Results 1-20 of 541 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Adrian Bailey

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Adrian Bailey: My constituency has historically had low income, low aspiration and low educational achievement. As a result of the sustained investment going into our local schools there has been a huge improvement, but it still lags behind the national average. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that the measures in the Queen's Speech will go a long way to addressing the social and economic issues that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Floods (Pitt Report) (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: As a native of Gloucestershire, I saw at first hand the devastation caused by flooding in the Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Cheltenham area. I hope that the Minister agrees that measures to ensure that that never happens again should be introduced as a matter of urgency. What prospects are there of a suitable Bill in the Queen's Speech? What assessment has my hon. Friend made of securing...

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

Adrian Bailey: Given the depressed state of the housing market and the problems being experienced in the construction industry, will the Minister give me an assessment of the potential impact of any delays in the implementation of the regional spatial strategy?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (12 Oct 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: Ministers will be aware of the very high percentage of young offenders who suffer speech and language difficulties, so may I welcome the money that the Department has allocated to address the issue? Will Ministers assure me that the screening process that is being devised to identify such young pupils will incorporate the advice of adequate professionals, such as speech and language therapists?

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: UK Manufacturing (9 Jul 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: I represent a traditional manufacturing constituency; even today, well over 20 per cent. of the work force are employed in manufacturing and construction—the two sectors that have been hit hardest by the recession. In my regular conversations with the managers of small and medium-sized companies in my constituency, the Government's general approach is recognised as being appropriate....

Care Homes (Domestic Pets): Clause 20 — Bingo duty (8 Jul 2009)

Adrian Bailey: May I just ask the right hon. Gentleman what his position is on his party's inheritance tax proposals?

[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — Steel Industry (7 Jul 2009)

Adrian Bailey: My right hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. Would he not agree that the scale of the steel industry and the global nature of steel production make it essential that the Government not only act to sustain demand in this country but work with other countries, particularly the EU but other countries as well, to sustain demand internationally? To cut demand by cutting public...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)

Adrian Bailey: May I welcome the announced creation of a single market in financial services and the improved co-ordination of supervision, recognising the potential that it offers to the City? In the event of tension between national and European supervision, will my right hon. Friend explain how he feels the mediation service will be sensitive to the specific needs of the British financial services industry?

European Affairs (16 Jun 2009)

Adrian Bailey: Thank you for calling me, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and let me say that I think my remarks should fall well within the available time limit. I am a member of the European Scrutiny Committee, and I should perhaps begin my remarks by conveying the apologies and regrets of its Chairman, my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Michael Connarty), who ordinarily would have wished to...

European Affairs (16 Jun 2009)

Adrian Bailey: How could I resist the entreaties of a fellow member of the European Scrutiny Committee?

European Affairs (16 Jun 2009)

Adrian Bailey: The hon. Gentleman potentially opens up a lengthy debate. All I can say is that these issues are properly negotiated and debated within the Council. There is a difference of opinion within the European Scrutiny Committee on whether it is necessary to have a European structure as opposed to an international structure, and whether Britain's best interests might be served in engaging with an...

European Affairs (16 Jun 2009)

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European Affairs (16 Jun 2009)

Adrian Bailey: I thank the right hon. Gentleman. It is generous of him to give way at this stage in his speech. May I bring to his attention the comments made by the Minister in the other place, Lord Myners, when interviewed by the European Scrutiny Committee? They are broadly in line with the demands that he makes. When asked about national supervisory powers, Lord Myners said that "we are not content with...

European Affairs (16 Jun 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: Does my right hon. Friend agree that, in relation to the European economic recovery package, Britain has already shown that if we use the right arguments and they are ably prosecuted, Europe will follow suit, and that that principle is likely to prevail on regulation and supervision as well?

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (7 May 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: I reiterate the compliments paid to the Department by other Members on how this matter has been handled. I also thank the Minister of State, Department of Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, South (Dawn Primarolo), for notification of the case in my constituency yesterday, which seems to have been handled very quickly and effectively by the local PCT. My concern, which I am...

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Trade Credit Insurance Scheme (7 May 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: I welcome and acknowledge the help that the scheme is giving UK businesses. However, I want to reinforce the message that has come from other Members about the difficulties faced by exporters. Although I welcome the Government's consultation, may I urge the Minister to carry it out quickly and act as soon as possible, before some companies go to the wall?

Bill Presented: Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill (24 Apr 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: I am conscious of the fact that there are other important Bills on the Order Paper today, and that many of the points I was going to make have been made by previous speakers, so I shall try to keep my remarks brief. I should preface my comments by saying that I am a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament. Prior to my current employment, I spent 18 years as a Co-operative party...

Bill Presented: Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill (24 Apr 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I agree that a clear demonstration of the point has been the flow of investment from the proprietary banking sector to the building society sector as a result of events following the sub-prime market crisis. It makes sense for the Government to promote legislation that strengthens the sector, so let me briefly highlight a couple of proposals that I...

Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power (23 Apr 2009) has video

Adrian Bailey: What recent assessment he has made of the contribution made by nuclear power to a balanced energy mix; and if he will make a statement.