Results 1-20 of 236 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Ian Cawsey

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Cawsey: No one would disagree with what my right hon. Friend said about high-value skills, individual empowerment or helping the youth unemployed, but I know that he is aware that there is another group—a hard-to-reach group of people who have been unemployed for a long time and struggle with basic levels of skills in numeracy and literacy. They are what some people describe as the underclass....

Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I thank my right hon. Friend for his courtesy in letting me know that Owston Ferry in my constituency was to be mentioned in his statement, and for his swift decision not to include it as part of the list put forward by the independent consultants, who said that it was a site worthy of serious consideration. My constituents will very much welcome the swift decision announced today. However,...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: UK Manufacturing (9 Jul 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: Although I welcome the measures that the Government have put in place to keep the manufacturing sector together, it is also important that we retain certain core manufacturing industries, such as the steel industry in north Lincolnshire and my constituency. A fortnight ago, Corus said that 500 jobs were to go there and this morning it announced that another 366 will go. Active...

[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — Steel Industry (7 Jul 2009)

Ian Cawsey: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate. I, too, declare an interest as a member of the Community trade union. My right hon. Friend may be aware that I secured an Adjournment debate a few weeks ago, in which I mentioned a joint report from the TUC and the Federation of Small Businesses on supporting the work force in work. The conclusions of that report were that...

Business of the House (25 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: About 15 minutes ago, Corus issued a statement confirming its proposal to cut more than 2,000 jobs in its long products section, including 500 white-collar managerial jobs. Most of those jobs will be lost at the Scunthorpe works in north Lincolnshire. Given all that the work force have done to try to weather the storm and stay together during the recession, will my right hon. and learned...

Bill Presented: Food, Farming and the Environment (18 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: It is an honour to be the third speaker in the debate and to follow the two Front Benchers, both of whom made splendid contributions to a debate that will be a good one. I do not want to detain the House but there are a number of things happening in my constituency that may be happening in other areas, especially if they are rural. I welcome the opportunity to draw these to the attention of...

Bill Presented: Food, Farming and the Environment (18 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I endorse that comment entirely. DEFRA is always chanting the mantra to farmers that diversification is the way ahead and they must move with the times and look for new ideas, but they cannot cross the River Jordan instantly, and I think there should always be support for farmers who are trying to do the best for their companies and trying to keep farming going in their communities. I hope my...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 29 — Regulations etc. (17 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I shall not detain the House too long, because when we debate this issue I feel increasingly that I am turning into Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day". I simply turn up and say exactly the same thing over and again and get exactly the same response. At the heart of the matter is the fact that we are discussing Lords amendments to the Business Rate Supplements Bill, but a lot of us who represent...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 29 — Regulations etc. (17 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: Will my hon. Friend give way on that point?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 29 — Regulations etc. (17 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his support on the matter. If we were to try to summarise the Government's position, does he agree that they seem to be saying that they cannot change the overall system just because there are problems in the ports, so they will reject the amendment and treat other people equally unfairly at some point in future?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: School Buildings (Expenditure) (15 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: What arrangements he has made to bring forward spending on school buildings to 2009-10.

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: School Buildings (Expenditure) (15 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I thank my right hon. Friend for that reply and encourage him to do more of the same. Last week, I visited Scawby primary in my constituency with some local council officers to look at temporary and mobile classrooms that have been there for 30 to 40 years and are literally falling to bits. The council is trying to put together a strategy to replace them, not just at that school but across...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education Colleges (11 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: May I congratulate my hon. Friend and fellow MP4 band mate on a well-deserved promotion to his new post? We look forward to hearing the song that he will no doubt write about it. On the colleges issue, my hon. Friend will be well aware of the worry that has been caused, the delay to the capital programme and the money that colleges have already expended in order to be shovel-ready. In my...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Social Enterprises (20 May 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: My right hon. Friend will be aware of the fine work that social enterprises and charities do across all our constituencies, such as The Hinge, in Goole, which works with young, vulnerable and homeless people. That is a client group that, sadly, is likely to grow through this recession. Will my right hon. Friend reassure me that there will be fast-track funding to help social enterprises deal...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (19 May 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: On a recent visit to Washington, I was very impressed by all that the Obama Administration are doing to try to rebuild trust and faith in the American presidency and Administration across the world, in stark contrast to the President's predecessor. Given how closely our Government were associated with the Bush regime, I wonder what my right hon. Friend is doing to back the Obama...

Humberside Probation Service (29 Apr 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate. As a former member of the Humberside probation trust board, I have seen for myself the fine work that the staff do. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government have a good stated policy on probation work—they want probation workers to spend less time on office work and on computers and more time dealing with...

Business of the House: Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204) (1 Apr 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I, too, will be brief, given the hour and the amount of time left in the debate. I want to concentrate on one aspect of the issue. I was profoundly depressed not only by today's debate, but by the amount of time that we have spent going round the same track again and again. The matter was first raised with me last year by Peter Aarinson, who runs Danbrit Shipping in Goole, in my constituency....

Business of the House: Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204) (1 Apr 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: I know that my right hon. Friend is aware of a letter sent by Associated British Ports to companies in its ports, saying that it will have to increase the cumulo because of the increase in business rates. Surely that reveals an obvious connection. Surely it shows that the business rate is included in the cumulo.

Business of the House: Rating and Valuation (S.I., 2009, No. 204) (1 Apr 2009) has video

Ian Cawsey: The hon. Gentleman has said a lot about the retrospective element that is being applied to these companies. Does he accept, and want to place on the record, the fact that none of those companies is saying that they do not accept that they must pay business rates and will not do so in future—that this is entirely about retrospection, and we cannot tell them to go back three years when...

Steel Industry (24 Mar 2009)

Ian Cawsey: As I mentioned, during Prime Minister's Question Time, the Prime Minister has indicated that he was looking for ways to push a scheme such as ProAct out across the country. I accept that the Minister might not be in a position to answer that point today, but perhaps he could write to hon. Members to let us know what progress is being made. Although I agree with the general point about subsidy...