Results 1-20 of 484 for speaker:Roberta Blackman-Woods

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Television: Advertising (11 Nov 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on product placement on television programmes.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Reconstruction (3 Nov 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the Government is giving to the government of Afghanistan on negotiating trans-national contracts for the supply of raw materials.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: UK Trade and Investment (3 Nov 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the establishment of a UK Trade and Investment representation in Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Overseas Trade: Afghanistan (3 Nov 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage trade and investment between the UK and Afghanistan.

Nato: Afghanistan (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the co-ordination of policy with other EU member states on developments in Afghanistan affecting UK national security.

Nato: Afghanistan (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: I thank my right hon. Friend for that response. Will he confirm that he will be working closely with his European partners over the next few weeks to ensure that the next round of voting in the Afghan presidential elections is both free and fair, so that those wishing to rebuild Afghanistan and make it more secure have the benefit of working with a credible Government there?

Free School Meals (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: Would my hon. Friend find it helpful to visit my constituency, in particular some of the schools that have 100 per cent. take-up, to see how effective free school meals are locally?

Free School Meals (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: Does my hon. Friend accept that one of the reasons why children do not take up free school meals is that they feel there is a stigma attached to them? Unfortunately, too many schools still single out in some way those who are having free school meals as different from the others. What is so important about the pilots is that free school meals are universal—everybody has them—and...

Free School Meals (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: Does my hon. Friend accept that my local authority did an amazing job in getting a partnership together to put money into school kitchens? It was far-sighted of the authority to involve the primary care trust, the schools themselves and the diocese, because they all have an interest in children's health.

Free School Meals (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: Would it make sense to complete the evaluation before the end of the two-year pilots? If local authorities are not given a signal early on about whether their scheme will continue, it could be put in jeopardy.

Free School Meals (20 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Illsley. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak about this subject, which is very close to my heart. From the start, I want to pay tribute to the Minister, who has played an important part in the campaign to highlight the importance of universal free school meals. She hosted a visit to Hull so that we could learn more about...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Afghanistan and Pakistan (14 Oct 2009) has video

Roberta Blackman-Woods: In July, when I last visited Afghanistan, I saw for myself not only the tremendous job that our armed forces are doing there, but the growing use of the Afghan national army in front-line operations. However, I am less clear about how the Afghan Government are being encouraged to take responsibility for the overall security situation. Will the Prime Minister say something more about what...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Armed Conflict (12 Oct 2009)

Roberta Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on progress towards a two-state solution for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.