Results 1-20 of 302 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Betty Williams

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Social Care Green Paper (11 Nov 2009)

Betty Williams: When my hon. Friend has those discussions, will he please raise the concerns of my blind constituents about whether they will continue to receive disability living allowance when they reach the age of 65?

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Health Care Provision (15 Jul 2009) has video

Betty Williams: Will my right hon. Friend have discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that there is a strong relationship—as strong as ever—concerning orthopaedic surgery, especially with Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital in Oswestry? I have to declare an interest, as does the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire (Lembit Öpik), because about 12 years ago we were patients...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video

Betty Williams: My right hon. Friend will remember the strong support that we had from church organisations in this country on the Make Poverty History campaign, with which he was very much involved. Church leaders in my constituency are involved in the Get Fair campaign, which seeks to tackle child poverty in this country. Will he give the same commitment to that campaign as he did to the Make Poverty...

Opposition Day: [Un-alloted half-day] — Dissolution of Parliament (10 Jun 2009) has video

Betty Williams: rose—

Opposition Day: [Un-alloted half-day] — Dissolution of Parliament (10 Jun 2009) has video

Betty Williams: I was worried for a moment that the right hon. Gentleman was afraid of the Member for Conwy. I have sat quietly listening to his speech. I was not going to stand up, but then he said that he was coming to the end of it. All I have heard for the past 15 minutes or so is character assassination; I have heard nothing at all about policies. I also listened to the chorus of the boys' club on the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Manufacturing (10 Jun 2009) has video

Betty Williams: My right hon. Friend will remember the pleas that I and my hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Clwyd (Chris Ruane) made in 1997 for our area to be covered by objective 1 funding. Does he agree that that funding has been important for the whole of the western part of Wales? Does he still wonder why the Secretary of State in post before that date did not apply for objective 1 funding so that...

Legal Services Commission (Cardiff) (21 Jan 2009)

Betty Williams: Will the Minister give way?

Legal Services Commission (Cardiff) (21 Jan 2009)

Betty Williams: When the Minister referred to April, did he mean April 2008 or April 2009?

Legal Services Commission (Cardiff) (21 Jan 2009)

Betty Williams: That is too late.

Legal Services Commission (Cardiff) (21 Jan 2009)

Betty Williams: I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and highlighting the importance of the service for people in Wales. If the proposals go ahead, will that have an effect on the provision of Welsh language service in Wales?

[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Mountain Rescue Teams (21 Jan 2009)

Betty Williams: It is a privilege to conduct this debate under your chairmanship, Mr. Hancock. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, South-East (Dr. Iddon) on securing the debate and on the manner in which he and others have outlined both the service provided by the many mountain rescue teams in the UK and the difficulties under which that volunteer service operates. North Wales has some of...

Business of the House (11 Dec 2008) has video

Betty Williams: Will my right hon. and learned Friend either initiate a debate in the House or consult the appropriate House authorities about an important matter? A few weeks ago, Scope had an event in the Terrace Pavilion. Most of the representatives were wheelchair bound and had to go through a designated smoking area to gain access to that part of the Palace. That is disgraceful and totally unacceptable....

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Welfare Reform (10 Dec 2008) has video

Betty Williams: Will special consideration be given to the parents of children aged between six and 12 who have severe disabilities, especially learning disabilities, where the parents have a special caring role? My right hon. Friend will be aware that there was a carers' parliamentary lobby here last Thursday. Will the White Paper that he has described to us today link with the Government's response to the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economic Situation (26 Nov 2008) has video

Betty Williams: Does my right hon. Friend agree that, because of the work pattern history in Wales—slate, coal and steel—Welsh workers have proved themselves to be adaptable and are prepared to learn new skills? Is he aware of the excellent work carried out at the Faenol skills centre, which is now the conservation centre, in my constituency? Will he link my question with that of my hon. Friend...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Voluntary Organisations (Disabled People) (12 Nov 2008) has video

Betty Williams: As my hon. Friend represents a Welsh constituency, I am sure he will be aware of the excellent work done by Mencap Wales. Does he agree that there is still a lack of understanding among some Government agencies of what learning disability means? There is a long way to go before those agencies and the public at large understand about the type of work that Mencap Wales carries out, and about...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Minimum Wage (22 Oct 2008) has video

Betty Williams: What discussions he has had with the First Minister on increases in the minimum wage.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Minimum Wage (22 Oct 2008) has video

Betty Williams: I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. He will be aware of the importance of tourism in my constituency. Does he share my view that the minimum wage makes a significant contribution to the development of responsible employment in the catering and tourist industries, and does he share my joy that it was this Labour Government who legislated on this matter, for which workers in this...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Hospital Waiting Times (2 Jul 2008) has video

Betty Williams: In respect of health services in mid-Wales and elsewhere, would my hon. Friend care to comment on the announcement today of £100 million of additional funding for health services in hospitals and for palliative care? What effect will that have on patients from mid-Wales and the rest of Wales? Does he agree that that is an excellent example of good practice by the Welsh Assembly...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 11 — Personal allowance for those aged under 65 (1 Jul 2008) has video

Betty Williams: My hon. Friend is making a powerful case for new clause 20. I appreciate that he is not a prophet or the son of a prophet, but I am sure that he has given great attention to the case that he is making. Does he believe that new clause 20 will cover all the losers whom Members of Parliament across the country have been trying to help in the past few months?

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Witness Anonymity (26 Jun 2008) has video

Betty Williams: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the way in which he has dealt with what I am sure all hon. Members appreciate is a difficult issue. Does he agree that if the Government were not taking this immediate action to overturn an irresponsible judgment, hundreds of cases would be in danger of collapse?