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Written Answers — Home Department: Drugs: Misuse (12 Nov 2009)

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what date he first discussed with Professor David Nutt his concerns about Professor Nutt's public statements on the Government's policy on drugs; (2) what his policy is on whether the (a) Chairman and (b) members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs may comment in public on the Government's policy on drugs; (3) what...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-Domestic Rates: Internet (10 Nov 2009)

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to include access to wireless broadband networks in the assessment of business rates; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Internet (9 Nov 2009)

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 116W, on departmental internet, what Twitter accounts are maintained by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the cost of maintaining and updating each such account in 2009-10.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Responsibilities (9 Nov 2009)

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 650W, on ministerial responsibility, how many hours per week and what proportion of his working time the Minister for Digital Britain spent discharging his ministerial duties as Minister for Digital Britain.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Higher Education (3 Nov 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: The Minister has verbally painted a beautiful picture of the future of further and higher education through a wish list of what he wants for the future, but without offering an explanation as to how it might be achieved. I hope that that is in the documents, but he certainly has not explained it today. The only thing that was missing was motherhood and apple pie. My question is this: does he...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: Finance (3 Nov 2009)

Adam Afriyie: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2009, Official Report, column 1433W, on public bodies: finance, what the return profit from the portfolio of investments in companies and loans held by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, known as NESTA Investments, was in each year since 1998.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2 Nov 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: Was it made clear in Professor Nutt's employment documents, in the code of conduct or in writing that he was not permitted to speak on these issues in the public domain?

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: I am delighted that this debate has arisen today. It covers an important issue, and provides a timely opportunity to consider whether stronger fireworks safety regulations are needed. I welcome the debate, therefore, and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr. Hollobone) for his vigorous campaigning. It is an important issue, and I think that the Minister has highlighted some of...

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: It was not an uncontroversial Act.

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: It was not uncontroversial, because it contained enabling measures bestowing the power on a future Secretary of State to create regulations and make decisions that were at that point undefined. Conservatives are always uneasy when the Government take on new powers without defining them. However, the Fireworks Act was a good step forward, and we are glad that it is in place.

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: I thank the Minister for his intervention. That debate on fireworks safety, which led to the introduction of the legislation, was conducted sensibly and rationally. It was a good step in the right direction, although there is always hesitation from Conservative Members over enabling legislation. This is not the first time, therefore, that we have considered fireworks safety. There has been a...

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: Very much so, which is why I mentioned in my opening remarks that we have to consider the irresponsible use of fireworks at non-designated times, which can have a dreadful impact. In Windsor, we have two race courses and a wonderful array of wildlife, but horses, dogs and cats are startled by the use of fireworks. It is really important to consider that, especially when there is a legal...

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Adam Afriyie: Quite right. My hon. Friend has put the point clearly and fairly eloquently. As I said, I hope that those points will be picked up and examined further during this short debate. Looking back through previous debates, it seems that almost everything has been considered on many previous occasions. Today we have an opportunity to examine the evidence and to see whether anything has changed to...