Example sentences of "do the hon. " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the previous election I stood for election to a United Kingdom Parliament , as did the hon. Gentleman . |
| 2 | If that is the case , when Brent council was at its most extreme , when it was spending enormous sums of ratepayers ' money and destroying services , why , at every turn , did the hon. Gentleman 's party support the Labour party through thick and thin ? |
| 3 | Not only did the hon. Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) get his facts wrong , but the key point — |
| 4 | Mr. McAvoy : Does the Hon. Lady agree that the Scottish Consumer Council 's recommendations should apply to the movement of the management headquarters of a particular industry to another location ? |
| 5 | Not merely does the hon. Gentleman ask the same question each time ; he asks the same supplementary . |
| 6 | Since the MOD housing stock is being sold off and other houses are being renovated and improved slowly , does the hon. Gentleman accept that the situation will not get better in the foreseeable future unless far greater urgency is given to the problem of properly housing and properly treating our service personnel and those whom we consider are no longer needed in our forces ? |
| 7 | Does the hon. Gentleman believe that when he has created an independent Scottish state it will have a separate currency , or would he go for the ecu ? |
| 8 | Does the hon. Gentleman have the grace to accept that that is clear evidence of the damage that has been done to our economy by a Government who have no industrial policy ? |
| 9 | Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of those measures could be a Government publicity campaign to warn youngsters that car stealing is as dangerous as alcohol or drug abuse ? |
| 10 | Does the hon. Gentleman want to ask a question or not ? |
| 11 | Does the hon. Gentleman appreciate that young people show a keen awareness of animal welfare ? |
| 12 | Why does the hon. Gentleman not agree that the position is untenable and reach an agreement to bring the money to the areas which need it ? |
| 13 | Does the hon. Member have a supplementary question ? |
| 14 | Does the hon. Gentleman wish to give the Minister notice of an Adjournment debate ? |
| 15 | Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge , therefore , that a number of schools have not yet been made safe for pupils ? |
| 16 | Does the hon. Gentleman agree that , given the higher participation rate in Scotland and the importance of the four-year degree there , it would be right to allocate proportionately more resources to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council ? |
| 17 | If the Government are so committed to training , how does the hon. Gentleman explain the letter from the Merseyside TEC to Hexagon Community Ltd. in my constituency , telling it that output-related funding is to be cut by 25 per cent . |
| 18 | If Labour Members are so keen on Ravenscraig staying open , why does the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) not have the guts — or perhaps the influence in the shadow Cabinet — to give an unequivocal commitment that if the Labour party came to power it would keep Ravenscraig open ? |
| 19 | If we take the Prime Minister 's words at face value — that the Conserservative party will not raise the rate of VAT — does the hon. Gentleman recall an interview given recently by the Chief Secretary , when he was asked about extending coverage of VAT to transport fares ? |
| 20 | Does the hon. Gentleman recognise the terrible toll that that places on the community and , in particular , on the young people who can not get work and see the possibilities of career development and a decent standard of living slipping away from them ? |
| 21 | Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there should be a Select Committee of this House devoted to the affairs of Northern Ireland ? |
| 22 | Does the hon. Gentleman have the consent of the hon. Member for Basildon ( Mr. Amess ) and the Minister ? |
| 23 | Does the hon. Member for Sedgefield agree ? |
| 24 | Does the hon. Member for Sedgefield agree ? |
| 25 | Was the Leader of the Opposition right and , if so , does the hon. Member for Blackburn agree ? |
| 26 | Or was the Leader of the Opposition wrong and does the hon. Gentleman agree with that ? |
| 27 | How does the hon. Gentleman reconcile this carefully rehearsed diatribe with his oft-stated desire to abolish the poll tax as quickly as possible ? |
| 28 | Does the hon. Lady wish to intervene ? |
| 29 | Does the hon. Member for Western Isles ( Mr. Macdonald ) have the consent of both the hon. Member for Wellingborough ( Mr. Fry ) and the Minister to participate ? |
| 30 | How does the hon. Gentleman know |