Results 1-20 of 778 for speaker:Greg Mulholland

Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: I have twice debated the issue of land banking and the mis-selling of green-belt and other land on the basis of unrealistic suggestions about future development. There has been some success since then, but the Financial Services Authority refuses to intervene when the company involved is offshore, regardless of the fact that it is ripping off countless UK investors. Can we have a debate in...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Mass Media: Insolvency (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) regional and (b) local newspapers have become insolvent in each year since 1997.

Written Answers — Health: Care Homes: Standards (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of care homes in each region which do not meet national minimum standards of care.

Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Rehabilitation (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people under the age of 18 in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Leeds are on waiting lists to receive treatment for drug addiction.

Written Answers — Health: In Vitro Fertilisation: Leeds (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient provision of in-vitro fertilisation treatment on the NHS in Leeds.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of the estimated average monthly wage of (a) a poppy farmer and (b) a grain farmer in Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Housing: Sales (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people in (a) England and (b) Leeds local authority area applied to buy their council house under the right to buy scheme in the latest period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Leeds (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many complaints about the standard of social housing in Leeds his Department received in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Home Department: Young Offenders: Alcoholic Drinks (12 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people under the age of 18 years have been arrested for alcohol-related acts of disorder or violence in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Transport: Immobilisation of Vehicles: Leeds (11 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many cars have been impounded in Leeds North West constituency in each year since 2005; and at what cost in each such year.

Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Drugs (11 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many instances of drug abuse were reported in each prison in England in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Justice: Television: Licensing (11 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in Leeds North West constituency were prosecuted for not having a television licence in each of the last three years.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Redundancy: Leeds (11 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received on the rate of staff (a) voluntary and involuntary redundancies and (b) dismissals at each university in Leeds in each of the last five years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (10 Nov 2009) has video

Greg Mulholland: A constituent's son was tragically murdered. The mother applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, but was refused—including help with funeral expenses—because he had had convictions in the past that were nothing to do with his murder. Does the Secretary of State agree that it appears that we place a lower value on life when it comes to those who...

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video

Greg Mulholland: The all-party save the pub group has received evidence to show that the Office of Fair Trading decision to ignore the super-complaint from the Campaign for Real Ale is deeply flawed and represents a dereliction of duty by this public body. May we have an investigation and an urgent debate in the House about this very serious matter?

Energy and Climate Change: Energy Pricing (5 Nov 2009) has video

Greg Mulholland: What steps he plans to take to prevent energy companies overcharging their customers; and if he will make a statement.

Energy and Climate Change: Energy Pricing (5 Nov 2009) has video

Greg Mulholland: Reports show that last year npower changed its tariff year for gas customers three times in 12 months, ensuring that customers were kept on the higher rate for charging longer than advertised and overcharging customers by £100 million. What steps can the Minister take to ensure that a tariff year is a firm 12-month commitment and cannot be changed at the whim of energy companies?

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Local Press: Government Assistance (5 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he plans to introduce to provide assistance to regional newspapers.

Written Answers — Home Department: Crimes of Violence: Care Homes (5 Nov 2009)

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents where residents of (a) children's care homes and (b) older people's care homes were victims of violent crime have been reported in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video

Greg Mulholland: I do not know how many pubs the Chancellor is now barred from as a result of his ill-judged and damaging rise in beer duty, but will he consider the effect of the VAT increase when it returns to 17.5 per cent. in January? In the light of that, will he reconsider the beer duty rises from next April? CAMRA reckons that, combined, they will put another 5p on the price of pint of beer, damaging...