Results 1-20 of 978 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Paul Beresford

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: Hear, hear.

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: When I started working in the NHS in this country, in east London, there were no fees. When the fees were introduced, patients started to question the work. They began to ask whether it had to be done, why it had to be done, why if it had been done last time it had to be done again, and so forth. The introduction of fees brought about monitoring of the dentist by the patient, and therefore it...

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: I will be mindful of your point that I will have to scurry along a little, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I should point out first that I have a declared interest. I was going to be succinct and not touch on fluoride, but I can hear a hobby horse being saddled up in the Chamber just along from me, and I am bothered that my hon. Friend the Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis) will have the blinkers...

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: rose—

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: I am pleased that the Minister has finally got round to mentioning fluoride, because fluoridation in the water supply and in toothpaste has been the biggest single factor, over and above any dentistry, that has brought about the change that he is proclaiming as an asset to his Government. He ought to realise that countries that have a school dental service are teaching children to use...

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: Does my hon. Friend agree that registration is the best proof of access? Whether the patient goes ahead with national health treatment or chooses an alternative, private treatment, it is that access coming from registration that counts.

Combat Stress (15 Jul 2009)

Paul Beresford: I hear what the Minister is saying about PCTs. Although the numbers we are discussing are large as a percentage of the troops, they are not large as a percentage of a PCT's portfolio of difficulties. Therefore, there is much to be said for centralising the arrangements so that veterans get the special treatment that they need. That could include the centralised funding of organisations such...

Combat Stress (15 Jul 2009)

Paul Beresford: I thank the Minister for moving in the direction that I am trying to drive the debate. Organisations such as Combat Stress have outreach services that are linked closely to the pilots, as he said. Such services generally provide respite rather than treatment. The services should be driven from the centre, so that NHS bodies and organisations such as Combat Stress can put the diverse services...

Combat Stress (15 Jul 2009)

Paul Beresford: Thank you for the guidance that you will provide us with, Lady Winterton, through the next half hour—if the debate lasts that long—and for the chance to raise the issue of combat stress. Hopefully, the debate will be very short. My greater hope is for a positive response from the Minister, who should be sympathetic. I intend to focus predominantly on the UK-wide organisation...

Combat Stress (15 Jul 2009)

Paul Beresford: My hon. Friend pips me at the post, because I was about to say that those who serve are 2.13 times more likely to take their own life. Saying that it is twice as likely will do, because it shows why it is important to deal with the problem. Increasing recognition of combat stress has, I hope, inspired the Government to ensure that general practitioners are aware of the causes and that they...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: If the right hon. Lady looks further behind those figures, she will realise that, as a percentage, they are below the level required by the Audit Commission.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: If we extrapolate the budget that results from the capping, the designation and the anticipated grant, the reality is that Surrey will lose 373 policemen and women over the next three years, and, because of the capping, the designation and the rebilling, a further 55. So, to use the Prime Minister's approach, this is a negative increase.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: Surrey's budget is supported about 49 per cent. by council tax and about 51 per cent. by the Government, so local toes are being trod on very badly.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: The Minister should understand from my record that I am in favour of tight budgets, value for money and efficiency—and proportionality as well. The most interesting thing for me about this debate is that I expected to support enthusiastically my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill); unusually, however, I find myself supporting many of the points made by...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: If the hon. Gentleman looked at the debate that took place in Westminster Hall, he would find that 10 out of the 11 Surrey Members were present. We made it quite clear where we stood, and the Government just turned a deaf ear.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: The order is based on the notional budget, and the notional council tax as a result of the notional budget. Will the right hon. Lady explain, given the huge difference between the actual and the notional, how the notional figure was arrived at, and why, if the police authority—rather than the police force—received notification that the Government were using the notional rather...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: I follow that. The difficulty with that argument is that it would be more sensible to use the actual budget, which Surrey used in its calculation, in spite of the notional from the previous year.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: When assessing the pros and cons of the decision, was it taken into account that saving £1.6 million would cost £1.2 million in rebilling? In my constituency, that works out to a cost per head of £4.65, but council tax payers below band F will not make any saving above that.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: Council Tax (9 Jul 2009) has video

Paul Beresford: I will mention it to the right hon. Lady if I receive any letters from band D council tax payers, particularly those who pay by 10 monthly instalments, thanking us and the Government for the reduction, which will be about 32p a month.

Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)

Paul Beresford: I suspect that the hon. Gentleman is right that every MP has constituents with such difficulties. I probably have more than most because of the spread and make-up of my constituency. The damage that this matter has done to people who have worked and paid for their retirement is enormous. I have two points to make. First, we should move the compensation and have it early. Secondly, we should...