Results 1-20 of 239 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Katy Clark

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 117 — Grounds for designation of MCZs (26 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: I beg to move amendment 3, page 78, line 32, at end insert— '(d) the marine ecosystem as a whole.'.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 117 — Grounds for designation of MCZs (26 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I wish to speak to amendment 3, which I tabled. It would amend clause 117, which deals with the grounds for the designation of marine conservation zones. The amendment relates to the Minister's power to order that a zone should be designated as an MCZ. The Bill enables the Minister, where he or she finds it desirable, to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 117 — Grounds for designation of MCZs (26 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: It would be of great assistance; I appreciate the Minister's comments. Coast proposes that the whole bay should be considered as a conservation zone. At the moment, there is only a no-take zone in part of the bay. To assist hon. Members, a no-take zone basically means that there can be no fishing, whereas in some marine conservation zones fishing is allowed in particular circumstances....

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 117 — Grounds for designation of MCZs (26 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: I will listen very carefully to what the Minister has to say at the end of the debate, but I agree that it is a great shame that we have such a short time to debate these issues. It is a complete underestimation of their importance. I will keep my comments relatively brief to enable other Members to come in. Marine diversity is not about one particular type of fauna, flora or fish. We are...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: Is my hon. Friend aware that President Sarkozy, in July, announced his intention to designate 20 per cent. of France's territorial waters as marine protected areas, with half of them to be fishing free? Does he agree that it would be in the interests of British fishermen and women to have no-take zones in the areas where we have responsibility?

Business of the House (22 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that Royal Mail's decision to bring in 30,000 extra staff in the current dispute is an act of provocation? May I renew the call for a debate on the matter next week, and will she assure the House that the Government are doing everything possible to assist in securing an early resolution of the dispute?

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions (22 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: The Minister will be aware that many of those who work on Britain's ferries are still not covered by the national minimum wage regulations. Can he outline what steps are being taken to close that loophole?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (21 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: The Prime Minister will be well aware of the long campaign to get employment rights for temporary and agency workers. Will he indicate when we are going to get that legislation on the statute book?

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Electricity Transmission Network (14 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: The Minister will be aware that there is a proposal for a new coal power station at Hunterston. Will that be allowed to go ahead without carbon capture being in place?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (14 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: The Prime Minister will be aware that the Scottish National party Government have put a proposal for a coal power station at Hunterston in the planning framework in Scotland. Can he confirm that no such coal power station will be allowed to go ahead without carbon capture being in place?

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sale of Government Assets (12 Oct 2009) has video

Katy Clark: Does my right hon. Friend agree that a lot of people listening to this debate will think that it is a bit rich that the market got us into this situation, but the market will now be able to buy our assets on the cheap?

Business of the House: North Sea Helicopter Crash (2 Apr 2009) has video

Katy Clark: I thank the Secretary of State for the statement and associate myself with the condolences expressed. Our hearts go out to all those who are directly affected. My right hon. Friend knows that some calls have been made today to ground the specific model involved in the incident until it is clear exactly what went wrong. He has confirmed that a different model was involved in the incident six...

Business of the House (2 Apr 2009) has video

Katy Clark: My right hon. and learned Friend will be aware of the reports of the discussions yesterday between the United States of America and Russia about their nuclear arsenals. She will also be aware that the review conference on the non-proliferation treaty is due to take place next year. Does she agree that we need to move the issue higher up the political agenda over the next year, and will she...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Rape (Victim Support) (2 Apr 2009) has video

Katy Clark: My hon. and learned Friend will be aware that until May 2007 the funding for women's aid groups and other groups providing support for women in Scotland was ring-fenced. The loss of that protection means that funding has been cut to those organisations. Does she agree that we should look into that because there should be core funding of those essential services?

Council Tax Rebate: The Economy (31 Mar 2009) has video

Katy Clark: It is a pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash). I agreed with some of what he said, particularly about the rise of the far right and, indeed, about post office banks. We are both members of the European Scrutiny Committee and I suspect we have different views on Europe, but I agree with him that it has been interesting to observe how what the...

Royal Assent: Defence in the UK (26 Mar 2009) has video

Katy Clark: It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I want particularly to raise two issues that are of great concern to my constituency and have been raised with me by a considerable number of constituents. The first issue, which has already been raised by several hon. Members, is Britain's possession of nuclear weapons, particularly the decision to renew and replace...

Legislative Reform: Local and Regional News (19 Mar 2009) has video

Katy Clark: I welcome the selection of this subject for today's topical debate, because it is clear from what has been said that we face a crisis in our local and regional news journalism. Every hon. Member has local stories to tell to highlight that. As my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) has said, the National Union of Journalists estimates that at least 1,000 editorial jobs...

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — UK Energy (Coal) (17 Mar 2009)

Katy Clark: The hon. Gentleman has experience of coal-powered stations from his constituency interests, and I support everything that he has said about the case for coal. My experience from speaking to energy companies looking to build new coal-powered stations is that they believe that they will be reliant on foreign coal, because of its low sulphur content. Will the hon. Gentleman comment on that and...

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — HMRC (Office Closures) (11 Mar 2009)

Katy Clark: I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on behalf of my constituents, who are directly affected by the closures. As hon. Members are aware, the intention is to close more than 200 offices nationally, and 25,000 jobs will be lost by 2011. It is clear from the number of hon. Members in the Chamber today that many people throughout the country are worried about the proposals. I shall be...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Newspaper Redundancies (2 Mar 2009) has video

Katy Clark: What recent assessment he has made of levels of redundancies in the newspaper sector; and if he will make a statement.