Sentences with phrase «second maiden speech»
Stephen Metcalfe makes his Commons debut in support of the Academies Bill as Rory Stewart makes a second maiden speech
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They will ceremonially welcome him into the second chamber as of parliament and he will make maiden a speech in the future.
Addressing the event even before his maiden speech in the House, the member for Croydon South said a number of MPs with constituencies near to his were favourable to a second runway at Gatwick.
The Bill had its Second Reading in the Commons yesterday, during which new Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams gave her maiden speech and David Miliband gave his first full speech as a backbencher since losing the Labour leadership.
Karl McCartney won Lincoln at the general election at his second attempt and he made his maiden speech during Monday's committee stage of the Finance Bill.
Jonathan Lord, who stepped into Humfrey Malins» shoes as MP for Woking, began by explaining that he had hoped to emulate Margaret Thatcher by delivering his maiden speech last Friday during the Second Reading of his own Private Member's Bill (but it was not reached on the Order Paper).
Stephen Gethins, from the SNP, is the second new member to make his maiden speech tonight.