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Written Answers — Health: Swine Flu: Vaccination (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for what reasons the administration of the swine influenza vaccination to priority groups was delayed; (2) if he will make it his policy to ensure that all general practitioner surgeries use the same list of priority groups to be offered the swine influenza vaccine; (3) for what reasons non-frontline medical staff are being offered the swine...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Government Departments: Taxis (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Stewart: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contracts her Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what information her Department holds on such contracts held by other Government departments.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways (12 Oct 2009)

Ian Stewart: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of progress in the implementation of initiatives to reduce the cost base of the rail network in the north in respect of (a) early electrification, (b) the tram-train trial and (c) measures to replace older diesel rolling stock.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Greater Manchester (12 Oct 2009)

Ian Stewart: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport for what reasons services on some routes into Greater Manchester are to be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Boxing: Diabetes (21 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make an assessment of restrictions on participation in boxing at competition level by people with insulin-dependent diabetes.

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

Ian Stewart: I have made all my falderals thanking and congratulating you, Mr. Speaker, so I will move straight to the Minister, who visited my constituency and saw the Hamilton-Davies trust and the Barton Athletic club projects in partnership with Salford city council. Does he agree that the project to encourage young people leaving school to take up non-traditional sports such as boxing, wrestling and...

Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: Although we expected to get some answers today—hopefully we will get some—the Minister cannot possibly answer everything we have put to him. Therefore, this short debate is the stepping stone towards other debates and meetings in pursuit of our constituents' interests.

Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: I am sorry to take up the Minister's time, but he is clearly going to be unable to answer all the points that have been raised in the debate. Will he write to me to cover all the points that he has been unable to cover in this short time?

Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this issue today as chair of the all-party group on vaccine damaged children. I preface my remarks, as I always do, by saying that the all-party group supports a public vaccination programme and the protection of workers in the workplace. We recognise the role that vaccination plays, and has played, in the reduction and eradication of disease, and...

Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: I have met with Mr. Robinson and my hon. Friend, and I wholly accept his remarks. Unfortunately, however, this is not just about one worker. Having said that, we must keep the figures in realistic terms; the number of people affected is relatively small, so, in my view and that of the all-party group, the issues should be easier for the DWP and the DOH to tackle. One victim wrote: "The...

Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)

Ian Stewart: My right hon. Friend has a long and esteemed history working in this area and has done far more than me on it and the area of care and health in general. He is of course correct: some of these "children" are now in their 50s and so of similar ages to some in this Chamber. Problems might begin in childhood, but will continue into adulthood, if the individual lives long...

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 135 (18 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: Is this an application for anything?

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 69 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 69 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: That is my job.

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 69 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: I point out that there are integrated transport issues in the Bill. I am perplexed by the hon. Gentleman’s line. First, he put it to the Committee that leaders’ boards may not go ahead by local decision, and he then accepted an intervention from the Liberal Front-Bench spokesperson who said that the decision-making power was with the Secretary of State. How can the hon. Gentleman...

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 68 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: On a point of order, Mr. Amess. I am sorry to hold the Minister up but, for my information, I take it that I shall not need to speak again later.

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 68 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: Some of the right hon. Gentleman’s comments resonate with my personal politics, but is he confident that his Front-Bench team will agree with him and implement such a diverse approach?

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 68 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: Mr. Amess, you are aware that my constituency of Eccles is to be abolished. We are abolished, as they say. Nevertheless, it is my job, until the day of the next general election, to represent the interests of my constituents. Therefore, I want to ask the Minister some questions by way of clarification. My view, within my own personal politics, has always been that decisions should be made at...

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 67 (16 Jun 2009)

Ian Stewart: I advise my right hon. Friend to be cautious about accepting the Damascene conversion of the Opposition to localism and local democracy. The right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon has been leading a working party of sorts looking at localism—they are no doubt attempting to be the new Labour-y Tories for the future. My view is straightforward: it is a bit rich for a party that voted...