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Written Answers — Wales: Youth Employment (11 Nov 2009)

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on assisting young people in Wales to find employment; and if he will make a statement.

Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video

John Robertson: My right hon. Friend will be aware that during the two-week cold spell in Scotland last year, renewables contributed only 0.01 per cent. of Scottish needs. What guarantee can he give me that the base load that keeps this country running will be maintained when the wind does not blow?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video

John Robertson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video

John Robertson: My right hon. Friend will be aware of the people who desperately need working tax credits. With the volatility in the employment market these days, can he tell me whether there is a shortfall in the uptake of working tax credits and, if so, what does he intend to do about it?

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: UK Fishing Industry (29 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: What steps he plans to take in negotiations in the Council of Ministers to safeguard the interests of the UK fishing industry; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: UK Fishing Industry (29 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: I thank my hon. Friend for his answer, but I am sure that he will agree that haggling into the early hours of the morning at the December Council is not desirable. What will he do to ensure that the common fisheries policy is changed to the benefit of Scottish fishermen and UK fishermen as a whole?

Written Answers — Transport: Vehicles: Insurance (22 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of vehicles driven on public roads without valid insurance; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Copenhagen Summit (21 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: What discussions has my right hon. Friend had with Nigeria about gas flaring; and can he do something about it? The people in that area are suffering from the pollution that it causes.

Nato: Royal Mail (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: I declare an interest: as somebody who was a CWU member for 21 years, I am perhaps not as unbiased as some. The Post Office and Royal Mail management have been known for years as not being able to get on with their work force, yet we have done nothing about it. We saw on television last Sunday a document come into the public domain that was intended to inflame the situation. Now they are...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: I hear what the hon. Gentleman says, and I do not necessarily disagree with him, but such a problem has happened to successive Governments. Is it not a fact that we are convicting more people because we are catching them? Nowadays with the use of DNA testing, it is easier to catch people. Is the hon. Gentleman against that? Does he feel that people who are convicted should go to prison or be...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: I do not intend to make a long contribution—although it seems to get longer every time I write a note. First, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Dr. Palmer) on securing this important debate. Anybody who knows me knows that in all my time in Parliament and before that, I have always tried to voice my backing for the victim of any form of injury and for the family of...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: My hon. Friend is right. We are two months down the line of what was basically a three-month death sentence, according to the medical expertise. That said, the medical expertise was given before 20 August, when Megrahi was released, so we are not quite sure how far down the road we are in terms of the three months. However, whether he dies before three months have elapsed or after, that is...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: The hon. Gentleman talks about full criteria, and of course the full criteria would apply to anybody who was released. If somebody was not released—I talked about whether somebody would receive better medical attention within the prison system or without it—he would say that they did not meet the criteria. I would be more inclined to ask whether they had the criteria to make the...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: I apologise, Mr. Olner, and will continue with my figures. In Northern Ireland 248 prisoners have to date been released under the Good Friday agreement. Of those, 78 were convicted of murder, 76 received life sentences and two were detained at the pleasure of the Secretary of State. None was held solely on a discretionary life sentence, and eight were serving sentences for offences that they...

Prisoner Release Decisions (20 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: I apologise, Mr. Olner. I was totally in error in what I said, but people will get the gist of what I am trying to say. A constituent of mine has a daughter who is in prison abroad, who is not, unfortunately, being dealt with using the same criteria as we use in this country. She has been convicted on the ground not of having committed a crime, but of being associated with the person who...

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Sale of Redundant Churches (15 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: How much income was received by the Church of England from the sale of redundant churches in 2008.

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Sale of Redundant Churches (15 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: I thank my hon. Friend for his answer. Does he know what conditions were attached to the sale of those churches, and how many of them ended up becoming part of the leisure and entertainment industry, and particularly the adult entertainment sector?

Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: European Convention on Human Rights (15 Oct 2009)

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what payments were made to prisoners as a result of cases brought under legislation implementing the European Convention on Human Rights in 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Electricity Transmission Network (14 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for the electricity transmission network in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Electricity Transmission Network (14 Oct 2009) has video

John Robertson: I thank the Minister for her answer. She will be aware that £1.4 billion is required to upgrade the transmission system. In addition, new renewables and technology are coming on line. Is she confident that this target can be reached by 2015, given that the Beauly-Denny transmission link is still outstanding from 2000 and has been held up by the current Scottish Government?