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Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

John Horam: Will the right hon. Gentleman include housing associations in his list of those to be involved? Often it is a three-way relationship between the local council, the police and housing associations. They are as important as the other two, and it will be helpful if they are included in the action that is to be taken.

Economic Recovery: Public Accounts (22 Oct 2009) has video

John Horam: The hon. Gentleman is discussing a very interesting point about procurement, and I take his point, but is he aware that one of the recent problems with MOD procurement has been the so-called smart procurement system that was introduced about eight years ago? It has, perhaps unintentionally, had the effect of penalising small suppliers and small companies in the defence field. It causes great...

Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video

John Horam: I, too, had the privilege of visiting Helmand province recently, and I strongly echo what the hon. Member for City of Durham (Dr. Blackman-Woods) has just said about the professionalism, commitment and bravery—and, indeed, hope—of the troops there. The fact is that there is greater hope in the country at the moment. First, there has been the US surge—the extra American...

Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video

John Horam: The hon. Gentleman is right to make the point that we should begin to lower expectations about the eventual outcome. Our former ambassador, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, made the point that we could not expect a western-style democracy suddenly to spring out of the soil in Afghanistan and that something much less than that might be all that was necessary for an exit strategy.

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Global Security (Iran) (9 Jul 2009)

John Horam: The hon. Gentleman is making an important point and a very good speech. I would also like to hear what the Minister has to say about the matter he has just raised, because we need a more unified approach in Europe than we appear to have so far. I have noticed that the Germans and Italians are not quite as strong in their condemnation as the French, to whom we should give credit. If we are to...

Business of the House: Whitsun Adjournment (21 May 2009) has video

John Horam: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Business of the House: Whitsun Adjournment (21 May 2009) has video

John Horam: The hon. Gentleman is right that there is great lack of consultation in the health service, but the other example that I would give to back up the point that he is making is the Government's remarkable plan to close a large number of jobcentres just when unemployment is rising. It is astonishing, and my own town of Orpington has been badly hit by the closure of the jobcentre there. The...

Business of the House: Whitsun Adjournment (21 May 2009) has video

John Horam: May I take the opportunity presented by this traditional recess Adjournment to say a few words about an important subject for south-east London—the reconfiguration of the hospital and health care arrangements in that part of the world. Speaking as the MP for Orpington, I am especially concerned about the impact on my constituency, as well as on the constituency of Bromley. As the...

Business of the House: Whitsun Adjournment (21 May 2009) has video

John Horam: It is, and the hospital in question is a long way from the areas of greatest need in my constituency. People from that area need to take three different buses to get to the hospital, and that is unacceptable for people on limited means and who are not very well. The problem will be worsened by the expected reconfiguration, because the accident and emergency department at Queen Mary's hospital...

Royal Assent: Easter Adjournment (2 Apr 2009) has video

John Horam: I am interested to hear what the hon. Gentleman says about the supermarket ombudsman, because a large Tesco is opening in my constituency shortly. Does he not feel that part of the problem is the local planning authority, which is often suborned into agreeing to Tesco and allows a store to be built in the wrong place because of the money involved? Is not that a real problem, as well as how...

Africa (30 Mar 2009) has video

John Horam: Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?

Prayers: Fuel Poverty Bill (20 Mar 2009) has video

John Horam: Is not any duty on the Government restrained, inevitably, by the resources available? As the hon. Gentleman says, it is right that prices will change from time to time and therefore the extent to which any group of people can be taken out of fuel poverty will change from year to year. The Government cannot control that. None the less, the Treasury controls the amount of resources that can be...

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Inbound Tourism (25 Feb 2009)

John Horam: I am surprised that that publication did not mention the Champs-Elysées of England: Lord street, Southport, which the hon. Gentleman and I know well. I know it because my mother lived there for a long time.

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Inbound Tourism (25 Feb 2009)

John Horam: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for taking the trouble to mention my constituency. In that context, the outer London scene, which he mentioned, has some iconic buildings. There are some wonderful buildings in central London in his constituency, but in outer London we have, for example, the home of Charles Darwin. It is the 200th anniversary of his birth this year, and the 150th anniversary of...

Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members (9 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: If the donation is not in any way linked to the Member of Parliament, or is not supported or asked for by them, does it have to be registered?

Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members (9 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: Let us be absolutely clear: any amount of less than £1,000 need not be registered.

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: I profoundly agree with what my hon. Friend the Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) said about the importance of Pakistan. We should not forget that it is the sixth most populous country in the world, with 170 million people, or that it is a nuclear power. One warning that I would make about putting Afghanistan together with Pakistan in this debate is that we must not prejudice improvement...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that democracy is not only about voting, but about liberal values, such as human rights?

Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Electoral Fraud (5 Feb 2009) has video

John Horam: What research has the Electoral Commission undertaken on the extent of fraudulent entries on the electoral register? I am thinking about not just the deliberate fraud that the hon. Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) mentioned, but the overall accuracy of the electoral register throughout the UK. That seems to me to be a rather fundamental point as we approach a possible general election.

Consolidated Fund Bill: Electoral Commission (Appointment and Remuneration of Chairman) (17 Dec 2008) has video

John Horam: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that all quango appointments of this kind—many are similar, but some are quite different—should be subject to scrutiny by the House, not necessarily in a debate on the Floor of the House as we are having now, but by the appropriate Select Committee? That would be a way forward for the consideration of remuneration of individuals in relation to the...