Results 1-20 of 366 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 Davies of Coity
- Emergency Services: Paramedics — Question (15 May 2013)
Lord Davies of Coity: Will the Minister address the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner? It has been said quite clearly that there are circumstances in which unqualified paramedics attend an emergency call. Does he believe that any unqualified paramedic should be responding to an emergency call?
- NHS: Research and Development — Question (17 December 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, the Minister said very clearly in his Answer to the first Question that it was a matter of "value for money". Is there not a danger that the Government will cost the exercise at the expense of the care that should be had by patients in this country?
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012: Motion to Approve (25 July 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, we have all heard about the big society. We have all heard that we are all in this together. I am driven to the belief that the proposed cuts in the draft Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 are another example of the most vulnerable people in our society being expected to make the greatest sacrifices. Before coming to your Lordships' House 15 years ago, I was an officer of...
- Club and Institute Union: 150th Anniversary — Question (10 July 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I wonder if the Minister can advise the House as to the number of clubs that have been forced to close in recent years as a result of government legislation?
- Vehicles: Insurance — Question (4 July 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, if there is some improvement as a result of what they do in Ireland and France, why do not we do something that will be an improvement on the current situation?
- Employment Tribunals — Question (18 June 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, will the Minister advise me on an issue-
- Companies: Executive Remuneration — Question (13 June 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, in answer to the question posed by the noble Lord, Lord Lea, the Minister said there were no plans to have employee representatives on management boards. Fine-but can the Minister tell the House why the Government object to workers' representatives being on the boards?
- Syria — Private Notice Question (28 May 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, Syria is likely to go into a civil war, as the Minister has said. We have been involved in the bombing of Libya and went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. To what extent do the Government believe that we have helped the people of those countries by our involvement?
- Airports: Heathrow — Question (28 May 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, my noble friend Lord Foulkes described the circumstances arising out of his question, such as the slotting of aircraft. The Minister replied to the issue of the slots but he never replied to the point about the dithering over the decision, for which the Government are responsible, about the third runway at Heathrow.
- Democratic Republic of Congo — Question (15 May 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: Can the Minister tell the House the extent to which the Government believe that British companies are involved in the offshore companies that are involved in this expertise?
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 April 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I regret that I was not able to be in the House on Tuesday and therefore could not participate in the Second Reading debate. However, I take the point of view of the noble Lord, Lord Judd, with regard to the protection of shop workers. In the Second Reading debate the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, said that he had been involved prior to 1986. So was I as the general secretary of the...
- Organ Transplantation — Question (27 February 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, can the Minister-
- Organ Transplantation — Question (27 February 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, the question that I was going to ask earlier has been answered. However, the question I am going to put now is this: are the same people who will not participate in the donation of organs also reluctant to receive organs from donors?
- Libya — Question (2 February 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, some time ago when we were intervening in Libya, I asked the noble Lord about the occurrence of tribalism. Can he now say whether the brutalities that are taking place in Libya are as a result of tribalism out there?
- Aviation: Passenger Duty — Question (23 January 2012)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, the Minister has referred to a number of anomalies. Does he accept that the anomalies display unfairness, and what are the Government going to do about them?
- Food: Waste — Question (12 December 2011)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I have noticed one thing with retailers: buy one get one free. Buying two is cheaper than buying singly. Are the Government trying to do anything to encourage retailers to reduce the price of each unit of product rather than produce these gimmicks?
- Phone Hacking — Question (6 December 2011)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords-
- UK Border Security: 30 November — Private Notice Question (28 November 2011)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, the Minister has repeatedly referred to this side of the House not condemning the strike. What I want to ask him is this-can he give a categorical assurance that the motivation of the coalition Government is security and not strike breaking?
- Unemployment: Young People — Question (28 November 2011)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords-
- Unemployment: Young People — Question (28 November 2011)
Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, more than 50 years ago, when I was serving my apprenticeship, the industrial training boards had a levy and grant system that ensured that all small and medium-sized businesses produced apprentices or paid the levy if those businesses poached skilled men from the big companies. Why should we not reintroduce that system?