Results 1-20 of 1,243 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:David Chaytor

Business of the House (29 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: To revert to the European Union, is not the deeper issue not only the relative merits of individual candidates but the fact that so many hon. Members still oppose the Lisbon treaty, and that a considerable minority of hon. Members oppose Britain's membership of the EU? Is that not the most powerful argument for a full debate about our future relationship with the EU, and whether it should be...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Light Pollution (29 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: One of the difficulties is the close relationship between quality of street lighting and levels of crime, which the Conservative council in Bury recently discovered to its cost when it planned to switch off the street lights in the middle of the night. When my hon. Friend speaks to his colleagues in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, will he ask them to look at the experiment...

Business of the House (22 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: The dispute in Royal Mail is damaging to the industry, families, communities and businesses and to the Government's reputation. I cannot think of a single more topical subject for a topical debate than the future of Royal Mail, so will my right hon. and learned Friend find time for one in next week's business?

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: The motion requires "all public sector bodies...to make it their policy to achieve a 10 per cent. reduction in greenhouse gas emissions" by next year. Will the hon. Gentleman tell the House how many Tory councils have already signed up to the climate change indicator in the comprehensive performance assessment, and how many Tory councils have mechanisms in place even to measure their...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Academies (12 Oct 2009) has video

David Chaytor: As the number of academies increases, is it not particularly important that they all comply fully with the schools admissions code? Is the Secretary of State absolutely convinced that all parties in the House understand the importance of compliance with that code?

Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency (9 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: Is not a national energy efficiency programme important not only as regards climate change, but for job creation? On the economic stimulus packages that different countries have introduced in response to the economic crisis, is it not true that the proportion of those resources that we are allocating to green jobs is far lower than in the USA, China, France, Germany and South Korea? Would not...

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: I think that this is the first time during my time as a Member that we have had a debate on looked-after children in the Chamber. There may have been short Adjournment debates in Westminster Hall, but this debate indicates a growing level of interest in and understanding of the importance of this group of young people and the historic neglect by the state of their interests and welfare. I...

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: I congratulate the Opposition, but I also congratulate the Government on eventually finding time for this debate. Of course, it builds on the significant improvement in Government policy in recent years, which has moved the interests of looked-after children much further up the political agenda. These children are often the poorest of the poor. They and their families are at the bottom of the...

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: Before we leave the Danish comparison, is there not a deeper cultural issue, which is reflected in how the Danish state sees the status of child care workers? It is similar in the other Scandinavian countries. Is not one lesson to be drawn from the Committee's inquiry, and previous inquiries into the early years phase, that we in the UK have historically dramatically undervalued the status of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Commercial Waste (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: What recent representations he has received from the small business sector on arrangements for the disposal of commercial waste.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Commercial Waste (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: The local waste disposal site for commercial use in my constituency has been closed for refurbishment for nearly a year, which means that small businesses have to travel to larger sites in neighbouring towns where the charging regime is much more rigid. A sole trader who could previously have disposed of a small load for £5 now has to pay a minimum charge of £58 per half tonne. In...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Chaytor: May we have a brief update on food labelling? I am increasingly receiving expressions of concern from my constituents about the dubious labelling of eggs and chicken. The packaging is designed to create the impression that the products are organic, free-range and produced in the UK, whereas the small print makes it clear that they are intensively farmed and imported from abroad.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009) has video

David Chaytor: On accountability and the school report card, the Secretary of State recognises that measures of progress are more effective than simple raw scores in assessing a school's achievement. Does he agree, however, that the current measure of progress—the value-added score—is still unintelligible to most parents, and could he simplify it in the new school report card?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 May 2009) has video

David Chaytor: In my constituency today, we have the biggest town centre redevelopment in the north-west of England. It includes a new shopping centre, a hotel, a new office block, two primary care centres and a new police station. The Opposition's spending plans would cut 200 officers from Greater Manchester police. What would be the point of a new police station with that level of spending cuts?

Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009)

David Chaytor: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Secondary School Expenditure (27 Apr 2009) has video

David Chaytor: How much his Department plans to spend per secondary school pupil in 2009-10.

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Secondary School Expenditure (27 Apr 2009) has video

David Chaytor: I thank the Minister for that reply, and may I say what a vast improvement that is on the situation before 1997? In the context of the financial crisis, does he detect any lessening of the Government's enthusiasm for seeking convergence in the funding of the 93 per cent. of children in state schools and the 7 per cent. of children in private schools?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2009) has video

David Chaytor: Is there a better system for assessing pupil performance at key stage 2 than SATs, and if so, what is it?

Business of the House (23 Apr 2009) has video

David Chaytor: Every Member of the House will have in their constituency a number of war memorials and so will appreciate the sensitivity about any proposal to move the location of one. In my constituency there is some controversy surrounding the decision by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to move the historic memorial designed by Sir Edward Lutyens. Several thousand constituents have signed a petition...