Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] friend the " in BNC.
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| 31 | If Conservative Members paid attention to the issue they would know that my hon. Friend the Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) repudiated the threat last week . |
| 32 | However , I can give my hon. Friend the undertaking that as long as she remains in the House such research will not be the Cinderella of the health service . |
| 33 | I am happy to give my hon. Friend the assurance that we are not going down the route of a federal Europe . |
| 34 | My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement is present on the Front Bench and will have noted what my hon. Friend has said . |
| 35 | Does the Secretary of State accept that , as my hon. Friend the Member for Kincardine and Deeside ( Mr. Stephen ) — whom I am pleased to welcome to the House — will confirm , 100 per cent . |
| 36 | Later I will have the privilege of answering a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Orpington ( Mr. Stanbrook ) on that matter . |
| 37 | My hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) has recently announced changes in the regulations and administrative arrangements governing taxis . |
| 38 | I shall draw to the attention of my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) when he returns from America the matters concerning district councils and planning . |
| 39 | I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North is concerned to improve hotel accommodation throughout the Province , so I shall draw the hon. Gentleman 's remarks to his attention . |
| 40 | My understanding is that the decision by British Airways was a commercial one based on the traffic , but I shall discuss that , too , with my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North when he returns . |
| 41 | I shall raise the issue with my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) , who is currently trying to drum up inward investment into Northern Ireland from north America . |
| 42 | Why did the Minister 's Department authorise Admiral Sir Julian Oswald to give information to the press on the specific question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) , when Ministers continually refuse to answer that question in the House ? |
| 43 | Is the Minister aware , for example , of the considerable number of Territorial Army members who served in the Gulf , including over 20 from the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun ( Mr. McKelvey ) , who have been refused their bounty because they did not serve their annual camp — precisely because they were in the Gulf for over 51 days ? |
| 44 | I can certainly give my hon. Friend the assurance that that is our intention . |
| 45 | Following the imaginative suggestion of my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford , South ( Mr. Thorne ) , in recognition of Nepal 's return to democracy we are presenting to the Nepalese Parliament a throne for its Speaker . |
| 46 | The Conservative party opposed that agreement — my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton ( Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop ) was one of those who voted against it . |
| 47 | I can give my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight ( Mr. Field ) no assurance about the eventual destiny of that money . |
| 48 | We have supplied the answers that the Minister refused to give to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield , Hillsborough ( Mr. Flannery ) this afternoon . |
| 49 | The fact that the alternative was a stretch version of the A330 would have meant , as my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield , Hillsborough ( Mr. Flannery ) said , that both the wings and the aero engines would have been manufactured in Britain . |
| 50 | Low taxation is vital to that policy , as is the assistance given in some assisted areas by my hon. Friend the Minister responsible for regional selective assistance . |
| 51 | Does my right hon. Friend recall the answer that he gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) on Tuesday about monetary union ? |
| 52 | I know that he will join me in welcoming the announcement yesterday by my hon. Friend the Minister of State , Treasury at the start of the project to construct a new building for Customs and Excise at Queen 's dock . |
| 53 | Does my hon. Friend the Minister agree that while Britain has the highest proportion of health costs funded by the public purse , the British public have shown their confidence in it by the fact that only 13 per cent . |
| 54 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary have talked with housing authorities throughout the country in the past few weeks and we have been interested to find out that many local authorities have land banks which they are not prepared to make available to housing associations . |
| 55 | Following the thought of my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford ( Mr. Dunn ) , may I invite the Minister to come there for a walk with his dog on Christmas day to envisage the damage that the new road will cause ? |
| 56 | For the reasons that I gave in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath ( Mr. Townsend ) , I believe that we are looking after the interests and future of the wood as thoroughly as any reasonable person could . |
| 57 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware that responsibility for the detailed exercise of the valuation measurements is the responsibility of my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury . |
| 58 | Although the hon. Gentleman may be concerned about it , I prefer the view of his neighbour , my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton , North-East ( Mrs. Hicks ) , who is extremely pleased with my right hon. Friend 's settlement . |
| 59 | As you know , Mr. Speaker , I often turn to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North ( Mr. Marlow ) for common sense advice . |
| 60 | While I am on my feet , perhaps I may apologise for referring in an earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North when I meant my hon. Friend the Member for Littleborough and Saddleworth ( Mr. Dickens ) , who made the suggestion . |