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Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Stephen Hesford: The reverse is true in my constituency, where three new dental practices have opened in the past year—I had the honour of opening all three. The hon. Gentleman's experience of the new contract is considerably different from mine.

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Stephen Hesford: rose—

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: NHS Dentistry (14 Oct 2009) has video

Stephen Hesford: To make it clear, not only is the experience on the ground in my constituency different from what the hon. Gentleman is describing, but the new dental practices are NHS dental practices.

Written Answers — Health: Fibromyalgia (13 Jul 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on the provision of services for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia; and whether he plans to review that policy.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Public Libraries (7 Jul 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to make a final ruling in the Wirral Library Review; when he plans to publish the new National Strategy for Libraries; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Libraries (19 Jun 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish his Department's strategy for library services; and if he will make a statement.

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 1 (11 Jun 2009)

Stephen Hesford: Theoretically.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Public Libraries (3 Jun 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a comprehensive and efficient library service in (a) Wirral and (b) England.

Written Answers — Treasury: Income Tax (1 Jun 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the merits of altering the basic rate of income tax.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Wirral Library Service (21 May 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his timetable is for making a decision on the Wirral Library Service following receipt of the report of the Charteris Review into the service.

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology (20 May 2009)

Stephen Hesford: My hon. Friend rightly says that if no decision has been taken and there remains an interest in the process of reaching any decision, it might be premature for her to intervene, but surely in order for that process to give consideration to the right principles and the right issues she can take an oversight view. When one is talking about potentially spending £150 million of public money...

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology (20 May 2009)

Stephen Hesford: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. May I remind him of a meeting that we had with the Under-Secretary of State for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ann Keen), whom I am pleased to see in her place tonight? Does he remember that that meeting was not wholly positive? Is that one of the reasons he feels the need to bring the matter...

Written Answers — Health: Organic Food (6 May 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential effects on public health of organic foods in the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Health: Drinking Water (5 May 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the comparative effects on health of bottled water and tap water.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Packaging: Waste Disposal (21 Apr 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage appropriate biodegradable packaging of products.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Lighting: Business (1 Apr 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have begun to use energy-efficient light bulbs in the last four years.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dogs (26 Mar 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department has issued to police and local authorities on the law on dangerous dogs in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Veal (12 Mar 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the size of the veal industry in England.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus: North West (10 Mar 2009)

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people Jobcentre Plus North West has assisted into full-time employment for a period of 12 months or more in each of the last three years.

Public Bill Committee: Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 49 (3 Mar 2009)

Stephen Hesford: I am obliged to the hon. Lady for giving way. Picking up on the notion suggested by the hon. and learned Member for Harborough, if a dirty old man had one image and nothing else, the prosecution authorities might conclude that there was no case to prosecute. That is one way of dealing with it, but there is another. Does the hon. Lady accept that if there were two or three images, the...