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Official portrait of Will Quince by Chris McAndrew / CC BY 3.0
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If you live off campus and in Colchester, this is the weekly update for your MP Will Quince’s activities in Parliament.
Speeches and contributions
Will Quince made four contributions in Parliament this week across three different debates.
On Tuesday the MP for Colchester made two contributions during a debate on the Rohingya Crisis. Mr Quince gave a long speech on the matter in which he brought up his own visit to the refugee camps in Bangladesh and urged the government to do as much as it could to help resolve the crisis. He gave way to one intervention during his speech so it is split into a first part and a second part.
Also on Tuesday Mr Quince made a contribution to a debate on maternity safety strategy. He asked a question to the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt. He asked Mr Hunt if he agreed that the majority, if not all, grieving parents would want to know that lessons are learned from their child’s death and not seen merely as a statistic.
On Wednesday Mr Quince spoke in a debate on the state of the UK’s railways. He was able to ask a question the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling. He asked Mr Grayling if he could advise MPs on how Network Rail will be held accountable for meeting the terms of future franchises or contracts.
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Votes
Will Quince cast one vote this week.
On Tuesday Mr Quince voted for a Budget Resolution that would make it so the scope of Bank Levy Tax is narrowed to be calculated on the basis of a bank’s UK assets. Mr Quince was loyal to the government and voted with the majority.
Committee work
Mr Quince sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee. The Committee this week carried out one oral evidence session for its inquiry Home Office Delivery of Brexit: Immigration. Mr Quince was present at the hearing was involved in the questioning. You can read the hearing’s transcript or watch the hearing in full.
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Official Portrait of Mr Bernard Jenkin by Chris McAndrew / CC BY 3.0
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If you live on campus or in Wivenhoe, this is the weekly update for your MP Bernard Jenkin’s activities in Parliament.
Speeches and contributions
Bernard Jenkin made two contributions this week, both of which came in the same debate on the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill. He made one short intervention to another Member’s speech towards the beginning of the debate before making his own long speech later on.
Votes
Mr Jenkin voted three times this week, once on Tuesday and twice on Friday.
On Tuesday Mr Quince voted for a Budget Resolution that would make it so the scope of Bank Levy Tax is narrowed to be calculated on the basis of a bank’s UK assets. Mr Jenkin was loyal to the government and voted with the majority.
In his first vote on Friday Mr Jenkin voted against a motion to have the House sit in private that day. He voted with the majority.
In his second vote on Friday Mr Jenkin voted against a motion to move the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill onto a second reading. He was loyal to the government but voted with the minority.
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Committee work
Mr Jenkin chairs the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee. The Committee this week carried out one oral evidence session for its inquiry Devolution and Exiting the EU. Mr Jenkin led the hearing and was instrumental in the proceedings. You can read the hearing’s transcript or watch the session in full.
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