Results 1-20 of 884 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Derek Wyatt

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Planning Policy Guidance (27 Oct 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: What recent changes have been made by his Department to planning policy guidance affecting rural areas.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Planning Policy Guidance (27 Oct 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: May I bring to my hon. Friend's attention the fact that Kent science park has recently been allowed to extend on to green land? That was done with his Department's knowledge and before the transport analysis had been done in respect of exit 5 of the M2. Will his Department do some joined-up thinking, so that transport is taken into consideration before more is done on green land?

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

Derek Wyatt: What plans he has for pre-legislative scrutiny of the broadcasting Bill.

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

Derek Wyatt: I thank the Secretary of State for that answer, and I welcome him to his new position. I am sorry that that Bill will not be in the pre-legislative programme, because if it were there would have been something for us to do in October and November before the Queen's Speech. May I take it as read, however, that it will definitely be in the Queen's Speech?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: I welcome our support for regional and local news, but my question is about mathematics. As I understand it, 95 per cent. of the nation has switched over to digital. Given the £600 million in the initial digital switchover fund, £560 million could be unspent. How much of that does my right hon. Friend intend to use for the measures that he announced today?

Bill Presented: Carers (11 Jun 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: I thank the Minister for this morning seeing the Swale carers group, whose members are listening in the Gallery. If we included Skype on that website, we could connect carers and enable them to talk to each other and share their experiences. It is the isolation that they feel most of all. Will that provision be on the site?

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Open Source Software (20 May 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: Open source and open standards are important, but I have noticed that BT offers a free laptop, a free website and free help to all our charities. The open source and all the things for charities are available for free, so is there a way that we can round it all up in one place, on the direct.gov site?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: The Secretary of State will know that one of my local nursery schools has been treated quite appallingly by Ofsted. Is he prepared to meet the headmistress of the nursery school, along with the chairwoman of Ofsted?

Royal Assent: G20 Summit (2 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: As well as thanking the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I hope that we will also give our thanks to the noble Lord Malloch-Brown, the G20 envoy, who has done sterling work. The question that my constituents will be asking this evening is: is the G20 the new G8? They will wonder what the point of the G8 is, if we also need China, India and Brazil. My question relates to the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Charities (1 Apr 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: I have more than 200 charities in my constituency. Given the success of directgov.uk in corralling websites across Parliament and Government, would it be possible to do the same for charities? Could some of the software used in directgov.uk be made available for charities on a portal?

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

Derek Wyatt: What plans he has to assist local authorities to participate in his Department's free swimming schemes.

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

Derek Wyatt: I thank my hon. Friend for that. In my constituency, 41 per cent. of the population are either over 60 or under 16. After making a freedom of information request, I found out that the local authority was not prepared to spend a mere £3,000 to allow free swimming. We have missed the boat this time; could he suggest a second way in, so that we could go back to the authorities and say that,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Volunteering (25 Feb 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: What steps he is taking to encourage volunteering as a means to personal and professional development.

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Volunteering (25 Feb 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: I thank my hon. Friend for that. Given that we will need between 80,000 and 100,000 volunteers for the Olympics and 70,000 for the Commonwealth games, as well as more volunteers if we get the rugby and the football, is it possible to develop, through a national vocational qualification or the diplomas, a more professional volunteering system for people at school?

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Gaza (11 Feb 2009) has video

Derek Wyatt: Israel has always controlled the entry into Gaza but not always the southern border with Egypt. It would be much better if we could have an official entry into Gaza from Egypt. What progress is being made on that score?

Retrospective Business Rates (28 Jan 2009)

Derek Wyatt: No, no.

Retrospective Business Rates (28 Jan 2009)

Derek Wyatt: Does the Minister understand that if the money must be paid back over eight years, many businesses will give up on the ports and move, sometimes offshore? I accept that is an unintended consequence. They will not pay the rates, because it will be cheaper to rent outside the area.

Retrospective Business Rates (28 Jan 2009)

Derek Wyatt: I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) and hon. Members from all parties. We are representing our communities and our constituents who are faced with serious problems. The port of Sheerness is probably the fourth—sometimes the fifth—largest in Britain. It is the main importer of cars and is the biggest importer of Cape fruits from South Africa. When...

Retrospective Business Rates (28 Jan 2009)

Derek Wyatt: Is my hon. Friend aware that in the Swale borough council area, where Sheerness port is, businesses have been issued with final payments? As a result, profitable small businesses face going under in this financial year.

Equitable Life (27 Jan 2009)

Derek Wyatt: I add my congratulations to those given to the hon. Member for Northavon (Steve Webb) on securing a debate on the inequitable life fiasco. Two things come out of the issue. First, I hope that at some stage we will enshrine the role of the ombudsman in law, and, secondly, despite not just this case, but the occupational pensions case and all the banking issues that have arisen over the past...