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Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Territorial Army (26 Oct 2009) has video

Bruce George: I am not known to be hostile to the Government on defence, but I am very concerned about the Territorial Army, knowing its importance. Three hon. Members signed an early-day motion that is very modest in its aspirations, not over-the-top. What I would ask, despite having heard the explanation, is whether, even at this stage, such a small amount of money, which must be miniscule compared with...

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Sunscreens (9 Sep 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) if he will undertake a review of the guidance provided to schools on the application of sunscreen products to pupils for the purpose of revising that guidance to permit children to apply such products; (2) if he will issue guidance to schools on the use of sunscreen products by schoolchildren involved in outdoor activity...

Written Answers — Health: Dermatology: Manpower (9 Sep 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to increase the number of General Practitioners with a special interest in dermatology; (2) what steps he is taking to increase the number of specialist nurses in dermatology.

Written Answers — Health: SunSmart (9 Sep 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will require the SunSmart campaign to use the funds allocated to it from the public purse to increase its level of activity in schools.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Migration Impacts Fund (7 Jul 2009) has video

Bruce George: How many applications his Department received for funding under the migration impacts fund; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Migration Impacts Fund (7 Jul 2009) has video

Bruce George: I am delighted that money is being made available—largely, I might say, provided by classes of migrants themselves. Can the Minister indicate not just the advantages accruing to migrants themselves but the general societal advantages of the migration impacts fund?

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (15 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the recommendations contained in the National Audit Office report on the Risk of Fraud in Defence Procurement, Session 1994-5, HC 258, have been (a) fully and (b) partially implemented.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Election observers (15 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of (a) short-term and (b) long-term observers the UK will provide for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights election observation mission to the Albanian parliamentary elections.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Election observers (15 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1196W, on elections: monitoring, if he will make it his policy that the Government provide no less than 10 per cent. of observers to all election observation missions undertaken by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Election observers (15 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of (a) short-term and (b) long-term observers the Government plans to contribute to the election observation mission to the Albanian parliamentary elections organised by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Election Observers (12 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to send election observers to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights election observation missions in (a) Bulgaria and (b) Kyrgyzstan.

Written Answers — Health: Skin Cancer: Health Education (12 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps he has taken to increase levels of public awareness of skin cancer.

Written Answers — Treasury: VAT: Sunscreens (11 Jun 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue accrued to the Exchequer from value added tax on sun protection products in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Elections: Monitoring (1 Apr 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from which budget heading his Department will allocate funding for Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe election observation in future.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Elections: Monitoring (1 Apr 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many election observation missions planned by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights for 2009 the UK plans to participate in; and how many observers his Department intends to fund.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Elections: Monitoring (1 Apr 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following his announcement on UK contributions to election observation.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Elections: Monitoring (1 Apr 2009)

Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage contribution to Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe election observation missions the UK plans to make in the future.

Africa (30 Mar 2009) has video

Bruce George: Few Members can match the eloquence displayed by the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Sir Nicholas Winterton) in his speech. We are aware of the issues to do with Zimbabwe, and the hon. Gentleman has spoken about them with great courage. Depressingly however, while he was making his speech I was looking at the Economist Intelligence Unit league table of democratic countries in the...

Africa (30 Mar 2009) has video

Bruce George: I was going to make that point. However, although there is a superficial attraction, including in financial terms, to my hon. Friend's argument, if we were to do what he wishes, we would wash our hands of Zimbabwe, which I would not want. I welcome this debate, and my contribution will focus on democratisation, human rights, good governance, elections and election observation. Some might...

Africa (30 Mar 2009) has video

Bruce George: I am sorry, but I shall not give way, as my hon. Friend has intervened on at least six occasions as well as making her speech, and I have only 10 minutes, 39 seconds left for my contribution.