Results 1-20 of 456 for speaker:Jim Dowd

Written Answers — Justice: Means Warrants: Greater London (16 Oct 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his most recent assessment is of the monetary value of means warrants written off in Greater London in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Treasury: National Insurance Contributions (12 Oct 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward measures to make national insurance contributions cumulative from each employment up to the maximum income level.

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Correspondence (12 Oct 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS hospitals of complying with his Department's copying letters policy; and what proportion of NHS patients chose to opt out of the policy.

Written Answers — Health: Prescriptions (12 Oct 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent reports he has received of the prevalence of the automatic ordering of repeat prescriptions; and if he will take steps to end the practice.

Written Answers — Home Department: Crime: Motor Vehicles (1 Jun 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to tackle car cloning in London.

Written Answers — Health: Influenza (15 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of cases of influenza in the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: Before my right hon. Friend gets too far away from the spelling of polyclinic, I am sure that he will recall that, when we were looking for a definition of polyclinic during our inquiry, someone offered the idea that it is where one goes when one is as sick as a parrot.

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: There is a good story to be told about GP-led health centres. I have seen, as I am sure other hon. Members have, that where they have been established, the increase in availability of other GPs has acted almost as a competitive spur. Part of the problem is that the evaluation of the five original centres in London has not even been designed yet. The Government are being a bit tardy. They...

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: Your generosity and understanding are legendary, Mrs. Anderson, and I apologise to hon. Members—I was misled. The hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Dr. Taylor) is not only the health spokesman for his party, but the leader of his party. He is with us today, as is the hon. Member for Romsey (Sandra Gidley). I thought that you were just calling members of the Committee and, in my naturally...

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: Of course—if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! The Government need to demonstrate more openness and flexibility. The one crucial element to the changes engineered in the health service was taking the public with us. Public confidence can be established, but I am pretty certain that there is none at the moment.

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: While my right hon. Friend is on the subject of GP-led health centres, or polyclinics, as they are known—I do not know whether he will refer to this later in his speech—the Committee welcomed in some measure the establishment of what he has just described. However, it also expressed concern at the uniform—some would say doctrinaire— attitude of the Department of Health...

Written Answers — Transport: Cycling: Mobile Phones (13 May 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to discourage the use of hand-held mobile phones while cycling.

Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment): New Clause 4 — Disability living allowance for blind claimants (17 Mar 2009) has video

Jim Dowd: He will.

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

Jim Dowd: On that point, I would assert that the person whom the hon. Gentleman has described would be the least likely to rely solely on statutory redundancy payments, and it is those at the lower end of the earnings scale who will be most likely to be entitled only to statutory redundancy arrangements if and when they lose their jobs. The higher up the pay bands one goes, the less likely it becomes...

Written Answers — Treasury: Bank Services: Identity Theft (4 Mar 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of identity theft insurance policies in relation to bank accounts; and what discussions his Department has had on the matter with (a) the Association of British Insurers and (b) the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: BBC: Location (5 Feb 2009)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what information his Department holds on the cost of relocation of BBC staff to Media City, Salford; what discussions he has had on the subject with (a) the Director General of the BBC and (b) the BBC Trust; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Treasury: Bank Services: Charities (24 Nov 2008)

Jim Dowd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to protect the funds of registered charities held by Icelandic banks.

Points of Order: Summer Adjournment (22 Jul 2008) has video

Jim Dowd: I am taken aback at being called so early in the debate; like most Members, I am used to sitting here for a few hours before speaking. However, I am pleased and grateful to you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for calling me. As is traditional on these occasions, I want to mention issues affecting my constituency. I shall mention two matters, both of which I have raised in the past, although events have...

Public Bill Committee: Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill: Clause 1 (14 May 2008)

Jim Dowd: I am sensitive to the idea that there is a problem about the qualifying period, but will the Minister expand on that and say what the Government’s position is? There are hon. Members who believe that people have rights based on what they do, rather than on how long they have been doing it. The Minister has said on a number of occasions that there is no qualifying period. Can he give the...

Public Bill Committee: Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill: Clause 1 (14 May 2008)

Jim Dowd: My hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Huntingdon mentioned the satisfaction or otherwise of temporary and agency workers. Will my hon. Friend accept that that is the primary purpose of the Bill, but that there is a secondary and equally beneficial element to it, which is equal treatment with the permanent work force and the cohesion of the work force? The aim is not only that temporary and...