Results 1-20 of 3,725 for speaker:Lord Wigley
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (11 June 2013)
Addressing the increase in atmospheric carbon level – Lord Wigley.
- Environment: Plastic Bags — Question (14 May 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, does the Minister accept that the evidence from Wales suggests an indicative reduction in the use of bags of up to 90%, that there is a benefit for good causes from the 5p charge, which provides worthwhile sums, and that there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of bags lodged in hedgerows around Wales? Does this not add up to a very convincing case?
- Tourism: Visa Restrictions — Question (25 April 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, in the context of visas from Brazil, will the Minister pay some attention to the question of those coming over to Cardiff to the WOMEX world music festival, which is due to be held in October? One of the largest contingents is due to come over from Brazil. Can we have an assurance that there will be no difficulties whatever in getting visas for that purpose?
- Prisoners: Indeterminate Sentences — Question (23 April 2013)
Lord Wigley: Does the Minister accept that these prisoners are in a totally invidious position, a Catch-22 position, in that they have to undergo rehabilitative courses in order to be considered for eligibility for parole, yet the vast majority of them have not been offered such courses. Does what he said a moment ago about new courses mean that a substantial number of these prisoners will now be offered them?
- Scotland: Referendum — Question (26 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, will the Minister please confirm that the conduct of the referendum in Scotland is now entirely a matter for the Scottish Parliament, and one for which this place has no responsibility?
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Cancer (20 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the pancreatic cancer survival rates for each region of England.
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (5th Day) (18 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, I intervene very briefly to indicate that it is not just the three main parties that have taken an interest in this. To the extent that it has been possible for my colleagues in another place to be in communication with the larger parties, we are grateful to have been in on the arguments. I added my name to the subsequent bank of amendments, which may or may not be necessary now, so...
- Taxation: Corporation Tax — Question (18 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, will the noble Lord confirm that the Government have taken on board the recommendations of the Silk commission, which, in the context of corporation tax, recommended for Wales that, if Northern Ireland were to have corporation tax powers, so should the National Assembly for Wales? Given that the Government have welcomed the Silk commission's first report, will he confirm that that...
- Apprenticeships — Statement (14 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, in thanking the Minister for her Statement and echoing the enthusiasm for apprenticeships that is shared in all parts of the House, may I ask whether she has had any discussion with those in the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff who have also been considering proposals on apprenticeships? Is she looking at the cross-border issues, in particular? I am thinking of a company such...
- Regional Development — Question (12 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will reduce the geographic disparity in Gross Value Added per head within the United Kingdom.
- Regional Development — Question (12 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, is the Minister aware of the figures for the inner London west area that show a GVA per head of over £111,000 compared with a figure of £11,000 or £12,000 for Anglesey, the Gwent Valleys, the Wirral and Durham? Is this not a gross disparity and should the Government not give much greater priority to overcoming this?
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (3rd Day) (6 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: I support Amendments 80A and 80B tabled by the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, to which I have added my name, as I have to Amendment 81 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Turner. Each of these amendments seeks to overhaul the provisions contained in Clause 62, as we have heard, which threatens to turn the clock back to Victorian times for injured workers' rights to compensation. The clause has...
- EU: Subsidiarity Scrutiny — Question (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords-
- EU: Subsidiarity Scrutiny — Question (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: My Lords, can the Minister clarify how this procedure works in practice, bearing in mind the comments made by the noble Lord with regard to the power being with the Chambers and not with the Government themselves? As the UK has two votes on the basis of being a bicameral system, one of which is allocated to this Chamber, what would be the outcome if there was a difference of opinion between...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Energy: Wind Turbines (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the effect on radar systems used for the testing of drones and airborne missiles of the number in the northern Carmarthenshire area of wind turbines to generate electricity.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Energy: Wind Turbines (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Carmarthenshire County Council prior to approving large-scale wind turbine projects for electricity generation in the north Carmarthenshire area.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Asbestos (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of schools in England which have asbestos in their buildings; and what is the estimated cost of clearing all such schools of asbestos.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Asbestos (5 March 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools in England have been cleared of asbestos during the past five years; and what is the estimated cost of so doing.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Media: Newspaper Closures (28 February 2013)
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Trinity Mirror group to explore options for averting newspaper closures and redundancies, taking account of the case for press plurality in the United Kingdom in general, and in Wales in particular.