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Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 Nov 2009) has video

Anne Begg: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 November.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 Nov 2009) has video

Anne Begg: I am sure that the whole House will want to associate itself with the Prime Minister's condolences and, on this Armistice day, to express our gratitude to all the brave men and women who have died in the service of our nation over the years. But we also have to think of those military personnel who are currently serving. Therefore, what is my right hon. Friend doing to make sure that our...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Nov 2009) has video

Anne Begg: Have my right hon. and hon. Friends had a discussion with STV about the reconfiguration of its news programmes? People are very concerned about that in the north-east of Scotland, particularly in my constituency, where broadcasts are made under what used to be the Grampian licence—the studios are in my constituency. I am concerned that that area of news will be sucked into Glasgow and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video

Anne Begg: The Labour Government have made great strides in getting and keeping disabled people in work. What is my right hon. Friend's reaction to the news that the Glencraft factory in my constituency could be forced out of business by the lack of support from the Scottish National party-Liberal council? If the factory closes, more than 30 disabled people in Aberdeen will lose their jobs.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Sector Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

Anne Begg: May I ask my hon. Friend, as my constituents are also asking, what the Government are going to do in terms of taking up the regulation of the whole financial sector and not just the reform of the banks?

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Licensing Act (22 Oct 2009)

Anne Begg: Does the Chair of the Committee wish to sum up?

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Licensing Act (22 Oct 2009)

Anne Begg: Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman that he is making an intervention, so he should keep it short and make his point briefly.

Women and Equality: Married Couples (Armed Forces) (22 Oct 2009) has video

Anne Begg: What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on application of the Government's policies on equality to married couples in the armed forces with children.

Women and Equality: Married Couples (Armed Forces) (22 Oct 2009) has video

Anne Begg: There seems to be a reluctance on the part of the Ministry of Defence to allow flexible working for the parent left at home when their partner is on active duty. As a result, the MOD is losing experienced personnel who are leaving the service rather than leaving their children without either parent at home. Will my right hon. and learned Friend speak to the MOD about how best to support...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Youth Unemployment (19 Oct 2009) has video

Anne Begg: One reason for youth unemployment is those 16 to 18-year-olds who leave school, do not go into education or training and fall out of the system because they do not qualify for benefits. My right hon. Friend has just mentioned the fact that the education leaving age will be raised to 18, but will she explain why that is so important, as the Scottish National party Government in Holyrood have...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Oil and Gas Fields (14 Oct 2009) has video

Anne Begg: Given all the emphasis on climate change, it is not surprising that renewable energy receives a great deal of publicity, but will my right hon. Friend ensure that we do not forget about the oil and gas industry offshore, which will be needed in the short to medium term—if not, indeed, the long term—to fill the energy gap that would otherwise exist? It is important not just to the...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — North Sea Oil and Gas Industry (13 Oct 2009)

Anne Begg: Does my hon. Friend agree that, before the KP3 report was produced, the oil and gas industry tended to be reactive—it reacted when there was a disaster and put things in place afterward—but that the KP3 report succeeded in changing the emphasis to one of being proactive and encouraged the industry to identify risks and deal with them ahead of time, before they became something...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video

Anne Begg: My right hon. Friend asked your predecessor, Mr. Speaker, to set up a Speaker's Conference to report on how we could increase the numbers of women, people from ethnic minorities and disabled people being elected to this House. This morning, the conference has published an interim report that makes proposals to increase the diversity of candidates standing for all the parties at the next...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Equitable Life (14 Jul 2009) has video

Anne Begg: A pensioner couple came to see me in my constituency on Friday. They have suffered greatly because of the collapse of Equitable Life. They have been living on an overdraft, and the bank has pulled the plug on it. The fact that the couple hoped to get something from the ex gratia scheme cut no ice with that bank. There are people who are in deep financial difficulty, and I urge the Government...

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (9 Jul 2009) has video

Anne Begg: Yesterday saw the publication of Oil and Gas UK's annual economic report, which showed that oil and gas would play an important part in the energy sector for the foreseeable future. Key to that are enhanced recovery and lengthening the time for which reserves will be developed. How can the Government help to ensure that the industry does not shut up shop and go elsewhere, but continues to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (6 Jul 2009)

Anne Begg: It is now some months since the points-based system came into effect. I am sure that I am not the only hon. Member who has experienced an increase in immigration casework, not because of the principle of the points-based system, but because the guidance is sometimes not as clear as it might be, simply because the system is new. The Department has probably received a lot of correspondence on...

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)

Anne Begg: Order. As it was an intervention, I think the hon. Member for Hendon has the right to continue.