Results 1-20 of 491 for in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates' speaker:Lord Swinfen
- Housing: New Housebuilding — Question (20 March 2013)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, my noble friend mentioned affordable homes in her first Answer. What is the Government's definition of an affordable home?
- NHS: Private Companies — Question (11 February 2013)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, how will the quality of the work be evaluated?
- Lobbyists: Register — Question (12 December 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, when we have a register of lobbyists, will it be illegal for those not on the register to lobby?
- Driving: Blood Alcohol Limit — Question (12 December 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, how long does it take for the blood alcohol level to return to zero from 80 milligrams when the alcohol disperses naturally?
- Online Safety Bill [HL] — Second Reading (9 November 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, all people in cars, including children, have to be strapped in with a seat belt. The Government have made it illegal not to do so. We are asking the Government to provide a safety belt to protect children on the internet.
- Online Safety Bill [HL] — Second Reading (9 November 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, on introducing this Online Safety Bill. I believe that it is an extremely important piece of legislation that if made law-and I hope it is-would greatly enhance the provision of child safety online. Some 30 years ago, I chaired an examination of video violence and its effect on children that had been set up my late noble friend Lord...
- Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (19 October 2012)
Lord Swinfen: Before my noble friend sits down, could he answer the question that I asked when I spoke as to what the Government are doing to ensure that mosques are licensed to carry out marriages and that there is a civil document for those who are married rather than a purely religious document which is not valid in English law?
- Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (19 October 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, on bringing this Bill forward. Members of this House of many religions have spoken today and, like my noble friend Lord Cormack, I am sorry that so far we have not heard any representatives from the Muslim faith, which I think would have been very useful. It is well over 50 years since I was at school and most of the history that I learnt...
- Gibraltar — Question (16 July 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what is done with the vessels that are caught illegally operating in Gibraltarian waters? Are they destroyed?
- Environment: Leafleting — Question (9 July 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, can my noble friend give any indication of the costs to local authorities of clearing up litter?
- Telecommunications: Mobile Phone Services — Question (18 June 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what is being done to improve broadband for e-mail in rural areas? I declare an interest, as I run a charity that relies solely on e-mail.
- NHS: Health Tourism — Question (28 May 2012)
Lord Swinfen: What checks are actually carried out to ensure that patients are entitled to free National Health Service care?
- Airports: Heathrow — Question (28 May 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what is being done to produce quieter aircraft?
- Airports: Heathrow — Question (28 May 2012)
Lord Swinfen: Certainly. I asked my noble friend what is being done to produce quieter aircraft.
- NHS: General Practitioners — Question (23 May 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, to what extent are general practitioners using telemedicine to cut down the time needed to obtain specialist medical advice for their patients?
- Assisted Dying — Question for Short Debate (13 February 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I congratulate the DPP on the way in which he has produced what in my view is a very compassionate policy. Some people have argued that it would be better to investigate a case of assisted suicide before it has happened, so that the wishes of the victim and the intentions of the assister can be scrutinised, but this would involve handing a licence to the assister based on subjective...
- EU: Structural and Cohesion Funds — Question (8 February 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, how much is lost in administrative charges as our funds pass through Europe on their way back to this country?
- Abu Qatada — Statement (7 February 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, as I understand it, the bail conditions will be personal to Abu Qatada. Will other people living in the same house be allowed mobile phones and devices that can connect to the internet? What is the position with visitors to the house? Will they be properly searched to ensure that no such devices are taken in?
- Aviation: Passenger Duty — Question (25 January 2012)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, will passengers who are taken up for a jaunt, and who take off and land at the same airfield without stopping elsewhere, still be liable for this duty?
- House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]: Committee (21 October 2011)
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I believe it is because we have a voice and a vote in Parliament.