Results 1-20 of 846 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Julie Kirkbride

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: International Development (3 Nov 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: If I remember correctly, back in 1997, the Labour Government had the aspiration of 0.7 per cent. of gross national income being spent on overseas development. Why, therefore, is it in the last year of the Labour Government that they are proposing to put that into legislation?

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Services (22 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: The Minister gave the House an interesting answer when he said that services had increased by 50 per cent. So that we can understand that figure, will he say to what extent that represents the normal service on any other working day of the year?

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: I suspect that my hon. Friend's constituents, like mine, have been e-mailing him to say that they will be listening to the debate and watching how we vote. Tomorrow, as a result of what the Chief Secretary and others have said, I shall write to all the policyholders of whom I am aware. Does my hon. Friend have any advice or observations that I might put in those letters about how people who...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Service (21 Jul 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: Does the Secretary of State not recognise that the probation service is already overstretched and that the cuts are most unwelcome? How does he expect the service to ensure the safety of the public and prevent reoffending by people who have been in prison if it does not have the resources to manage them properly?

Points of Order (15 Jul 2009)

Julie Kirkbride: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. The House will have heard earlier the disappointing news from Jaguar Land Rover that it is cutting car production along with jobs. Part of Jaguar Land Rover's statement referred to the fact that it is still waiting to secure funding of some hundreds of millions of pounds from the European Investment Bank. That is a matter for negotiation with UK Ministers,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (15 Jul 2009)

Julie Kirkbride: How much of the UK's energy production will be sourced from nuclear by 2020?

Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency (9 Jul 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: Does the Minister agree that one of the biggest and easiest hits that we can make when it comes to our climate change ambitions is tackling domestic carbon emissions? The measures taken in the home are therefore the most important. Why does she not bang heads together, get a smart metering agreement between the various companies, and implement it as soon as possible?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: MG Rover (6 Jul 2009)

Julie Kirkbride: As someone who represents a great many former Rover workers, may I tell the Minister that they are simply outraged at the time that it has taken for the report to be completed, and at the £16 million price tag that has been put on it? They now want answers. They want to know why they lost their jobs, and why, on the demise of MG Rover in April 2005, none of the company's assets still...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: The Secretary of State knows a lot about private schools because he went to one, although he does not always put it on his CV. I was wondering whether he could tell us about the notable omission from his statement, which was his Prime Minister's promise some time ago that his Government would match state school spending to the average of private school spending. Is that just another Labour...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (29 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: Ministers will be only too sadly aware that the United Kingdom has the highest level of youth unemployment in Europe and that the figures are likely to be added to during the summer, as many thousands of graduates leave university and look for work. Can the Minister help me to tell my constituents what advice and help will be available to them as they try to find a place in the job market?

Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)

Julie Kirkbride: The hon. Gentleman is right to say that some people have experienced considerable loss and that others have had less of a loss. Nevertheless, people have still lost an important income on which they were relying for their old age. The terrible thing about Equitable Life is that in seeking to look after themselves in their old age, the 1.5 million policyholders were doing the right thing by...

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Surface Water Drainage Charges (18 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: May I, too, urge the hon. Gentleman to make strenuous representations on this matter with both Ofwat and Ministers? As he has just said, the issue involves not only the churches but other voluntary bodies such as scouting organisations. Such bodies are very important to our national life, are not big businesses and cannot afford the charges. If the charges go ahead and they are not able to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: I congratulate the new Secretary of State on his willingness to take on the vested interests of the BBC. Given his announcement on top-slicing for local news, could that be extended to other public sector broadcasting, which could bid to be shown on channels other than the BBC?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Bradford & Bingley (Bonds) (9 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: Can the Minister confirm that he is about to appoint a valuer for the assets in Bradford & Bingley and that the valuer will be able to act with complete independence from the views of Ministers in valuing those assets? Can he also confirm that the valuer will be free to offer the same deal to bondholders and shareholders in Bradford & Bingley as the preferential deal offered to the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (1 Jun 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: The Minister will be well aware of the considerable overstretch that our troops face in Afghanistan, so can he update the House and tell us whether he has had any success in persuading other European members of NATO to supply more military equipment for our forces out there?

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Trade Credit Insurance Scheme (7 May 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: As a fellow west midlands MP, the Minister will be only too well aware of the importance of Jaguar Land Rover to the west midlands economy. The company employs more than 14,000 people directly and many more indirectly, and it anchors the automotive engineering business in the region. The Minister must therefore understand the huge concern about yesterday's BBC reports that talks between the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Party Funding (5 May 2009) has video

Julie Kirkbride: Does the Secretary of State agree that there is a huge conundrum when it comes to party political funding? The public want democracy, but it is expensive. They do not want to pay for it with their own taxes, and they do not want other people to pay for it with their hard-earned cash.

Amendment of the Law (23 Apr 2009)

Julie Kirkbride: And Bromsgrove.