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Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

David Davies: What steps he is taking to encourage young people to participate in sport; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

David Davies: I wonder whether the Minister shares my concern that some of the money that could be spent on building good sports facilities for young people is being spent on paying very large salaries and expenses for people running the Olympic games, and some of the money finding its way into schools is being spent on computer games consoles. Does he think that that is a good use of public money?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Nov 2009) has video

David Davies: Could one of the Ministers tell us why people who are registered blind still have to pay 50 per cent. of their TV licence? Is it so that the BBC can continue to bribe people with London living allowances to live in Manchester?

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

David Davies: Does the Prime Minister agree that the Ministry of Defence should publish regular figures showing the number of soldiers who have lost limbs or suffered other life-changing injuries in Afghanistan? If he does, will he let me have those figures by the end of the week?

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: My hon. Friend will know that the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is a militia, and the militia usually takes precedence over the volunteers. Of course, my father served in his regiment, so I have no axe to grind either way.

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: I begin by paying tribute to Rifleman Jamie Gunn, Private Kyle Adams and Private Richard Hunt, who lost their lives in Afghanistan. I spoke to some of their parents this morning. The experience of attending their funerals and meeting their families has made me realise beyond any doubt that the real cost of the war in Afghanistan is not measured in money. That is irrelevant. The cost is in...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. This is about showing the Territorial Army that we respect its commitment. At least three TA soldiers have lost their lives already in the conflict in Afghanistan. It is astonishing that anyone thought that it would be a good idea to save £20 million by scrapping the drill nights. The Secretary of State, who sadly is no longer in his...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: If the hon. Gentleman goes back to what I said earlier, I do not believe that we should be thinking about money at all here. We are at war at the moment. My hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Newark (Patrick Mercer) made the point that we are at war, and he has more experience of the armed forces than any other hon. Member. Many people have concerns about the operations that we are...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: The Minister has been a Member for longer than me, and he knows that as a Back-Bench Member, I do not have to follow the party line. I am not the sort of person who slavishly follows party lines; I am perfectly able to put over an opinion myself. He will be intelligent enough to realise that I have some concerns about his Government's policy.

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: I have concerns about the Government's policy. My Front Benchers are not in government yet, but I am sure that they will be shortly. Although I may have doubts about some aspects of Government policy, I have no doubt about this, and I do not think that anyone else will: if we are going to fight a war of any sort, we ought to ensure that the personnel are properly equipped; that there is...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: The right hon. Gentleman speaks sense on many occasions, and I have no need to elaborate. Will Ministers look into the fact that many members of the Taliban are in this country, claiming asylum and getting houses while British soldiers live in substandard accommodation? I join colleagues who are incredulous that the Government considered making the TA cuts in the first place. I therefore...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: Will the Secretary of State give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: Following on from the previous question, the Minister still has not explained to us how on earth crime is going to be solved within four hours and crime scenes visited within four hours when laboratories at Chorley, Birmingham, and Chepstow in my constituency, are being closed down. What is the point of giving money to small businesses if crime is out of control because we do not have the...

Business of the House (22 Oct 2009) has video

David Davies: Could the Secretary of State for Defence be asked to come to this House to give an urgent statement assuring us that members of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers and other TA units being called up to go to Afghanistan will continue to be paid for their drill nights?

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

David Davies: We are all delighted to see that some Ministers have finally found the time to come back to discuss the shambolic state of the economy, which their Government have helped to cause. The Minister talked about déjà vu and gave us a little history lesson. I study history a little, so I know that every Labour Government have failed this country's economy—whether it be Ramsay...

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

David Davies: I am sorry, Madam Deputy Speaker, if I get carried away as I think about the chaos that has been wrought upon us. When we come to remember the Prime Minister for his comment that he had eradicated boom and bust, we should also remember that this was the Prime Minister who could not keep the books straight and was unable to spend just what he earned in taxation since the year 2000. All of us...