Results 1-20 of 299 for speaker:Karl McCartney

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Aid (21 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to improve the value for money of the legal aid system.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 16 — Review of civil partnership (20 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: My right hon. Friend is being very gracious in giving way. Does she not accept that there is an inequality in the fact that same-sex couples will have a choice between a civil partnership and a gay marriage, whereas heterosexual couples will not have that choice? Are not the Government creating that inequality?

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (20 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of the benefit cap.

Written Answers — Wales: Energy (15 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of Wales to the UK's national energy infrastructure.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Economic Recovery (14 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: what steps he is taking to secure economic recovery.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Economic Recovery (14 May 2013)

Karl McCartney: I commend the Government’s efforts to reduce the budget deficit. The Opposition are yet again advocating more spending to achieve economic salvation, but such expenditure in the past has left us with a current national debt of close to £1.2 trillion. Does my hon. Friend agree that the British public, and certainly my constituents in Lincoln, will not trust the Labour party with the...

Written Answers — Transport: Motor Vehicles: Insurance (25 April 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings Ministers and officials in his Department had where matters relating to credit hire and high insurance premiums were discussed prior to the initiation on 28 November 2012 of the investigation by the Competition Commission of its investigation of the motor insurance market; and what the name is of each individual from (a) insurance...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Middle East Peace Process (23 April 2013)

Karl McCartney: My right hon. Friend may be aware that Prime Minister Netanyahu has emphasised his new Government’s commitment to an independent Palestinian state through direct negotiations. What assessment has the Foreign Secretary made of reports of Palestinian Authority-sanctioned incitement, which remains an obstacle to a genuine peace settlement?

Written Answers — Treasury: Trade: British Overseas Territories (4 March 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the Priority for Action to increase trade and investment between the UK and the Territories on page 36 of the Government's White Paper entitled The Overseas Territories Security, Success and Sustainability published in June 2012, what steps the Government is taking to encourage British businesses to pursue trade and investment...

Written Answers — Treasury: Trade: British Overseas Territories (1 March 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to recent studies conducted by the Financial Action Taskforce, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Financial Stability Board and the International Monetary Fund, what the Government's assessment is of the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies' compliance with international regulatory standards.

Business of the House (28 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: You may recall, Mr Speaker, that a month ago I asked the Leader of the House a question about the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. No organisation, charity or business would allow its finance department to budget for a cost per employee of about £10,000 per annum to process each individual claim. What does he think of IPSA senior management’s bullying tactics and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions (28 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: Lincoln finally has one daily direct service to London despite being promised seven up-and-down daily links at the 2010 general election. Will the Minister assure me that when the new franchise is put out to tender, my constituents will see an expansion of direct daily services and weekend services, as we are well aware of the need for our expanding city to enjoy as many rail links to the...

Written Answers — Transport: Rail Franchising (28 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to resume the rail franchising programme.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Trade: Commonwealth (28 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what comparative assessment he has made of the level of trade between the (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) US, and Commonwealth countries in the last (i) year, (ii) five, (iii) 10 and (iv) 20 years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Mortality Indicators (26 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: What recent discussions he has had with officials in his Department on the forthcoming NHS investigation into mortality indicators.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Mortality Indicators (26 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: Just over a year ago, I asked the previous Secretary of State a question about gagging orders and the specific case of Mr Gary Walker, the former chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. In the light of the recent news that our local health trust is now being investigated amid concerns over patient safety, what assurances can the Minister give the House that such Stalinist...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Part-time Nuclear Deterrent (25 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: What assessment he has made of the credibility and effectiveness of a part-time nuclear deterrent.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Part-time Nuclear Deterrent (25 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: One of the key elements of our nuclear deterrent has been its uninterrupted nature. Does the Minister agree that it is vital that we not only maintain that continuous deterrent, but refrain from conducting defence policy with an idealistic, flip-floppy, Lib Dem view of the world?

deferred divisions: Pensions and Social Security (13 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: Will the hon. Lady give way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (4 February 2013)

Karl McCartney: I expect that my right hon. Friend will agree that local authorities need to balance their budgets by making efficiency savings, rather than by imposing council tax rises on hard-pressed taxpayers. Does he also concur that billing residents in Lincoln for flights to China, external consultancy fees for possible Traveller sites and self-aggrandising pseudo-green energy summits will not inspire...