Results 1-20 of 143 for in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates' speaker:Jessica Lee
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (7 March 2013)
Jessica Lee: I represent one of just three constituencies named after a river, so my question concerns our waterways. What support are the Government giving to groups such as the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association in my constituency, which, along with an army of volunteers, does a huge amount to help preserve our historic waterways?
- British Retail — [Sir Alan Meale in the Chair] (6 March 2013)
Jessica Lee: I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate him on securing the debate. The issue of employment has been raised, but does he agree that apprenticeships are another of retail’s valuable contributions? Sectors such as retail and catering offer important apprenticeships. They certainly do in Erewash. I recently visited Anderson’s on the High street, an independent coffee...
- [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Manufacturing (East Midlands) (12 February 2013)
Jessica Lee: Thank you, Mr Hollobone. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, and I, too, would like to join hon. Members in thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr Spencer) for securing this extremely important debate. One matter that will always unite us across the House is the pride we all take in the different industries and the range of products manufactured across the east...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Private Sector Job Creation (29 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage private sector job creation.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Private Sector Job Creation (29 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I warmly welcome the announcement that my right hon. Friend has just made. I am sure the fact that a fairer share of tax is being paid will also be warmly welcomed by my constituents in Erewash. Does my right hon. Friend agree that another important aspect of private sector job creation is the role of apprenticeships? Companies such as Derwent Analytics and TecQuipment in my constituency have...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Succession to the Crown Bill (22 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I rise to speak in support of the Succession to the Crown Bill. I will not detain the House for too long; I will focus my remarks on a significant change—that the gender of a child born after 28 October 2011 will have no relevance in determining the succession to the throne. We heard from my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames), a man of great knowledge whom...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Succession to the Crown Bill (22 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who, I am sure, agrees that there is a fine history in this country of monarchs hiding their feelings. Whatever historians may report in future, the private thoughts of the current Queen Elizabeth remain private.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Succession to the Crown Bill (22 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I know that the hon. Gentleman feels strongly about this point, which has already been raised, and believes that the current monarch is Elizabeth I. I, for one, will not enter into that debate any further. I will end by quoting from what is perhaps one of the most famous and well-documented speeches made by Elizabeth I. It is another reason to support the Bill and a timely reminder that...
- Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Pub Companies (9 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: Will my hon. Friend give way?
- Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Pub Companies (9 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. On self-employment, does he agree that the growth and resurgence of the microbrewery industry goes hand in hand with this debate? It is flourishing, particularly in Erewash and across Derbyshire.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill (8 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Dame Anne Begg), who brings great expertise and experience to the topic. While I may not always agree with her on how to resolve welfare benefit issues, I always respect what she has to say. For me and many others in the House, the central motivation for being here and practising politics is simple: it is to try to improve...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill (8 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he takes up the case on behalf of his constituent in this House. However, I put the responsibility squarely on his Government, the previous Government, which expanded the welfare state with tax credits and left people on incapacity benefit who for too long were never reassessed. That is unfair to those people and we need to recreate the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill (8 January 2013)
Jessica Lee: I agree with my hon. Friend and thank her for her intervention. The welfare budget has increased considerably over many years. The Department for Work and Pensions already spends more than £90 billion a year on welfare for working-age people—£1 in every £8 that the Government spend. Limiting certain social security benefits to the 1% that is before the House today, and...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Topical Questions (19 December 2012)
Jessica Lee: With the festive season upon us, will my hon. Friend join me in thanking all those at the Erewash council for voluntary service and other voluntary organisations in my constituency who do so much at this time of year to give those in need and those on their own the extra support they need?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (18 December 2012)
Jessica Lee: At this time of year, our thoughts often turn to those who are living on their own and are more vulnerable. Will my right hon. Friend set out what support is being offered to groups such as the Erewash community safety partnership in their fight against antisocial behaviour and to the efforts of all to bring the perpetrators of antisocial behaviour to the justice they deserve?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Neighbourhood Planning (17 December 2012)
Jessica Lee: What steps he is taking to support neighbourhood planning.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Neighbourhood Planning (17 December 2012)
Jessica Lee: In Erewash, interest has been expressed in the establishment of a neighbourhood plan forum. What further guidance can my hon. Friend offer to ensure that local communities have the information that they require in order to start their projects?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Flooding (26 November 2012)
Jessica Lee: Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of the consequences of the current flooding is the impact on transport links? The train I took to London last night was slightly delayed due to flooding, but severe disruption in the east midlands followed. Will he confirm that he is of course liaising with colleagues in the Department for Transport on the matter?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (26 November 2012)
Jessica Lee: My constituents, the good people of Erewash, are keen to know that the great British rebate, initially secured under Margaret Thatcher, remains safe in the Government’s hands. Can my right hon. Friend offer some reassurance that this important aspect of the budget remains a priority at the negotiating table?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Cadet Forces (26 November 2012)
Jessica Lee: what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of cadet forces in the UK.