Results 1-20 of 1,274 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Adrian Sanders

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

Adrian Sanders: If he will assess the effect on the tourism industry of the proposed reduction in the number of direct rail services between London and Torbay constituency.

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

Adrian Sanders: I am not sure that many other constituencies face a halving of their direct line services to London. The Waterloo service is cheaper than First Great Western and is used by people, including occasionally the MP for Torbay to get from the constituency to London. Will the Minister review the situation in the light of the fears of the tourist industry that it will lose custom as a result of...

Water Charges (12 Oct 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: It is 19 years since privatisation, and those who introduced privatisation have no alternative policy, and after 12 years of the current Government, we are still debating this subject. Is not the answer to vote Liberal Democrat?

Olympics: Swine Flu Update (20 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: I am wearing my all-party group on diabetes hat here. Will all diabetics have access to the vaccine, or will a distinction be drawn between people with diabetes that is controlled by diet and exercise and other people with diabetes?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Tourism Industry (20 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: What steps his Department is taking to support the tourism industry in the south-west.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Tourism Industry (20 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: According to a recent parliamentary answer, the number of tourists in the south-west region fell by more than a quarter in the first quarter of this year, so why is that policy not working?

Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education Colleges (16 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: If he will bring forward proposals to increase capital funding for further education colleges.

Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education Colleges (16 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: The recent announcement of funding for FE colleges did not include a single college in the south-west region. Will the Government make available the papers that show the decision-making process here, so that people can see that the entire process was transparent and that there was no political agenda behind the choice of colleges to receive funding?

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Exeter Airport (25 Jun 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: The Minister ought also to consider the road network to the west of Exeter, as well as the way in which Exeter airport serves the south Devon economy and the need for investment in road infrastructure—most notably the A380 Kingskerswell bypass.

Bill Presented: Standards and Privileges (8 Jun 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: I thank the Chairman of the Standards and Privileges Committee, the right hon. Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young), for his Committee's consideration of this case. I should like to make it clear from the outset that I do not approve, or seek to excuse, the unauthorised disclosure of Committee papers. The Standards and Privileges Committee was good enough to include, in...

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (29 Apr 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: May I thank the Secretary of State for his statement today? The thoughts of my constituents are very much with the child who has caught the flu and her family and with her friends and their families. There is a great deal of anxiety in the community as a consequence of recent events. I would like to praise on record Jane English of Paignton community college, Anthony Farnsworth of the primary...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Lap-dancing Clubs (20 Apr 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: Will the Minister please look seriously at the democratic loophole that prevents elected representatives from making representations to the decision maker in respect of temporary event notices? Only the police can make such representations, and only on very narrow grounds.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (18 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: It was announced today that another 800 jobs have been lost in the south Devon area. That will put more pressure on South Devon college, which helps to train people and get them back into work. Will the Prime Minister look urgently at the funding blockages that are preventing that outstanding college from expanding and helping some of the people who are losing their jobs?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Departmental Information Sharing (17 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: What the Government's policy is on increased information sharing across Departments; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Departmental Information Sharing (17 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: Many of my constituents are very concerned about clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill, and I greatly fear that, whatever reassurance the Minister can give, unless there is some absolutely categorical mechanism for protecting information, people will not be reassured that their details are safe.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (16 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: Given that, within Devon and Cornwall, unemployment has risen faster in my constituency than anywhere else, I have visited staff at my local Jobcentre Plus, who are doing a fantastic job. However, is there any possibility of reopening Jobcentre Plus in Paignton? Frankly, the Torquay centre is becoming overwhelmed with the ever-rising number of people out of work.

Cafcass: Topical Questions (9 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: Despite record local government settlements, class sizes in my constituency have been rising recently. What advice can the Minister give to Torbay on reducing them?

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (3 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: Returning to the subject of the business rate, what recompense can the Government give a local authority that exercises its discretion in order to save local businesses that might go under, particularly in weak economic areas? For a number of businesses, that is the difference between whether they survive or fail.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Licensing (2 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: What assessment he has made of the effect of the administrative burden of the licensing applications procedures under the Licensing Act 2003 on small businesses applying for such licences.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Licensing (2 Mar 2009) has video

Adrian Sanders: I recently met licensees from my constituency and, almost to a man and woman, they complained about the amount of bureaucracy that the Act has introduced. Does the Minister have any plans to review the whole licensing process in order to reduce the amount of bureaucracy that small business people are facing?