Clive in Parliament - Clive Efford

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the hon. Lady give way?

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

No, because I heard Madam Deputy Speaker cough, which is telling me, “Efford, shut up.” I will conclude by making one point about parliamentary oversight. If we had not had...

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

I agree, provided it is within a recognisable local government area and a recognisable community, and there is support from the local community. In additional evidence the Boundary Commission...

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

Everyone on the Opposition Benches accepts that this parliamentary boundary review is overdue. I think we all also accept that what we want to achieve is equality in the weight of each individual...

Schools: Construction

Department for Education

Clive Efford received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of building a new school on the former Greenwich university site at Avery Hill; and if he will make a statement.

Sale of Arms: War in Yemen

Commons debates

This decision reduces the bold statements made last week by the Government on human rights and the Magnitsky sanctions to just mere finger-wagging. If that is not correct, to restore the...

Belly Mujinga

Attorney General

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful for that response, which is very helpful. I am sure the whole House agrees with the comments made by the Attorney General. This was a very high-profile case and everyone was rightly...

Belly Mujinga

Attorney General

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

When he expects the Crown Prosecution Service to complete its review of the British Transport police’s investigation of the alleged assault on Belly Mujinga at Victoria Station on 21 March...

Economic Update

Commons debates

A nine-month cut to stamp duty is welcome, but without an injection of new houses it risks forcing up prices, making it harder, not easier, for first-time buyers to buy homes. This statement...

Education Settings: Autumn Opening

Commons debates

I am delighted that the Secretary of State is now talking to teachers’ representatives and their trade unions, but for too long Ministers have denigrated teachers from the Dispatch Box,...

Lammy Review

Commons debates

We have seen a 69% increase in the number of black people stopped and searched over the past five years. At the same time, there has been a 69% decrease in the number of white people stopped and...

Allocation of constituencies

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am interested in the hon. Gentleman’s line of argument. Is he arguing that the role of Westminster is diminishing in Scotland, and that reducing the number of MPs from Scotland is...

Allocation of constituencies

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I rise to speak in support of the new clause tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester. This is about representation of communities and making sure that voices are heard through the...

Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I accept the hon. Gentleman’s point, because that is exactly what Mr Bellringer said. He said that as a general rule the commission would try to get as close to the average as possible, but...

Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We are talking about plus or minus 7.5%. I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the issue of wards, but Sir David pulled me up because it is not within the scope of this debate. However, I agree...

Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am not sure that that is correct. We have examples of differences in constituency numbers that go well beyond 10%. I would not go beyond 10%, but I accept the 7.5% that my hon. Friend the...

Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I support the new clause, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood. I think that we need to go back and listen to some of the arguments that we have heard in this Committee...

Taking account of local government boundaries

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

The hon. Member for Glasgow East has provoked an interesting debate about how we go about this process. I did not understand some of Mr Bellringer’s arguments. We all know our...

Number of parliamentary constituencies

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

The Bill gets more and more curious. The Minister argued consistently on previous clauses for a position that would have prevented us from getting to the clause, had we been in that position of...

Publicity and consultation

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am sorry that I did not call you “Sir David” earlier. I was not trying to de-noble you and I apologise. I support the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Glasgow East. We are in...