Patrick Spencer

I rise in support of the Opposition motion. I rise to criticise this Government’s attitude towards employers, their disregard for the reality of life running a business, their nonsensical approach to

I thank my right hon. Friend for her assessment of the performance of the Government Front Benchers—I tried to intervene on the Minister. I have serious concerns; the Minister said, at the Dispatch Bo

It is good to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I thank the Minister for a very spirited effort. I appreciate that I had not sent him my speech in advance, so many of the issues I brought up were new to h

I have a sense of déjà vu. I feel I have said this to the hon. Member before, but it is incumbent on me to remind him that his party is now in government, with a Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. La

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment; either he has read my speech or, as usual, he is far ahead of the curve, because I will get on to talk about the Dragon Patcher and the JCB Pothole Pro late

I beg to move, That this House has considered potholes and road maintenance in Suffolk. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker, and I thank everybody for staying a little bit later