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Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (8 April 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: There are now more than 250 climate change agreements with the chemical industry. Has my right hon. Friend calculated the impact of next year's reduction in the subsidy on the climate change levy from 80 to 65 per cent. in respect of the energy-intensive industries?

Business of the House: Dangerous Drugs (7 April 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: Over the past few weeks, many people have been saying that mephedrone is killing young people, yet the evidence shows that the young people who are using it-I would not advise them to use it at all, frankly-are often using other drugs as well. Until the coroners' reports have been published, we cannot say whether mephedrone killed Fred Bloggs or not. We have to wait for those reports. The...

Business of the House: Dangerous Drugs (7 April 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the UK Drug Policy Commission made a category X proposal some time ago?

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (6 April 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: It is not just that Palestinians in Jerusalem and East Jerusalem are being prevented from praying; they are having their houses confiscated in ever-increasing numbers as well. Is my right hon. Friend aware that some of those Palestinians are having to seek asylum in this country, and should they be audacious enough to return to their own country and step off the plane at Tel Aviv, they are in...

Written Answers — Health: Blood (6 April 2010)

Brian Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will ensure that haemophilia patients will not be required to switch blood products as a consequence of the outcome of his Department's recent tendering exercise in respect of blood products.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Drug Classification (30 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: As the principal psychoactive ingredients of the natural product khat are cathinones, will the proposed order also criminalise those who use khat?

UK Chemical Industry (30 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Wilshire. I wish you well in your retirement. I think that this will be my last speech in this place, as well. It is a great pleasure, also, to see my hon. Friend the Minister here, because he has shown quite an interest in some of the subjects in which I have been interested. I dedicate this debate to Dr. Ashok Kumar, the late...

UK Chemical Industry (30 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: It did not, is the honest answer, but I have some thoughts about that, which the hon. Gentleman will hear. Increased energy costs will obviously impact on the chemical industry, which is affected particularly by spikes in gas prices. It believes that those are caused by a shortage of gas storage facilities in the UK, which is now being addressed by the Government. In the winter of 2005-06,...

UK Chemical Industry (30 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. We need to keep oil for the petroleum industry, but of course there is far more coal on earth than oil so we can carry on burning it for a little longer. The Government were one of the first to tackle climate change, initially through the introduction of the climate change levy. Climate change agreements allow energy-intensive industries to receive...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (23 March 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: Cash-for-crash criminals and clipboard solicitors are causing our vehicle insurance premiums to rise astronomically. What action is my right hon. Friend's Department taking to try to prevent such cases from coming to court?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Drugs (Young People) (22 March 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: Does my hon. Friend believe that the Government invest enough money in early intervention programmes, which result in less criminalisation of so many of our young people later in their lives?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (22 March 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: Several times in the past few weeks, including today, I have heard the claim that mephedrone is killing young people. The cases that I have looked at suggest that the young people concerned were taking more than one drug, including alcohol. Should we not be getting across to young people the fact that if they choose to take a cocktail of drugs, they are putting their lives at risk? Mixing...

Business of the House (18 March 2010) has video

Brian Iddon: The Warm Front programme has benefited thousands of my constituents, but unfortunately my office is spending more and more time trying to resolve disputes between Eaga and its subcontractors. One constituent of mine, Mr. Anthony Coote, has not been able to live in his house at all for many months now. Another constituent, Ken Watton, came out of hospital recently; he is 84 years of age, and...

Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Higher Education (16 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: I want to explain, in clear language, why so many chemistry and physics departments close. That accusation was made by the Conservatives, and it is true. There are two main reasons why it has happened. First, under the Conservative Government teaching was made a very unattractive proposition owing to the huge cuts that were forced on secondary schools. Secondly, the number of specialist...

Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Higher Education (16 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: The hon. Gentleman is talking about a discount of 10 per cent., and comparing that with the Australian and New Zealand schemes, where the discount is 20 per cent. Has he seen the figures calculated by millennium plus, which reached the conclusion that his policy will not raise the amount of money that he is claiming?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (16 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: Why, in the current economic climate, do we allow the salaries of senior managers in the public sector, such as vice-chancellors of universities, chief executives of local authorities and chief executives of housing associations, to rise way above the rate of inflation, while those same managers are encouraged to keep the salaries of the public sector workers whom they manage at a very low level?

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Teachers: Science (16 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of schools which were assessed as (a) inadequate, (b) satisfactory and (c) outstanding by Ofsted in each of the last five years do not have any teachers with degree level qualifications in (i) physics, (ii) chemistry, (iii) biology and (iv) another science subject.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Physics: Higher Education (16 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding from the public purse per physics undergraduate was allocated to universities in each of the last five years.

Business, Innovation and Skills: University Funding (4 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: Will my right hon. Friend ensure that when the research money is allocated there is no further concentration of funding, for example, on the Russell group? Will he confirm that all centres of excellence in research, wherever they may be found across the university system, including in the superb materials science group in the university of Bolton-my own university-are considered equally for...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Nanotechnology (4 March 2010)

Brian Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many entries have been registered under the voluntary reporting scheme for nanomaterials since its inception.