Results 1-20 of 817 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Angela Watkinson

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

Angela Watkinson: Does the hon. Gentleman think the Sentencing Guidelines Council is advantageous? Does it improve the way that judges carry out their jobs or is it a hindrance?

Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (12 Nov 2009)

Angela Watkinson: What assistance can the Government's enterprise champion offer to people starting up new businesses, such as my constituent, Pam Randall, who has been told that she might have to wait up to nine months to register for VAT? Will the Minister have a discussion with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, to try to make HMRC more businesslike?

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Offender Management (11 Nov 2009)

Angela Watkinson: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on offender management in Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Offender Management (11 Nov 2009)

Angela Watkinson: Does the Minister accept that the number of prisoners from north Wales would have to treble to meet the Ministry of Justice criteria for building a new prison there?

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

Angela Watkinson: When he next expects to meet the chief executive of the new Supreme Court to discuss its running costs.

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

Angela Watkinson: The Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Neuberger, has said in relation to the Supreme Court that "you muck around with a constitution...at your peril because you do not know what the consequences of any change will be". Why are the Government still mucking about with the House of Lords and introducing measures to allow Lord Mandelson to return to this place?

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Local Government Reorganisation (4 Nov 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: What progress has been made on reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Local Government Reorganisation (4 Nov 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: I thank the Minister for that answer. As he will know, the new local councils are not yet in place, and I am grateful to him for confirming that the date of the local elections in Northern Ireland is May next year.

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: We have heard from numerous speakers this evening that a wide range of strategies are in place to try to deal with antisocial behaviour. However, they are only as good as the sanctions that apply when they are breached, which happens are all too frequently—unsurprisingly, because they are issued to people who are non-conforming and have no natural empathy with others. The initiative...

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: I am sure my hon. Friend is aware that one form of antisocial behaviour starts as early as reception classes in infant schools, where children have not learned at home how to behave in an acceptable way.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Contingency Arrangements (Fire Service) (27 Oct 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: What role his Department plays in making contingency arrangements in the event of industrial action by the fire service.

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Contingency Arrangements (Fire Service) (27 Oct 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: As a member of a fire service family, I know that nobody joins the fire service to earn a lot of money; they do it because they believe that it is a very important public service. In an answer to a previous question, the then Minister indicated that his Department did not keep copies of existing contingency plans, which must vary widely from one authority to another. Will the Minister...

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

Angela Watkinson: How many small shops in my constituency will lose their eligibility for small business rate relief next year, after revaluation? The revaluation took as its reference point April 2008, when retail rents were very high, compared with industrial and office rents.

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Goods Vehicle Testing (22 Oct 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: What assessment he has made of the effect on small and medium-sized businesses of changes to arrangements for the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency to test goods vehicles.

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Goods Vehicle Testing (22 Oct 2009) has video

Angela Watkinson: I thank the Minister for his reply. Operators will welcome any improvement to efficiency in the test station network, but there is great concern among very small businesses about the likely cost impact when the tests are carried out by a private company. When will he be able reassure them, and when will a decision be made, as to the likely cost of tests under the new arrangements?