Results 1-20 of 438 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Andrew Pelling

Business, Innovation and Skills: First Capital Connect (12 Nov 2009)

Andrew Pelling: Will the Minister take a constructive initiative on this issue? East Croydon commuters cannot use their First Capital Connect tickets on Southern railways. Will he talk to First Capital Connect, if there are issues to do with compensation to Southern, so that we can find an easy way to increase capacity in that way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 Nov 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: We have seen our normal weekly clash. Would it be nice to have all the party leaders on the same political platform at the next general election by having, at the same time, a referendum on European Union membership? After all, that would release the poison, and relieve the distortion, that this unanswered question puts into British politics.

Rape Crisis Centres (10 Nov 2009)

Andrew Pelling: Does the Minister have a view on those women who have no recourse to public funds because of their migration status, and on how rape centres should be better provided for to deal with their needs?

Rape Crisis Centres (10 Nov 2009)

Andrew Pelling: The hon. Lady is returning to the issue of funding and costs, which she mentioned at the start of her speech. We are fortunate in Croydon because we have a rape crisis centre, which has recently benefited from an additional grant of more than £250,000 from the London Mayor. Croydon is unusual in that respect because there are really only two such centres in London. Does that not...

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

Andrew Pelling: There are no more Conservatives who would be able to answer such a question. Will the Minister accept, however, that the shadow Home Secretary put the question in the context of the Home Secretary's desire to have a much more open, tolerant debate about the issue of migration, which is healthy in terms of trying to ensure that people do not vote for extremist parties at the next election? In...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (28 Oct 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: Will the Minister give way?

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (28 Oct 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: Will the Minister give way?

Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)

Andrew Pelling: The hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) said that it was important that we also discuss what sanctions and leverage we have. Again to use my constituent as a proxy to argue the Sinhalese case: "Hasn't the British Government learnt we don't care about you? We have wealthy and powerful friends all over the world." What leverage does the hon. Gentleman think we as a nation...

Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)

Andrew Pelling: The right hon. Lady mentions constituents both here and in Sri Lanka, but it can sometimes help to give the view of Sinhalese constituents. Although it is a challenging question, it is worth asking. An e-mail criticising what I said at the rally last weekend, stated: "All you care about is the nearly 50,000 Tamil votes in Croydon." The right hon. Lady gives a stark picture of the situation in...

War Memorials (21 Oct 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: I am delighted that the hon. Lady has initiated this debate. She has mentioned schools. The issue of war memorials in schools has a particular resonance at a time when the country is involved in conflict. I have been lobbied by Mr. Michael Lyons of the Royal British Legion in New Addington, in Croydon, about the efforts being made to preserve school memorials when demolition is planned. A...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Andrew Pelling: The hon. Gentleman is speaking out very loudly on behalf of small businesses and is quite rightly saying that the Government should not distort the market. However, the Government have a role in regulation. Many big businesses are doing well in tapping the capital markets, but small businesses are not able to do so. Would it be better if the Government were less demanding in trying to get the...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Andrew Pelling: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

"the Spirit of Humanity" (13 Jul 2009)

Andrew Pelling: The constituent of the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) was educated in my constituency and her parents live in Croydon. They expressed concern to me that Alex Harrison was detained for 23 hours without food and water by the Israeli authorities, and I wonder whether the Minister has any information on that. Her parents also expressed concern that the FCO,...

Petition — Stroke Services (London) (26 Jun 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: I am pleased to present a petition regarding the proposed closure of the hyper-acute stroke unit at Mayday hospital. I should like in doing so to give thanks to those who made efforts to secure 2,794 signatures to the petition: Jenny Chorlton; Mirza Raza and the Muslim Shia'h community of Croydon; the Groves family; St. Mary's Catholic church, in Croydon; St. Mary's church in Addington...

Policing (Croydon) (29 Apr 2009)

Andrew Pelling: Mr. Benton, this is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, and a great pleasure it is, too. I thank Mr. Speaker for selecting this subject for debate and the Minister, who has a busy diary, for spending time to come to answer to this Adjournment debate. I intend to draw attention to the need for a fairer share of London's policing resources to be allocated to the London...

Cardiac/Vascular Health (22 Apr 2009)

Andrew Pelling: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Pope. I congratulate the hon. Member for North-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Moss) on securing the debate. I was very pleased that he mentioned the importance of the care of, and a proper strategy for, those who suffer from congenital heart disease. It is perhaps a testament to the Government's success that so many babies survive with...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (21 Apr 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: What advice would the Department give to the London borough of Croydon in terms of making a good case for the next set of three-year local government financial settlements? It is very clear that there is real stress on the budget, because the borough has seen the third highest increase in council tax in London while services have been reduced. We have a real dynamic to consider, as we are the...

Royal Assent: G20 Summit (2 Apr 2009) has video

Andrew Pelling: In his statement, the Chancellor referred to an extra $250 billion in export credit. What additional export credit will come from the United Kingdom Government for UK manufacturers and other people in business?