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Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

Henry Bellingham: The Minister spoke about the knowledge economy and the need to shape the courses to local businesses. However, is he aware that this will have a pretty hollow ring in west Norfolk, where the college of West Anglia has had its Learning and Skills Council capital programme cancelled, thus depriving it of the promised move to a new state of the art campus? Does he accept that businesses in west...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Supreme Court (Running Costs) (10 Nov 2009)

Henry Bellingham: Does it not concern the Minister a little that a court that sat in a Committee Room upstairs, shared the Palace's facilities at minimal cost and employed six people now employs a staff of 40, including a chief executive on more than £100,000? Will he examine its running costs of £14 million? In particular, will he consider replacing the chief executive with a manager on half that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Lottery Grants (9 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: When he next expects to meet representatives of the national lottery distributors to discuss lottery grants to community halls.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Lottery Grants (9 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: During this week of remembrance, does the Minister agree that a group we should not forget is the one looking after the interests of many veterans, both young and old—namely, the Royal British Legion? Can he tell the House why numerous British Legion bids to the national lottery for new premises or repairs to existing premises have been turned down?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: Is the Secretary of State aware that numerous grass-roots community groups in my constituency have received welcome grants from the excellent Awards for All scheme? Why has that scheme now been scrapped?

Olympics: Budget (9 Nov 2009)

Henry Bellingham: When she next expects to meet the London Organising Committee for the Olympic games to discuss the budget for the London 2012 Olympics.

Olympics: Budget (9 Nov 2009)

Henry Bellingham: Can the Minister confirm that the LOCOG budget will be met 100 per cent. by the private sector, and that there will be no recourse to funding from taxpayers' funds?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: rose—

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: The hon. Gentleman obviously never appeared before a Crown court judge in that building when it was a Crown court. It was a lugubrious, grotty building then, but I agree that the work has been done to a very high standard, and the architects need congratulating. Obviously, as £60 million has been spent, one would expect a Rolls-Royce building, and that is what we have got.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: The Minister has challenged me, and I shall investigate this fully, but surely the point is that the Law Lords shared our security, which was in place anyway to protect the many thousands of people who use this Palace, and our facilities. One would often see Law Lords going down to the Terrace cafeteria for a snack. The cost was obviously heavily subsidised, because they were one—or...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: The Minister, in his usual charming way, has been extremely persuasive. Although he made some good points, we do not in any way resile from the arguments that we advanced. Our point is simple: the chief executive post at such expense is a huge luxury. What is wrong with a senior clerk or a manager on a much lower salary carrying out those admin roles? That is what we would like to see, but...