Results 1-20 of 447 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Jamie Reed

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 November.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: I am sure that everyone in this House will associate themselves with the comments made by my right hon. Friend, for those who have fallen in the line of duty in Afghanistan have done so not only on our behalf, but on behalf of the people of Afghanistan. Many of my constituents have benefited from the Prime Minister's abolition of prescription charges for cancer patients and many more still...

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: Will the hon. Lady give way?

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: The hon. Lady identified the benefits of early years intervention and of Sure Start itself. With that in mind, does she regret not supporting the budget allocated to fund Sure Start?

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: If only I had been given intervention points by my Whip. How on earth can social objectives be met without funding?

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: rose—

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: I congratulate the hon. Lady on her involvement in the Sure Start centres in her community. It sounds very similar to my community in Cumbria, where there are pockets of wealth surrounded by rural deprivation. That presents difficult problems. I congratulate her, too, on drawing attention to the standard of arithmetic within the Institute of Directors these days. The point about value for...

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: My hon. Friend is making an excellent contribution, although I must stress that my constituency is nowhere near Derbyshire or Lancashire.

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: I thank my hon. Friend for that offer and I will take it up. Does my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak agree that one of the criticisms that has been regularly levelled at the Government during their time in office is that they have redistributed wealth and opportunity by stealth and not talked enough about that redistribution? As he will know, certain commentators in the political sphere...

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: Does my hon. Friend find, as I do, that when she speaks to health workers and people associated with infant schools, primary schools, GP practices and hospitals in her area, they are all passionate about the work that Sure Start does, and that they believe that their core work and the efforts that they have make to improve the lives of people who come through their doors would be seriously...

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Sure Start (15 Oct 2009)

Jamie Reed: I regret having intervened on my right hon. Friend, because she is making such an important contribution, but let me return to the point that she just made about the effect that Sure Start is having on reducing disparities between wealth and life chances within our country, as that is very important. Clearly, we are all committed to the Government's child poverty goals—indeed, they are...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: Does my hon. Friend share my view that the contribution made from the Opposition Front Bench was more like a crazed attempt to force people into marriage than a meaningful attempt to assault child poverty?

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: I think that I speak for everyone when I say how dismayed I am by the hollow and poor understanding, the poor grasp of the facts, and the real lack of compassion displayed by the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May). I have spoken in the Chamber many times about matters of importance to me and to my constituents. I have spoken about matters of national and international importance,...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: I understand that the definition of severe poverty has been roundly condemned by the agencies most concerned about the alleviation of child poverty in this country. It is seen as something of a smokescreen put up by a party that, sadly, refuses to support the very measure that has taken so many children out of poverty.

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: My hon. Friend makes a compelling point. That is absolutely right. The lives of the children we have lifted from poverty are not simply lives transformed; in many cases, they are literally lives saved. Our actions have undoubtedly prevented significant cases of poverty, including child poverty, across the board. There should be pride in that—but while one British child still languishes...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: The measures in the Bill are the most unprecedented steps towards defeating child poverty in this country ever—but, for me as an individual, no I am not satisfied. However, without measures such as the minimum wage, the new deal, Sure Start centres and much else, the incidence of child poverty would be much greater. We should judge colleagues in the House on their actions, not their...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and he pre-empts my next sentence. By "hard influence", I mean precisely parents and the encouragement of self-reliance where there is none to be found. This is why community efforts are so vital. Whitehall cannot provide the full arsenal that communities need to defeat poverty, because most men and women in Whitehall have probably...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: Because we have a fundamental difference of understanding in respect of the Bill's scope, provisions and aims. I think it is a very enabling Bill, which allows people to provide the solutions that they see as being the most appropriate for their own communities. I have talked about community efforts and the good men and women of Whitehall not having actually seen poverty. Most areas will be...

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: I have been more than generous in giving way, and I must now make some progress.

Bill Presented — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Child Poverty Bill (20 Jul 2009) has video

Jamie Reed: My apologies to my hon. Friend, too, for not giving way. Will the Government also ensure that the innovation, energy and insight of the third sector are put at the forefront of our efforts? In my experience, the flexibility of the voluntary sector can often—not always, but often—lead to more successful and productive outcomes than when statutory bodies pursue similar aims....