Results 1-20 of 767 for speaker:Bob Stewart
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
Bob Stewart: I thank the hon. Member for Preston (Mark Hendrick). I was born in Preston. I understand and agree that that area of Lancashire has huge potential for apprenticeships. I am sure he and the hon. Member for Burnley (Gordon Birtwistle) agree that we should put apprenticeships at the same level as the requirement for university education. We should have a huge drive on apprenticeships to get...
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
Bob Stewart: Many people who learn trades in the armed forces have a problem translating their qualifications into civilian life. We could do more to equate armed forces qualifications from places such as Cosford with those that are required in the aerospace industry, because there are people who could easily move into that industry.
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
Bob Stewart: On that point, I am sure my hon. Friend will agree that if people advocate breaking the law—by making death threats, for example, against people of this country—they should be put on the list to leave as soon as possible.
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
Bob Stewart: On my right hon. Friend’s point about evidence against potential war criminals, I have been involved in the chasing of war criminals and given evidence in five trials. One of the ways in which we can help is to educate journalists in how they can make their films and reports so that the evidence can be used later by the International Criminal Court. That is a positive move that the...
- Written Answers — Defence: Germany (25 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what financial reimbursement he has agreed with the German Government for breaking the contract which retained British armed forces stationed in Germany until 2030.
- Reservists (23 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I start by saying happy St George’s Day to all, and in particular, to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers—it is their day, too. Reservists combine a military role with their civilian job. They are not normally kept under arms, and their traditional military task has been to fight when the country mobilises for war, or...
- Reservists (23 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for that intervention. I totally agree with it.
- Reservists (23 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: I agree with the hon. Gentleman and I will expand on that subject in a few minutes. There is a serious need to address reservists’ and their families’ support requirements, which are different from those of regulars. Findings by the King’s Centre for Military Health Research indicate that, after operations, reservists are at greater risk of suffering mental health-related...
- [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] — Backbench business — Immigration (Bulgaria and Romania) (22 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: On that point, let us clarify that it is not Government policy to have any sort of bond at the moment. Does my hon. Friend agree?
- Written Answers — Defence: Royal Military Academy (22 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the necessity for the Royal Military Academy to charge the Sandhurst Foundation, which hosts events to bring former officer cadets and instructors back to the academy, for room hire.
- Written Answers — Defence: Germany (17 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral statement of 5 March 2013, Official Report, columns 845-8, on Army basing plan, what recent assessment he has made of the future of Normandy Barracks in Sennelager, Germany; and what assessment he has made of its cost implications to the UK.
- Written Answers — Defence: Germany (17 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 5 March 2013, Official Report, columns 845-8, on Army basing plan, what (a) redundancy package and (b) employment re-training programmes he plans to offer to ex-service and civilian personnel who are under contract to his Department in Germany.
- Written Answers — Defence: Germany (17 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 5 March 2013, Official Report, columns 845-8, on Army basing plan, what financial assistance he plans to offer to ex-service and civilian personnel based in Germany who are under contract to his Department for the purpose of obtaining housing in the UK.
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: New Zealand (17 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial assistance his Department provided to the government of New Zealand following the Christchurch earthquake.
- Persecution of Christians (16 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: Is there any link between aid and this problem?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (15 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: Does my right hon. Friend agree that the only guaranteed nuclear deterrent is one that is carried by a submarine, launched by a ballistic missile, and on duty 24 hours a day, every day of the year?
- Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the UK’s Trident-based nuclear deterrent.
- Tributes to Baroness Thatcher (10 April 2013)
Bob Stewart: Many hon. Members have paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher’s care for the armed forces. Thirty years ago, after my rifle company, A Company the Cheshires, was blown to bits, she flew into Northern Ireland and came with me to Musgrave Park military hospital. Thirty-five of my men had been wounded and six had been killed. She went around the beds and stopped, talked, wept, caressed, sat...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: House of Lords (26 March 2013)
Bob Stewart: If the intention of House of Lords reform was to cut the number of Lords, is it not strange that we intend to increase the number instead of reducing it by half?