Results 1-20 of 658 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Andy Reed

Energy and Climate Change: Economic Situation (5 Nov 2009) has video

Andy Reed: My hon. Friend knows that there is a double whammy for developing countries in the current economic crisis: not only are the poorest being hit by the state of the economy, but climate change affects them first. We hear that €100 billion is being made available for mitigation and working with developing countries, but can the Minister give an assurance that that sum will actually be...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: East Africa (21 Oct 2009) has video

Andy Reed: What steps his Department is taking to alleviate food shortages in east Africa.

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: East Africa (21 Oct 2009) has video

Andy Reed: I thank my hon. Friend for that reply, and for the additional moneys that he has announced. However, he will know that it is 25 years since the first Band Aid concert brought the Ethiopian food crisis to our attention. Local Tearfund visitors say that even the weeds are not growing in some areas. This is a long-term problem, not just a short-term one. Will the Minister describe the specific...

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: Higher Education (14 Oct 2009) has video

Andy Reed: Although we welcome the expansion in higher education, is my right hon. Friend aware that one of the consequences of increased student numbers in Loughborough and other small towns is the rise in the number of houses in multiple occupation? It is imperative that he always considers the impact of that on the local community and does not increase student numbers just for the sake of it. I...

Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day]: Higher Education (14 Oct 2009) has video

Andy Reed: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (13 Oct 2009) has video

Andy Reed: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has announced that the Care Quality Commission will be reporting in due course. He will not be surprised to hear that in a meeting with Charnwood carers group, I found that the quality of care in the community and in care homes is high on people's agenda. In fact, many were in tears at their own experiences, despite the tick-box reality of the...

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

Andy Reed: My right hon. Friend's Department will know of the case of Sarah Moore, a constituent of mine whose husband, a police officer, was killed several years ago. The probation service and other services have been working with the victims of crime. In view of the pressures on their budgets, what reassurance can my right hon. Friend give that the mistakes that have been made in the past will not be...

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

Andy Reed: While I welcome the Warm Front programme in particular, is the Minister aware that a large number of houses of a non-traditional construction will not be given a guarantee, and so cannot have the work done? It is estimated that there are 250,000 such houses across the country. Will the Minister meet me and others to discuss the problem, so that we can find some way of getting efficiency...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009) has video

Andy Reed: The Council was right to commit itself again to reaching the millennium development goals. However, non-governmental organisations have recently highlighted that previous promises made by the Council and the G8 have largely not been met by other European countries, although a green light was given to the UK's performance. What commitments were given and what future remains for the poorest...

Business, Innovation and Skills: Scientific Research (11 Jun 2009) has video

Andy Reed: The leading scientific research undertaken at places like Loughborough university, and the development of resulting products, will be vital if we are to bring our economy out of the current recession. However, although the global figures always sound impressive, is my hon. Friend aware that there is often a shortfall at local level in the amount of funding available for the development of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Reoffending (Access to Services) (9 Jun 2009) has video

Andy Reed: One of the most effective approaches with young offenders in particular is finding paid employment. I have seen a scheme sponsored by National Grid that reduces the reoffending rates from 70 per cent. to just 7 per cent. through supported employment, taking young people into the workplace and ensuring that they have all the support they need. As has been said, this is all about prevention and...

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

Andy Reed: May I also welcome the statement? I do not take it lightly when I rebel against the Government line and, speaking as one of the 27 rebels, I want to thank the ministerial team for doing all that they could to keep their promise to come back to the House. I want to raise a practical point. If we are talking about 10,000 to 15,000 Gurkhas rightly being able to settle in this country, will my...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Choose and Book System (12 May 2009) has video

Andy Reed: My hon. Friend is right to introduce technology into the national health service, particularly in these formats. However, given that according to the National Audit Office the figures are running at £3.5 billion, has he analysed the benefit that is derived from such schemes compared with the cost of investing in other parts of the NHS? There is a great feeling that IT is overtaking many...

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: WTO Negotiations (Doha Round) (7 May 2009) has video

Andy Reed: I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that progress has been tremendously slow, but that is understandable given that we are trying to get several largely competing vested interests to work in the same direction. He mentioned the Obama Administration, but can he tell us what progress is being made on cotton, for example? The previous US Administration resisted making concessions on that,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Further Education Colleges (30 Apr 2009) has video

Andy Reed: I fully understand the need to speed up those projects and colleges to which a financial commitment has been made, but Loughborough is well down the track in terms of planning and development. Will my hon. Friend ensure that colleges such as Loughborough are not precluded from the process? More importantly—and this ties in with the industrial strategy that my right hon. Friend the...

Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power (23 Apr 2009) has video

Andy Reed: Following on from that answer, will my right hon. Friend give us the reassurance that microgeneration—particularly at domestic and community level—will form an important part of the mix? Will the same level of effort be put into microgeneration, given that it will surely play an important part in ensuring energy security?

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Retained Firefighters (21 Apr 2009) has video

Andy Reed: I am pleased to hear that the Government are at least trying to keep the opt-out, because it is vital in constituencies such as mine—fire stations in places such as Shepshed rely totally on a retained fire service crew, and they do a fantastic job. Can the Minister assure us that he will battle for that service? Can he also indicate to the House the likelihood of his being successful on...

Community Sports Clubs (18 Mar 2009)

Andy Reed: I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Minister for taking that issue up and making some progress with it. Although I recognise that the moratorium will probably help in the short term, will he give some reassurance on what the timetable is for a likely resolution to the problem? As I am sure he knows, such matters hang over club treasurers every year because people are trying to budget already...

Community Sports Clubs (18 Mar 2009)

Andy Reed: I wish to make an important point. As my hon. Friend knows, I have a long history of involvement with the CASC scheme—I introduced a ten-minute Bill on it seven or eight years ago. We have a fantastic opportunity to build on the scheme, but there are other areas that we need to deal with—for example, the campaign that has been run on gift aid for junior subscriptions. Community...

Community Sports Clubs (18 Mar 2009)

Andy Reed: Does my hon. Friend agree that when we talk about sports clubs in Great Britain, we are often talking about teams? There is a different structure on the continent, where clubs can be much larger, but many of our clubs are just small teams with small committees, for whom those charges are not just an inconvenience, but prohibitive to their existence. I can assure her that not much water drains...