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Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Trapping (25 April 2013)

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to make an announcement on the findings of his Department's report entitled Determining the extent of use and humaneness of snares in England and Wales.

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — Bus Services (Yorkshire and Humber) (17 April 2013)

Angela Smith: Does the Minister acknowledge that under the quality contracts introduced in the Local Transport Act 2008 integrated transport authorities could introduce requirements on fares, as well as on routes and frequency?

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — Bus Services (Yorkshire and Humber) (17 April 2013)

Angela Smith: If I recall rightly, when the Minister was a member of the Bill Committee for the Local Transport Act 2008, he was much more positive about re-regulation than perhaps he is now. The whole point of quality contracts within the context of the 2008 Act was exactly that integrated transport authorities would be given the freedom to use quality contracts without having to jump over the hurdles...

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — Bus Services (Yorkshire and Humber) (17 April 2013)

Angela Smith: The Minister is being very generous with his time. May I ask him a simple question? In the 1980s, the whole bus system was regulated. London is still regulated. Why is it that what is good enough for London is not right for the rest of the country? Why cannot the rest of the country have the regulated bus service that London enjoys?

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — Bus Services (Yorkshire and Humber) (17 April 2013)

Angela Smith: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth, for what I believe is the first time. It is also a pleasure to respond to the contribution made by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton). I noticed that on the Annunciator screen he was down as the Member for Midlothian—I did not know that Midlothian was in Yorkshire and Humber, but we learn...

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — Bus Services (Yorkshire and Humber) (17 April 2013)

Angela Smith: Does my hon. Friend agree that the other impact of deregulation in cities such as Sheffield was proportionately to increase the number of cars on the road and to decrease the number of people using local public transport?

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports (21 March 2013)

Angela Smith: What progress his Department has made on improving the export performance of UK manufacturers; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports (21 March 2013)

Angela Smith: The Chancellor’s economic plan was predicated to a large degree on boosting exports. It was reported at the end of January, however, that new export orders had fallen for the 13th month in a row. What advice is the Department giving to the Chancellor on how to move from plan A to plan B and give our manufacturers the support they really need?

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke). We heard a lot in today’s Budget statement about the “aspiration nation”, but back in 2010 we were told that we could judge the Chancellor by his record and his economic tests. I agree with the Chancellor: we should judge him by his own economic tests, especially now that he has been in his job for...

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: But the country is becoming less productive. In fact, productivity has declined by 2.4% over the last year, storing up massive problems for the future. On borrowing, the Chancellor told us that national debt would be falling as a percentage of GDP by 2015-16 and that he would bring down the deficit. It is no secret now that he will miss the first target by a mile, with the OBR saying that...

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: I completely agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, when it comes to growth, the Chancellor stood at the Dispatch Box in 2010 and confidently told the House that by this financial year the economy would be on the mend, with growth forecast at 2.8%, but we now know that his forecast was out by 2.5 %. Today, he had to downgrade growth for this year yet again, to 0.6%. We have a downgraded...

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: No! [Interruption.] I have given way twice and I am not giving way again. I do apologise. The Chancellor should also dramatically reverse the cut he made to the last Labour Government’s capital spending plans, given that spending is now £12.8 billion lower, year on year, than Labour planned. At a time when the economy is barely moving forward, we need the Government to invest. We...

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: It has emerged today that £38.5 million of shares have been given to nine top executives by Barclays bank. Does not that underline the point my hon. Friend is making about how millionaires seem to be faring much better under this Government than people on low pay or middle incomes?

Provisional Collection of Taxes: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (20 March 2013)

Angela Smith: Will the announcement not also help important ceramics industries such as Naylor Industries in Barnsley, and Hepworth’s?

[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair] — Olympic Legacy (Sheffield) (12 March 2013)

Angela Smith: The Minister has said a great deal about trusting local councils and local people. He talked earlier about the importance of all that—indeed, he has referred to it twice—but as yet he has said nothing about the leisure facility in my constituency, even though I asked that he give a response to the argument that the Government could do more to support the council and the community...

[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair] — Olympic Legacy (Sheffield) (12 March 2013)

Angela Smith: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Leigh. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing the debate and on outlining so clearly some of the issues relating to sports facilities in Sheffield. I also pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts). Don Valley stadium is in his constituency, as he said,...

[Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair] — Olympic Legacy (Sheffield) (12 March 2013)

Angela Smith: I am aware that legacy funds have been made available and that NHS moneys are available to invest, but those funds do not address the scale of the threats facing sports facilities created by funding cuts. There is clearly a problem relating to small, isolated communities such as Stocksbridge. Although the trend towards creating fewer and larger facilities to cover any given area may well be...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Bovine Tuberculosis (7 March 2013)

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the boundaries are of the reserve pilot area for the proposed badger cull.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Reptiles: Imports (7 March 2013)

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many CITES and non-CITES listed reptiles as recorded under TRACES have been imported to the UK from within Europe in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Written Ministerial Statements (28 February 2013)

Angela Smith: The Government have form on not keeping the House fully informed and in an electronic age, surely it is not beyond the wit of even this Government to find a way of ensuring that Members’ rights and the rights of this House are fully recognised.