Clive in Parliament - Clive Efford

Courts and Tribunals: Recovery

Commons debates

We have 30% fewer criminal legal aid firms than in 2010, and a quarter of those have disappeared in the past year alone. The criminal legal aid review is not due to be published until the end of...

Arcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job Retention

Commons debates

Debenhams workers have expressed concern about the performance of the administrators. There has been a lack of communication and delays in registering redundancies with the redundancy payments...

Football Governance - [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I deliberately focused on the need for change in governance rather than rehashing and dwelling on all the arguments about the financial state of clubs. As the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the...

Football Governance - [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

In the review that the Minister talks about, where does the strategic review that has been announced by the Premier League sit? It said that it is going to be drafted by its executive and voted...

Football Governance - [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I do not entirely agree with the hon. Member’s version of the events around Bury. I think the Football League would have taken action against individuals involved in Bury if it had the...

Football Governance - [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of football governance. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. There is nothing new about a debate in this place...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Commons debates

It is a disgrace that three and a half years on, people still do not know whether the properties they live in are safe, and others cannot sell because they cannot get external wall system...

Covid-19: Winter Plan

Commons debates

Local authorities have stepped up to the plate to tackle covid in their areas, but they are facing additional costs from local track and trace, while losing income from taxes and fees. Will the...

Sport Sector: Financial Support

Commons debates

There are many volunteer-led, grassroots sports clubs that are really struggling at this moment in time, and equally there are probably a number of would-be developers that are looking at...

Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

Commons debates

Is it not true that the Government have just overstated the ease with which they would be able to do all this? We were going to have 40 trade deals on 29 March 2019, and we were going to have a...

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I do not intend to read out all the instructions because there are not so many of us in the Room that we are over-spilling the horseshoe. Please clean your microphones and the area around them...

Participation in Debates

Commons debates

The Leader of the House keeps quoting the Government guidance, so while he has been answering questions I have looked it up. Last updated on 14 November, the guidance says, under the heading...

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. I will put the question at 10.59 am, to allow time for the moment of remembrance. If the Front-Bench spokespersons take 10 minutes each, it will leave a short period for Mr Jarvis to wind...

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Before I call Judith Cummins, we have been joined by Mr Fletcher, so I am going to have to reimpose a 3-minute time limit.

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. You have been disciplined with your time, which has allowed me to relax the time for Back-Bench speeches to four minutes, for the time being.

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. I call Damien Moore.

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. To allow everybody on the call list to speak, I am going to have to impose a three-minute limit on speeches.

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am sure that hon. Members are familiar with the new rules regarding Westminster Hall debates, so please respect social distancing and clean your microphones before and after you use them. Only...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

The Secretary of State recognised in his statement that the task of delivering 40 million doses will be vast, and he has also said that he has orders for 300 million further doses. How far away...