Results 1-20 of 1,070 for speaker:Martin Linton
- South London Line (11 Nov 2009)
Martin Linton: I thank my hon. Friend for restating the Government's firm belief in the East London line extension phase 2, which is going ahead. However, does he not think that TfL could easily reinstate the direct link from Wandsworth Road or Clapham to Victoria simply by inserting additional stops and extending operating hours on one of the many other services that go through such stations on their way...
- South London Line (11 Nov 2009)
Martin Linton: Before the hon. Gentleman moves on, let me say something on that last point. As Baroness Chalker has lived in my constituency, I am sure that she would agree that the whole of south London suffers because, although it is criss-crossed with railway lines, the railway companies often put the travel needs of south Londoners well behind those of longer-distance commuters. Does the hon. Gentleman...
- South London Line (11 Nov 2009)
Martin Linton: I, too, welcome the development of the East London line. I understand that trains have already run on the tracks as far as Dalston and that the works are ahead of schedule. The East London line phase 2 was agreed thanks to my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Mr. Hoon) when he was Secretary of State for Transport. It is vital that the official EU notice of the East London line phase...
- South London Line (11 Nov 2009)
Martin Linton: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that some other stations on the South London line would suffer even more? I am thinking particularly of Wandsworth Road. It would lose its direct link with Victoria, which also serves my constituency as well as that of my neighbour. Battersea Park would be cut off entirely from the South London line. Would it not be preferable to allow selective door opening at...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009) has video
Martin Linton: What role the Territorial Army has played in Afghanistan since 2001.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009) has video
Martin Linton: May I join the Secretary of State in paying my respects, and will he join me in paying tribute to the London Regiment, which has served with great distinction in Afghanistan in 2007, and is due to go out again next year? Does he agree that the TA has come into its own in recent years because of the knowledge, experience and maturity that it brings to sensitive operations? Did he take that...
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Household Waste (29 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking together with local authorities to ensure household waste is dealt with effectively.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (12 Oct 2009) has video
Martin Linton: Is my hon. Friend aware that Wandsworth has the lowest proportion of pupils granted their first choice of secondary school in London? Furthermore, there are no secondary schools in an area of 7 square miles in the centre of the borough; parents and children there are uniquely disadvantaged, as they do not qualify—at least on distance grounds—for any oversubscribed school. Will the...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Detainees (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the US administration on the return of Shaker Aamer to the UK.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Israel: Overseas Trade (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to introduce legislation to ensure that companies operating out of illegal Israeli settlements cannot trade in the United Kingdom.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Israel: Overseas Trade (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to ensure that Government departments and agencies do not make purchases from illegal Israeli settlements.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Israel: Overseas Trade (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with HM Treasury on the legality of collecting customs duties on exports from illegal Israeli settlements.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Israel: Overseas Trade (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to discourage UK nationals from buying properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Occupied Territories: Housing (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Israeli government on the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Golan Heights.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Occupied Territories: Housing (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli government on its decision to expand the settlement east of Jerusalem at Ma'ale Adumim.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Occupied Territories: Housing (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli government on the threatened evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.
- Written Answers — Justice: Political Parties: Finance (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to introduce spending limits on parliamentary candidates.
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: South Battersea: Secondary Education (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he has had with the London borough of Wandsworth on the provision of a secondary school in south Battersea.
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Overseas Trade: Israel (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if he will publish the voluntary guidelines issued to UK supermarkets in March 2009 on the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank occupied Palestinian Territories; (2) when his Department plans to hold a consultation on the labelling of Israeli settlement goods.
- Written Answers — Home Department: Identity Cards (12 Oct 2009)
Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps his Department has taken to deter the sale of false identity cards on the internet.