Results 1-20 of 630 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Nick Hurd

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: I support the comments of my hon. Friend, but does he agree that the Secretary of State did not mention an extremely important constituency to which a real deal at Copenhagen is vital? I am talking about the business community, which has to take now the decisions on long-term infrastructure assets that are likely to determine whether we meet our interim targets. The members of that community...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: We have had a rather good debate since we made it through the first 10 minutes of the Secretary of State's speech. That 10 minutes was badly judged, because the subject of the debate is legislation characterised by strong cross-party support. It was my privilege to be the promoter of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, and, as I sense that it will probably represent the pinnacle of my...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: Is the Secretary of State telling us that local spending reports will be subsumed in the Total Place programme, or will they continue to have an independent life?

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (Recession) (28 Oct 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: We should be concerned that more than 10,000 charities have ceased operating in the past six months, according to the Charity Commission. After two years of consultation, we are still no clearer about Government plans to make gift aid easier and more effective for charities. Instead, we are now getting signals from private meetings that the Treasury actually wants to scrap tax reliefs for...

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (Recession) (28 Oct 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: indicated dissent.

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Voluntary Sector (1 Jul 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: May I press the new Minister for a better answer to the question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (Robert Key)? Church groups, scout groups and sports clubs face crippling hikes in their water bills as a result of the proposed changes. Three months ago, I asked the previous Minister whether he would consider a moratorium, at least until an impact assessment was carried out. He...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

Nick Hurd: My hon. Friend is focusing on NOx, but he will know that the elephant in the room is carbon and climate change policy. Does he understand the confusion in my constituency? People are coming up to me to say, "Hang on a minute. On one hand, the Government are telling us that climate change is the most important risk of our time, and on the other, they're giving a green light to the...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

Nick Hurd: Following on from the issues of noise and increased road congestion, particularly on local roads in Hillingdon, there are also health implications. Does my hon. Friend share my concern that there has been no local health impact assessment and that Hillingdon primary care trust has not been consulted on the expansion of Heathrow?

Prayers: Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill (12 Jun 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: On this groundhog day, may I, too, start by congratulating the new Minister on her appointment? I am sure our future exchanges will be more focused on the role of government in unlocking the potential of the third sector to help more people, but today we are rightly focused on what is a stubborn Bill, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore), not least for his tenacity. I...

Prayers: Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill (12 Jun 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: It is, as always, a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley), who made a thought-provoking speech. Until now, I have had no dealings with the Bill, so I should start by reassuring the right hon. Member for Croydon, North (Malcolm Wicks) that my presence at the Dispatch Box reflects the day of the week rather than any U-turn on behalf of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Social Enterprises (20 May 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: The Minister's predecessor launched the £70 million community builders fund in July 2008 with great fanfare. It is there to help our social entrepreneurs and people who want to show leadership in keeping our communities strong. They need support at this time more than ever. Will the Minister confirm that, almost a year later, not one penny has been invested from the fund? Will he explain...

British Heroes of the Holocaust (29 Apr 2009)

Nick Hurd: I start by not only congratulating the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (Mr. Brown) but thanking him. That is because before this debate I did not know anything about the British heroes of the holocaust and I am embarrassed by that fact. If the Hebrew saying that was quoted by my hon. Friend the Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis) is right and he who saves one life, saves the world...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Third Sector Organisations (1 Apr 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: It is hard enough to run a voluntary organisation, but now really important community organisations such as churches and sports clubs are facing huge increases in their water bills as a result of new surface water drainage charges. Some clubs are reporting tenfold increases in their bills. It is extraordinary that those changes should have been made without any impact assessment. Surely the...

Petitions: Planning and Development (Heathrow) (11 Mar 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: All three Hillingdon MPs are here to present the same petition, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Our presence reflects the complete unity in the borough in opposition to the plan to expand Heathrow airport. The petition states: The Petition of the Supporters of the Campaign to Save Cherry Lane Cemetery, Declares that the proposal by the British Airports Authority to construct an access road to the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Charities (25 Feb 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: On behalf of the Conservative party, I thank the Parliamentary Secretary and other hon. Members who have expressed sadness at the death of Ivan Cameron. His was a tragically short span of life, but one filled with a great deal of love. I am sure that my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) will draw strength from the House's condolences. Until now, the Treasury has done...

Bill Presented — Northern Ireland Bill: Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill (23 Feb 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: The Secretary of State will recognise the extraordinary work that charities such as Action for Children and Barnardo's do to support some of the most vulnerable children in our communities. How does he respond to those charities' concerns that the Bill does not do enough to help young people from marginalised backgrounds to access apprenticeships—a word that he has not yet used in his...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: It is a privilege to follow two speeches by my senior and southern Hillingdon neighbours. They made great speeches on behalf of their communities. I should like to salute two brave speeches in this debate. The first was that of my hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State for Transport, who had the courage to go to the Dispatch Box and say that she had thought things through a little harder...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern at the lecture that the Opposition received from the Secretary of State on due decision-making processes, when the Government commissioned a business case in partnership with the very industry that is set to benefit most from the expansion of Heathrow airport?

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Charities (14 Jan 2009) has video

Nick Hurd: Further to the excellent question from my hon. Friend the Member for Upminster (Angela Watkinson), which reminded the House of the potential of the voluntary sector to create desperately needed jobs, may I press the Minister to be more explicit about when the long-awaited action plan will be published? Will he confirm that it will contain new investment, new resources and new money for the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Volunteering (Young People) (12 Nov 2008) has video

Nick Hurd: What does the Minister think will be the impact of a deep recession on attitudes to volunteering? What assurance can he give the House about the Government's commitment to coming forward with measures to support charities and voluntary organisations that are suffering liquidity and cash-flow problems as a result of the banking crisis? They could be forced to cut services just when they are...