Results 1-20 of 541 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:David Jones

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

David Jones: Further to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Upminster (Angela Watkinson), the Ministry of Justice has made it clear that it is looking for a number of 1,500-place prisons, and that they should be located in the areas from which the most prisoners come. Since only some 650 prisoners in the entire system come from north Wales, is there not a concern that the exercise that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Prison Site (North Wales) (10 Nov 2009) has video

David Jones: What progress has been made on identifying a site for a new prison in north Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Prison Site (North Wales) (10 Nov 2009) has video

David Jones: The owners of the site at Caernarfon that the Ministry rejected were willing to sell it, fully remediated and with a commercially acceptable warranty, for a sum of £10 million. Given that the Ministry studiously refused to enter into any negotiations for the site and did not, so far as I can see, ever conduct any soil tests, how is the Minister able to say with such certainty—she...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Libya (12 Oct 2009) has video

David Jones: If the decision to release al-Megrahi were made not by the Scottish Justice Secretary but by the Foreign Secretary's colleague, the Lord Chancellor, would the Foreign Secretary still feel constrained to remain silent in the face of the world's press?

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Health Care Provision (15 Jul 2009) has video

David Jones: The Secretary of State will know that the report of the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs on cross-border health services identified the inadequate payment of English hospitals by the Welsh Assembly Government as one of the principal barriers to the timely treatment of Welsh patients. To what extent does he regard it as part of his role to co-ordinate discussions between the Department of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farmers of Britain (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Jones: What recent discussions he has had with farming organisations on the taking into receivership of Dairy Farmers of Britain; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farmers of Britain (2 Jul 2009) has video

David Jones: In answer to a question from the hon. Member for Chorley (Mr. Hoyle), the Secretary of State said that he saw no need for an inquiry into the failure of Dairy Farmers of Britain. However, last August the co-operative issued an annual report that by any standards contained a preposterously over-optimistic assessment of its future. Given that so many farmers have lost so much money already and...

Business of the House (25 Jun 2009) has video

David Jones: Will the Leader of the House arrange for the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to make a further statement to the House on the circumstances that led to the collapse of the Dairy Farmers of Britain co-operative and on what has happened since? Across the north of England and throughout Wales, more than 1,500 farmers are suffering as a result of not having received...

Bill Presented: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [ Lords] (23 Jun 2009)

David Jones: Has the Secretary of State noted the concern expressed by the Wildlife Trusts of Wales and similar conservation bodies that the IFCA model does not apply in Wales and that consequently the powers are centralised in the hands of Welsh Ministers without any duties being expressed and without any scrutiny on the part of the Welsh Assembly?

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Port Security (10 Jun 2009) has video

David Jones: Port security in Wales is the joint responsibility of the four Welsh police forces, but the chief constable of North Wales has suggested that national standards for counter-terrorism policing are forever unattainable. Does the Minister acknowledge that the current fragmented model for policing our ports is no longer adequate, and will he urge the Home Secretary to listen to the advice of Lord...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Russia-Georgia Relations (19 May 2009) has video

David Jones: What recent assessment he has made of the implications for UK policy of the state of relations between Russia and Georgia.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Russia-Georgia Relations (19 May 2009) has video

David Jones: The near collapse of the talks in Geneva yesterday highlights the extent to which the status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia remains an impediment to the improvement of relations between Georgia and Russia. Does the Minister agree that in the circumstances, it is essential that there should remain an international presence on the ground in Georgia? Will she tell us what representations the...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Sri Lanka (13 May 2009) has video

David Jones: What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Sri Lanka (13 May 2009) has video

David Jones: Yesterday's Human Rights Watch report would appear to confirm beyond reasonable doubt that, contrary to their denials, Sri Lankan forces continue to bombard the Mullaittivu area, an action that has resulted in more than 100 deaths in the past few days, according to reports on the ground. Can the Minister say what representations the Government are making to the Sri Lankan authorities with a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Cross-border Health Services (29 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: The Minister will be aware of the recent media attention on the concerns expressed by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign over the lack of specialist care in Wales for people with neuromuscular conditions and their difficulty in obtaining treatment in England. The MDC has argued strongly for the establishment of a UK-wide national commissioning group for specialist diagnostic services. Is he...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Dissident Political Organisations (22 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: What recent estimate he has made of the size of membership of dissident political organisations in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Dissident Political Organisations (22 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: The Secretary of State will recall that, last month, the Minister of State told the House about the activities of dissident paramilitaries who were, as he put it, using extreme violence to extort money from drug dealers while at the same time pretending to protect the communities in which they were operating. He quite rightly said that it was necessary to bring such individuals to justice....

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: "Digital Britain" (20 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: What recent progress has been made on the "Digital Britain" review.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: "Digital Britain" (20 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: As the Secretary of State knows, the interim report proposes a universal service commitment to broadband speeds of a minimum of 2 megabits per second from 2012. However, given that speeds of up to 15 Mbps are regularly available in urban areas, does he acknowledge that that is a very unambitious target that is likely to push rural areas even further behind urban areas by 2012?

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Charities (1 Apr 2009) has video

David Jones: What assessment the Charity Commission has made of the effect of the economic downturn on charities.