Results 1-20 of 449 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Anne Snelgrove
- Pemberton Homicide Review (17 Jun 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise again the lessons that arise from the terrible murders of Julia and William Pemberton. The deaths followed a history of domestic violence to which the police were alerted 15 months before the tragedy. I am proud to follow the lead of my predecessor, Julia Drown, by working with Frank Mullane, the brother of Julia Pemberton, and my constituent, to...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Switchover (South-West) (8 Jun 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: May I also add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend? He was a superb regional Minister and I was proud to be his deputy. All of us in the south-west are delighted to see him elevated to the Cabinet. He may be aware of an issue in Swindon that I have raised with several of his predecessors—the digital switchover for the railway village. It is one of the poorest communities in...
- Business of the House: Gurkhas (21 May 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: As secretary of the all-party group on Gurkhas, may I, on behalf of the 1,000 Gurkhas living in Swindon, thank the cross-departmental team that came up with this solution? Tomorrow, by sheer chance, I have a meeting with some of those Gurkhas. They will be asking me when the practical information will be published so that they and the Gurkhas who are not in this country can get on with their...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Social Enterprises (20 May 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: What assistance he is giving to social enterprises during the recession.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Social Enterprises (20 May 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: That is good news. Phoenix is a social enterprise in Swindon that works with people recovering from mental health problems by offering them work in a mailing and assembly service. I should declare an interest, because I have used the service, paying for it through my office costs allowance, and excellent value for money it was. What can my right hon. Friend do in a recession to help secure...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 May 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: Local people are very concerned about Swindon borough council's cuts in park-and-ride services and about cuts of up to four branch libraries, despite more than £400,000 of extra funding from the Government. Is that not a warning of Tory public service cuts instead of Labour investment?
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: St. Helena (25 Mar 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: When he expects the consultation on options for access to the island of St. Helena to conclude.
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: St. Helena (25 Mar 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: As my hon. Friend is aware, Swindon has the largest St. Helena community outside London. What hope can he give my constituents, who are British citizens, that their families will not be left stranded and that the consultation will not delay the introduction of 21st century transport links for that very remote island?
- St. Helena (Airport) (17 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Has the Minister or his Department made an estimate of how much it will cost, over the next one, two, three, four or five years, to keep RMS St. Helena going?
- St. Helena (Airport) (17 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. A number of the islanders have friends and family in the St. Helena community in this country; indeed, Swindon has the second largest number of people from that community. Would not an airway allow those people to visit their friends and family? At the moment, they are isolated from them.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Railway Stations (10 Mar 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: What plans he has to improve levels of safety and accessibility at railway stations; and if he will make a statement.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Railway Stations (10 Mar 2009) has video
Anne Snelgrove: Swindon station's disabled access has been improved considerably through the Access for All programme. Does my hon. Friend recognise that First Great Western, which is based in my constituency, has an excellent safety record and has been working innovatively with police community support officers and with train managers, leading to an eight out of 10 customer satisfaction rating? Will he...
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Will the Minister give way?
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Having had time to reflect on the hon. Gentleman's point, my response is that credit unions are so small and deal with so few people that they will not call on the FSCS as much as he makes out. I take his point, but any measure must be part of an overhaul of the whole system.
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: I understand the hon. Gentleman's point about the complexities, which need to be considered carefully. We are just asking the FSCS to look again at various approaches. The building societies are not asking to be let off scot-free: they are asking for a more level playing field, because at 3 per cent. of profits for the banks and 15 per cent. on average for the building societies, the levy is...
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Mr. Amess, you took the words out of my mouth. The FSCS is, of course, a body that was set up by the Labour Government in 2001—traditional values in a modern setting—and part of the regulatory regime and one of many measures introduced by the Government. The first Standing Committee I ever sat on was about regulating credit cards. I am delighted with the regulation that we...
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
- [Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)
Anne Snelgrove: Will the hon. Gentleman's party give back the dodgy £2 million from its dodgy donor?