Results 1-20 of 508 for speaker:Dave Watts
- Public Bill Committee: Local Transport Bill [Lords]: Clause 19 (29 Apr 2008)
Dave Watts: That’s right.
- Public Bill Committee: Local Transport Bill [Lords]: Clause 19 (29 Apr 2008)
Dave Watts: The wrong Bill.
- Point of Order: Social Security (21 Feb 2008)
Dave Watts: Change the subject.
- Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)
Dave Watts: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
- Orders of the Day: Sri Lanka (2 May 2007)
Dave Watts: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
- Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Post Offices (7 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on future ownership of the Post Office.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Environmental Taxes (5 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of environmental taxes (a) on manufacturing industries' competitiveness and (b) energy prices.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Enhanced Capital Allowances (4 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies have received enhanced capital allowances in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Enhanced Capital Allowances (4 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made of the application process for enhanced capital allowances.
- Written Answers — Treasury: High Energy Manufacturing Industries (4 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to reduce taxation on high energy manufacturing industries.
- Written Answers — Defence: Camouflage Garments (4 Apr 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many camouflage combat garments have been supplied by the factory in China under the cut and sew contract; and what the timetable for the delivery of all camouflage garments under the contract is.
- Business of the House (24 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: After raising the issue of school meals during business questions last week, I was delighted that the Government made a statement that they would do something about it. I was impressed by the wide-ranging measures that they announced. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is also obvious that many of our children lack the skills to prepare meals themselves, and there is a lack of...
- Children's Hospices (23 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the main concerns that many of us have about the dependence on social services is that they are probably one of the most underfunded services that local authorities provide? We all know that they are under tremendous pressure. If we are dependent on social services, does it not mean that shortfalls in such provision will be likely?
- Children's Hospices (23 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: I think that my hon. Friend would agree that his constituency bears many similarities to mine. We have a very high proportion of people with all sorts of illnesses caused by the area's industrial past of coal, chemicals and so on. Does not that place on those social services departments a much higher burden than many others have to bear, which means that there are fewer resources for these...
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: Is it not the case that under the hon. Gentleman's proposals, some of the richest people in Britain would pay no local tax at all?
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: Is there not a large group of rich people who do not pay income tax and who, under a local income tax-based system, would pay nothing towards the cost of local services?
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way again. There are thousands of rich people who live off the assets from their capital and who do not pay income tax, but pay capital gains tax or capital tax. Under the Liberal Democrats' proposals, those people would not pay any contribution to local services. I understood that those on the hon. Gentleman's Front Bench accepted that.
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way once again. May I inform him that free bus travel for pensioners was not a Liberal Democrat idea? Labour-controlled Merseyside has had a free bus service for pensioners for some years, and when the Liberal Democrats took over Liverpool, they suggested that it should be scrapped.
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that many hon. Members could come forward with major transport schemes that they would like to see in principle, but one of the problems is that we do not have the resources to build them? Does he further agree that one major reason why a system can be built in France much more cheaply than in Britain is the planning process there? Are the Liberal Democrats...
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)
Mr Dave Watts: Does my right hon. Friend agree that people will be very sceptical about the Opposition's claim to provide a better deal for pensioners and transport, for example, given that both sectors were in decline for 18 years? Does he agree also that people will compare our package for pensioners since 1997 with what happened under the previous Conservative Government?