Results 1-20 of 535 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Stephen McCabe

Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill: Leaseholders' Rights Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video

Stephen McCabe: You didn't hear it!

Orders of the Day: European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill (20 Jun 2008) has video

Stephen McCabe: Violently?

Orders of the Day: Confident Consumers (11 May 2006)

Stephen McCabe: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Identity Cards Bill (29 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: I want to make a very brief contribution. I was a member of the Committee that considered the original Bill and it seems to me that few Bills have been subject to as much debate and scrutiny as this one. I was interested to hear the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes) tell us that millions of people are against this measure. In my constituency, it seems that...

Identity Cards Bill (29 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: That is very simple: I regularly speak to thousands of my voters, and I listen to what they say. It is a simple process, and I commend it to my hon. Friend. The provision will be tested in the future, but tonight's result means that we will be able to get on with introducing it. If people think that it is wrong, they can test it at an election and cause it to be undone. However, the goal has...

Consumer Credit Bill: Clause 7 — Further provision relating to statements (29 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: I do not doubt that international situations are difficult, as the hon. Gentleman says, but surely that is no reason not to proceed with the measures tonight.

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (16 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: Such a scheme would not only impose additional costs, which is an issue that clearly exercised the hon. Member for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood) earlier; we would also end up with two databases, one unprotected and the other protected by the national identity scheme commissioner. Is that not what the Lords are advocating?

Orders of the Day — Education and Inspections Bill (15 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: According to a Liberal Democrat press release, schools would be required to take a certain number of children who are eligible for free school meals, otherwise they would lose out financially. Is not that a focus on social engineering and structures rather than on standards?

Orders of the Day — Road Safety Bill [Lords] (8 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: I am following the hon. Gentleman's argument with interest, but is not the case that he cited, of someone who swerves to avoid an animal but inadvertently kills a cyclist, a classic example of careless driving, but with the extraordinary consequences to which he referred earlier? Is it not right to impose a heavier penalty in those circumstances for that level of carelessness?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (8 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: May I give a general welcome to the proposals to improve youth services? When talking to constituents, I have been struck by how many people favour the idea of some kind of national youth volunteer service. When will that be up and running, and how do I get Hall Green youngsters involved?

Department of Health: Dentists' Earnings (7 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: What estimate she has made of average earnings of NHS dentists under the new contract; and if she will make a statement.

Department of Health: Dentists' Earnings (7 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: Eighty thousand plus! Given that figure, is it right for dentists in Birmingham to claim that they are being ripped off by the Government? In some cases, like doorstep cowboys, they have been attempting to blackmail elderly people into purchasing private insurance that they do not need and cannot afford. Surely that is no way for professional people to conduct what is essentially a trade dispute.

Dentistry (1 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: The hon. Member for North-East Milton Keynes (Mr. Lancaster) said a moment ago that a three-year contract was not sufficient, although these days most people would be happy with a three-year contract. However, the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Mr. Burrowes) seems to be saying that the contract should have no obligations and that there should be no mechanism to resolve disputes. Is he...

Dentistry (1 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: Surely there is something less than sincere about the position of the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley). He talks about his concern for NHS charges, but earlier today was happy to support unscrupulous dentists who are exploiting elderly, vulnerable people. Where is the consistency?

Dentistry (1 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: rose—

Dentistry (1 Mar 2006)

Stephen McCabe: Given the hon. Gentleman's concern about charges, does he agree that there is something unethical—indeed, perhaps involving a breach of data protection legislation—in dentists who are voluntarily opting out of the NHS writing to patients to advise them of private insurance arrangements without disclosing the benefits that they themselves stand to make? Is that appropriate?

Offender Management (9 Feb 2006)

Stephen McCabe: Does my right hon. Friend agree that public confidence might increase if the public felt that they had a more direct input into recommending or designing the punishment project so that it was more relevant to local communities? Given that it is punishment, should not there be a prompt and visible consequence for non-compliance, no matter what the excuse?

Child Support Agency (17 Jan 2006)

Stephen McCabe: That is childish.

Child Support Agency (17 Jan 2006)

Stephen McCabe: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.

Child Support Agency (17 Jan 2006)

Stephen McCabe: I do not want to detain you, Mr. Speaker, but I seek clarification. If the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) intends to refer to his party's document, should it not be made available in the Library?