Results 1-20 of 365 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Jim Dobbin

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

Jim Dobbin: My constituent Jean Edwards died recently after falling ill in Turkey. Her family have received a bill for £100,000 for the private care that she received. The travel insurance did not materialise. Will the Prime Minister look at a report out soon by the Law Commission recommending reforms to the insurance industry across the insurance spectrum? They are providing a draft Bill, and it...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Saville Inquiry (4 Nov 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: As well as a statement when the Saville report is published, will there be a full debate in this Chamber in Government time on the report?

Supermarkets and Regional Farming (2 Nov 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: May I tell my hon. Friend about my local pig farmers, Brenda Mitchell and her husband John? They have been going round the supermarkets, looking at the sale of produce there and making sure that British produce is labelled as such. They have set up their own business and are doing extremely well. They have taken the supermarkets on. That is a good example of a local farmer who has challenged...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2 Nov 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: It seems to me that Professor Nutt has been campaigning for the normalisation or deregulation of recreational drugs. Does the Home Secretary agree that membership of the advisory council should be subject to a strict register of members' interests and a strict ethical code on conflicts of interest, particularly financial links to the pharmaceutical industry, so that scientific independence is...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions (22 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: Will the Minister inform the House whether there has been any progress in allowing the concessionary bus pass to be used as a senior railcard?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (21 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: I declare a personal interest in the subject matter of this question. The Prime Minister will be aware of a report launched this week by Diabetes UK that indicates that up to 7 million people have contracted pre-diabetes, which makes them 15 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. What can the Government do to encourage our communities to eat more healthily throughout the coming years...

Business of the House (15 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: My constituent, Mrs. Jean Edwards, became ill while on holiday in Turkey. She is being treated for a blocked colon at the Mars Mabedi Cad private hospital in Bodrum, and is still in intensive care. She had full travel insurance cover with EHIC Plus Travel Insurance, but the company and its directors have refused to honour their insurance liability. The company is well known to the medical...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] — Abortion Law (Northern Ireland) (15 Jul 2009)

Jim Dobbin: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Jun 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: Hopwood Hall college in my constituency delivers vocational programmes to learners throughout Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale—all areas of high deprivation. The college capital programme has had to be put on the back burner because of the funding crisis at the Learning and Skills Council. Will the Prime Minister have a look at the specific problem for me, and perhaps designate the...

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

Jim Dobbin: The funds spent on new schools can provide futuristic buildings such as Woodland primary school in Heywood, which replaces three local primary schools and a special feature of which is extended community provision with a management structure to suit the local community. Will the Secretary of State encourage other primary schools to support their local communities?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (28 Apr 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: Mr. Graham Whiteman, managing director of Aerotech Design Consultants, and Mr. Michael Pedley, managing director of Middleton sheet metal, two growing aerospace companies in my constituency, are keen to access bank loans as soon as possible, especially to encourage their export potential. Can the Chancellor offer them any hope at all? Would it be possible for a Treasury Minister to meet me...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Service Complaints Commissioner (22 Apr 2009)

Jim Dobbin: I congratulate my hon. Friend on the strong leadership that she gives with respect to the tragic events affecting the Deepcut and Beyond families. Surely the point of Dr. Atkins's appointment is to bring transparency and clarity into the process. Perhaps something could be done together with Daniel's Trust, which is an organisation set up by Lynn Farr and Norma Langford, a constituent of...

Prayers: Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill (13 Mar 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: A Woolworths distribution centre in my constituency has just closed. More than 440 of my constituents lost their jobs overnight. Had my hon. Friend's Bill been in operation, they would have benefited.

Women and Equality: Welfare Reform Bill (27 Jan 2009) has video

Jim Dobbin: Will the Secretary of State clarify whether the Bill takes account of individuals who are addicted to tranquillisers and prescription drugs? An estimated 1.5 million people have been on these agents for many years; I know one individual who has been on them for 45 years. Surely it would be cost-effective for the Government to look into helping to get these people into work.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Family Justice (16 Dec 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: I welcome the Secretary of State's statement. I have experience; a family came to see me who were concerned about the local authority's involvement in their ongoing case. The case ended up in the family courts and the judge made a ruling that the family should not approach me again while it was in court. In my view, that was not really about protecting the child, which must be of the utmost...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (5 Nov 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: Like the banks, the energy companies need considerable regulation. What can my right hon. Friend do to control gas and electricity prices for my poor families and pensioners?

Point of Order: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) (22 Oct 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: I begin by thanking the Leader of the House for bringing this Bill back after July. At that time, I was unfortunately indisposed, and never got the opportunity to vote against it. I shall now be able to listen to the debate, take part in it if necessary—and then vote against it on Third Reading. That will give me some satisfaction. The Bill is about human fertilisation and embryology...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (31 Mar 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: It is estimated that 1.5 million people's lives have been destroyed by involuntary tranquilliser addiction leading to long periods of mental ill health. A man whom I met recently had been on tranquillisers for 45 years. Those people want to work, but cannot do so. As far as I am aware, the only primary care trust that has introduced a withdrawal programme is Oldham. Will the Secretary of...

Orders of the Day: "Part 3B — Hatred against persons on transgender grounds (9 Jan 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: I want to speak specifically to amendment No. 1. I should point out at the beginning that I am aware that the Government do not think that there is any need for this provision, but I shall develop the case that I think is necessary. It is my pleasure to speak to this cross-party ecumenical amendment, which basically aims to protect free speech, and I am delighted that many hon. Members have...

Orders of the Day: "Part 3B — Hatred against persons on transgender grounds (9 Jan 2008) has video

Jim Dobbin: I accept that the hon. Gentleman is supporting some of the evidence that I have put forward. Amendment No. 1 is about freedom of speech, and that is basically it. The Churches went on to say: "As with incitement to religious hatred, we believe it is vital that there should be the maximum possible clarity about what is forbidden and what is permitted. Christians engaged in teaching or...