Example sentences of "[conj] my hon. [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I thank my right hon. Friend for responding so promptly to my request that either his good self or my hon. Friend the Minister for Corporate Affairs should visit Nottingham .
2 That forthright common sense does not come from the Conservative Newsline ; nor is it a quote from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State or my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield , Southgate ( Mr. Portillo ) .
3 In the various judgments that have been made in the High Court by Mr. Justice Brown , no contempt was found against officials or my hon. Friend for what is called phase 1 and phase 2 .
4 The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons ( Mr. John Wakeham ) : It is not possible to provide the information that my Hon. Friend requests , as attendance by peers in their Gallery depends largely on the business of the House .
5 Indeed , we have good grounds for believing that the information that we have been given is accurate : I know that my Hon. Friend the Member for Cunninghame , North would not have read out that list without a solid belief that the property speculators were busy .
6 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 .
7 I am sure that the hospital that my hon. Friend has in mind will wish to take account of her comments .
8 They are already directly and effectively involved in the fight against crime — which , alas , is all too real — and are performing the role that my hon. Friend wants them to perform .
9 I hope that my hon. Friend will look at that problem , together with the BBC licence as a whole .
10 I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open .
11 I will of course carefully consider any correspondence that my hon. Friend has sent to me .
12 I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that what we are doing through the national curriculum , and especially in the testing of seven , 11 , 14 and 16-year-olds , will ensure not only that we can monitor progress on standards , but that pupils who are falling behind will be given the assistance that they need to improve .
13 The autumn statement yesterday demonstrated that we have substantially increased in real terms — after inflation — the spending in each of the three areas that my hon. Friend mentioned .
14 I am sure that my hon. Friend recognises that there are a number of views on this subject .
15 I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland .
16 I trust that my hon. Friend will agree that co-operation between member states of the European Community is particularly desirable when considering the provision of help to those most in need .
17 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 .
18 I know that my hon. Friend will be fair and will recognise that the Queen 's Regiment is an amalgamation of the Queen 's Royal West Surrey Regiment , the East Surrey Regiment , the Royal Sussex Regiment , the Queen 's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment .
19 I shall look into the matter that my hon. Friend has raised , because it covers a whole range of issues — resettlements and redundancy arrangements — and we are anxious that the fairest arrangements should be made .
20 I hope that the true and forceful points that my hon. Friend made were heard by Opposition Members and that they will take note of the success of British industry .
21 It gives me pleasure to confirm that my hon. Friend 's region has been the winner in the past six months , and that waits of more than one year have been reduced by 26 per cent .
22 I can confirm that my hon. Friend is right — over two-year waits in the west midlands are down by 31 per cent .
23 It is important to note that if the pledge that the Labour party made at the last election had been carried through , dramatically less money would have been spent on health , for the reasons that my hon. Friend gave .
24 I believe that my hon. Friend is right .
25 I am glad that my hon. Friend mentioned the extra expenditure under the urban crime fund , which is designed to tackle crime in particular areas .
26 My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will shortly pronounce on alternative measures and I think that my hon. Friend will be pleased with the outcome .
27 The fact that Labour Members voted against the review body approach to teachers ' pay should provide the warning that my hon. Friend described .
28 I very much hope that that co-operation and the Community 's continued efforts will produce the results that my hon. Friend seeks .
29 I know that my hon. Friend is anxious for a conclusion to be reached for next year , and I hope that it will be possible to do so soon .
30 As I suggested in my previous answer , I am sure that my hon. Friend is absolutely right .
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