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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: By far the most robust banking system in the western world is the Canadian one, where retail and investment banking are not split, so why are the right hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) so fixated on splitting banks into retail and investment, when that is clearly not the problem-as demonstrated by the robustness of the Canadian system?

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: Will the Prime Minister give way?

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: I am grateful to the Prime Minister. Would he say with the benefit of hindsight, given the world recession, that there was too much intervention and too much regulation, particularly in the financial services sector, and that government was too big, or would he say that there was too little regulation and too little intervention in that sector?

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: The right hon. Gentleman has said that he is against big government. Could he give an indication, in terms of Government spending as a proportion of gross domestic product, of what he thinks the right size of government should be in, say, five years' time?

Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education (12 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: My understanding is that Cambridge and Oxford still refuse to let full-time students work during term time. The access regulator, as I understand it, has never imposed any sanctions against any university. Will my right hon. Friend look into this?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Young Reoffenders (10 Nov 2009) has video

Rob Marris: Several years ago, the amount per capita spent on education in the secure estate for young offenders was considerably below that spent on the average secondary school student, despite the high rates of illiteracy and the lack of job skills among young offenders. Has that situation changed? If not, why not?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (10 Nov 2009)

Rob Marris: What is the Government's most recent assessment of the success in ensuring that justice is seen to be done under the community payback and community cash-back schemes, particularly in Wolverhampton and the west midlands?

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

Rob Marris: Climate change is accelerating and sea levels are rising. Of the 10 potentially suitable sites for new nuclear power stations, how many are less than 20 metres above sea level?

Olympics: FOI Request (Immigration) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Rob Marris: Does my hon. Friend agree that the major issue is not the alleged cover-up of an alleged immigration policy, but the problem of the overt immigration policy of unrestricted free movement of labour in the European Union?

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

Rob Marris: Racism in sport is one thing that can put off young people and others. The Commission for Equality and Human Rights seems completely uninterested in doing anything whatever about that under the useless Trevor Phillips. Can the Minister do anything to encourage the CEHR to take the issue seriously?

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

Rob Marris: There are huge discrepancies in Arts Council revenue and grant funding in Birmingham and the black country boroughs. For example, Birmingham receives 15 times per capita the amount that Wolverhampton does. Will the Minister please look into that?