Results 1–20 of 600 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:John Leech

Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Northern Futures Project (24 Mar 2015)

John Leech: Health devolution will allow decision makers to prioritise health inequalities in Manchester, but does my right hon. Friend agree that health professionals in the NHS need to be involved in the detailed discussions to make sure that we get the best deal for patients in our local NHS?

Royal Assent: Yarl’s Wood ( 3 Mar 2015)

John Leech: The managing director of Serco’s home affairs business has said that an independent review was required because the “public will want to be confident that Yarl’s Wood is doing its difficult task with professionalism, care and humanity”. Given the catalogue of shame and controversy over many years, is it not the case that the only way to regain public confidence is to strip Serco of...

Culture, Media and Sport Committee (26 Feb 2015)

John Leech: We disagree with the long-term future of the licence fee and whether non-payment of the licence fee should be decriminalised. Does the Chair of the Committee accept that any moves to decriminalise non-payment before 2017 would be contrary to the agreement reached with the BBC in 2010, when it accepted the licence fee freeze in return for guaranteed funding? Given that the Committee found...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Grass-roots Sport (26 Feb 2015)

John Leech: Previous TV deals with the Premier League have not resulted in comparable increases in funding for the grass roots and football family. Does the Secretary of State accept that the only way of guaranteeing future funding is for this Parliament to legislate to ensure that 5% of Premier League revenue goes to the grass-roots and football family?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Feb 2015)

John Leech: Does the Prime Minister agree with me that, hot on the heels of devolving powers on transport and housing, the welcome announcement that Manchester will take control of its £6 billion NHS budget shows the coalition’s commitment to local decision-making for Manchester, in stark contrast to the Labour Government that oversaw the closure of Withington hospital from Whitehall?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Visa Applications ( 9 Feb 2015)

John Leech: One of the so-called improvements to our immigration system is the decision to require asylum seekers, including those from China, to make fresh submissions in person at Liverpool. Would the Minister care to dispute the comments of Dave Smith of the Boaz Trust, who rightly says that it appears to be pure discrimination and a cynical attempt to deter people from putting in fresh submissions?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Legal Aid Funding ( 3 Feb 2015)

John Leech: What has been the cost in wasted court time, particularly in family proceedings where people have not been properly prepared for their proceedings, as a result of cuts to legal aid?

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Mental Health (Employment Opportunities) (26 Jan 2015)

John Leech: Why is no help available to get people with mental health problems back on to employment and support allowance, when they have voluntarily come off ESA and gone on to jobseeker’s allowance, wrongly believing that they were fit to work, only to be sanctioned for failing to comply with their jobseeker’s agreement because of their mental illness?

Business of the House (22 Jan 2015)

John Leech: Given that Responsible Gambling Trust research into fixed odds betting terminals showed that four out of five gamblers staking the average £13 spin exhibited problem gambling characteristics, can we have a debate on the Floor of the House to discuss whether the Government’s proposals will have any impact whatever?

Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Trident Renewal (20 Jan 2015)

John Leech: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement Group (15 Jan 2015)

John Leech: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the controversial Glazer family takeover at Manchester United—against the wishes of the vast majority of United fans. This saddled the club with vast debts to pay for the takeover. Does the Minister agree that football clubs and their supporters should be better protected from these predatory takeovers that can threaten the long-term viability of many...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Under-occupancy Penalty ( 8 Dec 2014)

John Leech: What estimate he made of the potential savings to the public purse that would arise from implementation of the under-occupancy penalty; and what estimate he has made of the amount saved to date by that implementation.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Under-occupancy Penalty ( 8 Dec 2014)

John Leech: How many people have been forced to move from social housing into more expensive private rented accommodation, where the housing benefit bill has actually risen, and how much has it cost the Department?

Antisocial Behaviour (South Manchester) ( 4 Dec 2014)

John Leech: I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise the issue of late-night antisocial behaviour in south Manchester, and specifically in the south-east Fallowfield and Ladybarn part of my constituency. The area is next to the Owens Park university halls of residence campus. Since I went to school in the area more than 25 years ago, it has seen an enormous transformation. It was traditionally a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Clause 29 — Secure colleges and other places for detention of young offenders etc ( 1 Dec 2014)

John Leech: Does the Minister envisage the girls and younger boys being educated completely separately from the older boys?

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Topical Questions ( 1 Dec 2014)

John Leech: I welcome my right hon. Friend’s decision to award an additional £300,000 to Burnage academy for boys, reflecting an increase of nearly 100 extra pupils in-year. May I urge him, however, to bring forward a change to the funding formula to ensure that schools that suffer from dramatic changes in numbers in-year do not have to keep coming begging to the Government?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Nov 2014)

John Leech: Does the Secretary of State agree with the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) who said last week that £2.80 or so a week for the BBC “is tremendous value, but only if you watch it.” Given that over 96% of people access the BBC every week, does that not show what good value the licence fee is?

Women and Equalities: Under-occupancy Penalty (Disabled People) (27 Nov 2014)

John Leech: I was going to ask exactly the same question as the hon. Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone). Will the Minister name and shame all local authorities that are failing to provide discretionary housing benefit for people who are being penalised as a result of their disability?

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Backbench Business — US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement ( 6 Nov 2014)

John Leech: What does the hon. Gentleman think the answer would be if we asked the general public whether they would prefer to dump Trident rather than sack soldiers?

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Backbench Business — US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement ( 6 Nov 2014)

John Leech: I add my congratulations to the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He is talking as though he is surprised about the lack of scrutiny. I am not surprised in the slightest, because if we had any decent level of scrutiny, it would be very clear that replacing Trident is a complete waste of money.


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