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Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

George Howarth: I welcome my right hon. Friend's new commitment to local authorities having an enhanced role in the system of apprentice training and, hopefully, in training for technicians. Will he agree to meet Councillor Ron Round, the Labour leader of Knowsley council, to look at the possible lessons that can be learned from the excellent apprenticeship scheme that he has been leading in Knowsley?

[John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (4 Nov 2009)

George Howarth: The Minister has helpfully described how he intends to work with the Thalidomide Trust to try to find a way of taking the issue forward. If during those discussions the trust can demonstrate that a scheme could be brought in without the need for piloting, would he be open to that?

[John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (4 Nov 2009)

George Howarth: I will be brief, as I know that people are anxious to hear the Minister. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire, Moorlands (Charlotte Atkins) on raising the issue, and on the thorough and lucid way in which she introduced the debate. Together with my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Mr. Caton) and the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Dr. Taylor), who has spoken with...

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

George Howarth: As a junior member of the judiciary, does the hon. Gentleman not accept that the point at which they often break down is when they get into court?

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

George Howarth: rose—

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

George Howarth: The evidence that the hon. Gentleman offers is debatable. Would he not accept that while a young person is in prison—and the offences for which they are imprisoned are usually serious—they will not, at least, be available to reoffend in the communities from which they come?

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

George Howarth: If my right hon. Friend had taken Professor Nutt's advice and lowered the categorisation of cannabis, and if as a result more young people had started to use it, would not that have been irresponsible?

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

George Howarth: Does my hon. Friend accept that the announcement of a £20 million reduction that was made has already caused a great deal of demoralisation within the TA? Does he further accept that today's announcement, although welcome, does not go far enough to overcome that demoralisation?

Christopher Traynor (13 Oct 2009)

George Howarth: I welcome the Minister to his new, enhanced responsibilities in the FCO. Although I am not making any comparisons between the two cases—they are entirely different—in the Michael Shields case the investigations that Merseyside police were able to carry out were crucial in enabling our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice to decide that there was sufficient new...

Apprenticeships (15 Jul 2009)

George Howarth: I begin by making a declaration of interest. Some years ago, when I was 16 years old, I undertook an engineering apprenticeship. I will leave it to others to judge whether that was a good or bad thing for the rest of the country. However, it has left me with a strong commitment and belief that, for many young people, the format of an apprenticeship is the best way for them to secure their...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video

George Howarth: My right hon. Friend will be aware that this morning Jaguar Land Rover announced that it was phasing out the X-type model and that 300 jobs would be lost at the Halewood plant. Obviously, my right hon. Friend will agree that that is a severe blow to the Liverpool city region. Will he give me an assurance that the Government will do everything that they can to secure the long-term future of...

Mr. Michael Shields (15 Jul 2009)

George Howarth: I should like to put on the record that I agree entirely with my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs. Ellman) in the conclusions that she has reached about her constituent. I do not question the fact that my right hon. Friend will have gone through the procedure put before him meticulously. Having worked with him in the past, I know that that is how he approaches things....

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 (7 Jul 2009)

George Howarth: I suspect that my right hon. Friend is correct about the proposal that my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Lynne Jones) just made. Why then did he not table it as his new clause?

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 (7 Jul 2009)

George Howarth: I accept that the position could possibly be put right within 24 hours, but will my hon. Friend accept just for one moment that, if the Government are right, within those 24 hours an enormous amount of damage could be done to the economy and, consequently, an inordinate amount of damage could be done to the very people whom she and I seek to protect?

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Local Authority Leaseholders (7 Jul 2009) has video

George Howarth: Does my right hon. Friend accept that my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper) ought to spend more time worrying about the development of her own town centre rather than, as she seems to be doing, preventing £400 million of investment from going into Kirkby?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Services (16 Jun 2009) has video

George Howarth: Does my right hon. Friend agree that part of the problem in assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of the probation service is that there is not a settled view as to what works, in terms of alternatives to custody? Does he agree that there is a case for holding an inquiry along the lines of the Carter review into sentencing, looking specifically at alternatives to custody, and including the...

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

George Howarth: I welcome my right hon. Friend's statement for two reasons. First, it recognises the unique debt of honour that this country owes the Gurkhas. Secondly, it recognises the unique status that that confers on them. Well done.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 May 2009) has video

George Howarth: May I associate myself with my right hon. Friend's remarks about those brave servicemen and women who have died in the cause of Afghanistan? A few weeks ago, the House debated the issue of the Gurkhas. Is my right hon. Friend in a position to give us any indication of what progress has been made on it?