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- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate on the Queen's Speech. I must say how much I enjoyed the speeches made by my hon. Friends the Members for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) and for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley). Both of my hon. Friends gave us lots of ideas and things to think about as they covered areas of the Queen's Speech and the way forward on health and...
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: I have listened to the Secretary of State's end-of-the-pier turns with great interest, but he is being very partisan. We want to be constructive. Indeed, the whole country wants us to be constructive on the important issue of education. He has tried to entertain us, but we need some facts. Let me give him some. More than 50 per cent. of pupils are still not obtaining five good GCSEs including...
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Labour Force Re-skilling (12 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: According to the recent CBI report on skills funding, this year the Government's Train to Gain programme will fund eight times more courses at level 2 and below than at level 3, with funding often just going to badge up existing skills. Does the Minister think that that lack of focus on technical skills is why four in 10 businesses say that Train to Gain adds nothing to their organisation?
- Written Answers — Home Department: Acceptable Behaviour Contracts: Bexley (11 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many acceptable behaviour contracts have been (a) agreed and (b) breached in the London Borough of Bexley in each year since their inception.
- Written Answers — Home Department: Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Bexley (11 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people under the age of 18 years (a) were given and (b) breached an anti-social behaviour order in the London Borough of Bexley in each year since their inception.
- Written Answers — Health: Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup (11 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions his Department has had with South London Healthcare NHS Trust about the full closure of the accident and emergency department at Queen Mary's Hospital.
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty: Bexley (11 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in fuel poverty.
- Written Answers — Justice: Solicitors: Overpayments (10 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he next expects to meet the Legal Services Commission to discuss its overpayments to solicitors in 2008-09.
- Written Answers — Health: Swine Flu: Greater London (10 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) Greater London have been diagnosed with swine influenza.
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Non-Departmental Public Bodies (10 Nov 2009)
David Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding his Department allocated to each of its non-departmental public bodies in 2008-09.
- Olympics: Budget (9 Nov 2009) has video
David Evennett: What recent discussions she has had on the size of the Olympic budget; and if she will make a statement.
- Olympics: Budget (9 Nov 2009) has video
David Evennett: I thank the Minister for her response on an issue that is of considerable concern to my constituents, who will be paying quite an amount and footing a lot of the bill for the Olympics, which we strongly support. However, will she give details about which operations will be scaled back if there is a shortfall in sponsorship or private sector investment?