the loca...

I thank my hon. Friend for those comments; as a west midlands MP myself, I have some skin in the ...

One of the reasons why the Manchester Commonwealth games in 2002 was so successful is that it too...

Absolutely—volunteering is at the heart of these games; it always has been and I am sure always w...

First, I congratulate the Minister on getting his position; I look forward to his contributions o...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for intervening. It would not be a debate without his intervention; I ...

Part of the arrangement made with India on shooting is that we now have women’s T20 cricket in th...

Again, I could not agree more. As I said at the beginning of my remarks, it is fantastic that we ...

On the subject of specific sports, the Minister will share my pleasure that seven-a-side rugby is...

Indeed, there are many fantastic places around the west midlands where we can—

rose—

We are going to have a game of sport bingo here, I think.

I thank the Minister for giving way. We have just sent to Pakistan an England kabaddi team to pla...

I am afraid the hon. Gentleman is giving me powers I do not have. He knows that these decisions a...

Many of the facilities, for example the aquatic centre in Smethwick, will be used after the games...

The right hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. The integration of transport and the co-operation of...

The measures that the Minister is announcing sound as though they will go some way towards achiev...

I thank the hon. Member for that point and praise her for the work that she has done on unscrupul...

My hon. Friend probably already knows that people who exercise for 150 minutes a week are likely ...

I thank my hon. Friend for those comments. She hits on a very important part of the games’ purpos...

Inspired by my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Fay Jones), I thought I would r...

Legacy planning is already taking place. There is already a team within the organising committee ...

Does the Minister agree that one way we should evaluate the success and eventual legacy of the ga...

I agree with the hon. Lady. These issues were raised when the Lords considered the Bill. Front an...

It is a great pleasure to open this important debate for the Labour party. It feels particularly ...

Does the hon. Lady accept that, while the council is trying to ensure sustainability for the game...

I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, and I am sure that his constituents have heard wh...

The Mayor and the West Midlands Combined Authority are trying to introduce a bendy bus under the ...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I hope that the Government will step into discus...

Usual courtesies, please, for the maiden speech of Jacob Young.

5.3 pm

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and happy Commonwealth Day. It is a pleasure to speak in this debat...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Jacob Young) making his maiden speec...

The hon. Gentleman may not have a direct connection with Birmingham, but I can inform him that th...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, because I was not aware of that fact. Birmingham...

Order. I call Simon Jupp to make his maiden speech.

5.18 pm

First, let me take this opportunity to thank my predecessor, Sir Hugo Swire, for his service to E...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp); he spoke with wit a...

I appreciate what my right hon. Friend is saying about the young leaders programme. We have more ...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who represents one of the youngest constituencies in our country...

It is a pleasure to speak after the maiden speeches of my hon. Friends the Members for East Devon...

I call Navendu Mishra to make his maiden speech.

5.41 pm

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I would like to start by congratulating the hon. Members for Redcar...

I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Redcar (Jacob Young) and for East Devon (Simon Jup...

With your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will briefly pay my respects to Councillor Keith Linne...

It is a pleasure to rise to support this important and necessary Bill. I do so as a Black Country...

It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to discuss the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill as a B...

My hon. Friend is making some extremely important points. As a neighbouring MP in the west midlan...

My hon. Friend makes a really good, important point, and he reminds us of the game of bowls in th...

I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I st...

Does my hon. Friend agree that Birmingham City Council should listen to residents from across the...

That is perfectly true. It will have a huge impact and ripple effect in the local area. The counc...

My hon. Friend, who is making a powerful speech, mentions neighbouring authorities and transport....

I was worried for a moment that my hon. Friend was about to quiz me on my knowledge of clause 26—...

I think the latest figure is 22%, not 4%.

I thank the right hon. Gentleman—I will have a look afterwards. A couple of months ago, the figur...

Keep up.

I will do.

In conclusion, we need to ensure that the legacy of the games in Birmingham incl...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Gary Sambrook) and to have...

The hon. Member is making an excellent point about ticket touts. Does she agree that it is very i...

I totally agree, and I shall say more about that shortly. I know that the Minister and, in partic...

It is a pleasure to wear the same badge as the Minister to promote the wonderful Commonwealth gam...

As the hon. Lady will know, the main bus operator in the west midlands is National Express. Will ...

I will indeed. I was hesitant to single out any one contractor, but as the hon. Member has done s...

With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank hon. Members for their remarks and con...

When the Minister does so, will he clarify for the House whether anyone in his Department has tol...

I shall indeed come on to those comments, and I am sure that we shall discuss them in Committee.<...