Results 1-20 of 443 for speaker:Iain Stewart

Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency (Milton Keynes) (6 June 2013)

Iain Stewart: When he next plans to visit home energy efficiency schemes in Milton Keynes.

Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency (Milton Keynes) (6 June 2013)

Iain Stewart: As part of the pioneer places project in Milton Keynes, the National Energy Foundation has engaged with 30 local traders to promote the benefits of becoming green deal installers. What plans does my right hon. Friend have to roll out that scheme nationally?

East Coast Main Line — [Dr William McCrea in the Chair] (5 June 2013)

Iain Stewart: My hon. Friend makes an important point about the quality of the rolling stock, but is he not aware that the intercity express programme, which will be built in the north-east, will introduce new trains on the east coast main line?

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (3 June 2013)

Iain Stewart: My hon. Friend may be aware that the urban planning design of Milton Keynes is being exported to China, which is looking to model two new cities on our successful design. Will he continue to work with UK Trade & Investment to help us to explore further export possibilities?

Road Safety (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: I shall endeavour to be as brief as I can, Mr Bayley. First, I must declare an interest as a trustee of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety—an unremunerated trustee, I hasten to add. I want to raise three broad points. The first is one I mentioned in the previous debate on electric vehicles. The Government need to address the fact that electric vehicles are very...

[John Robertson in the Chair] — Plug-in Vehicles (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Robertson. It is also a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour, the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous), who gave a very good introduction to the need for the decarbonisation of transport for environmental, energy, security and economic reasons. I will not try to better his explanation, but I...

[John Robertson in the Chair] — Plug-in Vehicles (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: My hon. Friend makes a good point. I hope that we reach that point, but I am not yet convinced that the technology is there to deliver that step change. It may come. I am in no way an expert on these matters, but from all my discussions with manufacturers—the Nissan Leaf was developed at Cranfield, which is close to both our constituencies—I did not get a sense that there would be...

[John Robertson in the Chair] — Plug-in Vehicles (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: If that could be delivered, I would be absolutely delighted, but I have not seen any evidence that that is a practical solution. If my hon. Friend has evidence to the contrary, I would be interested to see it. I have outlined what I fear the barriers are; they are not insurmountable but a challenge none the less. I see a better future for electric cars in the fleet and hire market. My initial...

Growth and Infrastructure Bill: Railways (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I will first pick up on the fascinating comments made by the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood). I wonder whether we are witnessing the embryonic development of a Labour policy of whole-scale renationalisation of train operators. I have only five minutes, so I cannot pursue that...

Growth and Infrastructure Bill: Railways (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: If the right hon. Gentleman will bear with me, I will come on to some of the proposals in the EU package that I think will help British operators to expand into Europe, if they so wish. I broadly welcome the package of measures. It takes Europe in a direction that we have already taken, so its broad thrust will not have a dramatic effect on rail operators in this country. I want to pick up on...

Written Answers — Justice: Funeral Payments: Advisory Services (25 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will ensure that all advice and information being provided to the public is amended to remove all errors to which his attention has been drawn by Teresa Evans of Milton Keynes and the Alice Barker Trust through their submissions to him on legal references and related information.

Scotland Office: Caledonian Sleeper Train (24 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of the Caledonian sleeper train.

Scotland Office: Caledonian Sleeper Train (24 April 2013)

Iain Stewart: I am pleased that the Government have invested in the future of the Caledonian sleeper, which is a vital transport link for business and tourism alike, but does my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that the Scottish Government have not shown the same urgency on upgrading that vital link?

Business of the House (26 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of accident and emergency provision at Milton Keynes hospital, which serves my constituents and indeed some of your constituents, Mr Speaker. The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster), and I have joined forces with one of our excellent local newspapers, the...

Royal Assent: Rail Franchising (26 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: I very much welcome the statement as a sensible way forward for franchising, but may I urge my right hon. Friend to use the temporary extension of the west coast franchise to urge Virgin and London Midland to work together temporarily to ease overcrowding on services from Euston, in the evening peak at least, until the full franchise is let and London Midland’s new train order comes through?

Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Devolution (26 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: Next September’s referendum will, I hope, deliver a substantial no vote against separation. May I suggest that that would be an ideal time to implement the McKay commission’s sensible proposals and evolve the devolution settlement into one that will be acceptable on both sides of the border?

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law (25 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute to this Budget debate. We have heard much in contributions from both sides of the House about the level of the housing supply and the building that is going on. I am happy to report that in Milton Keynes we are getting on with it. We have 28,000 housing permissions in place and the Government have intervened to unlock some of the developments...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: Is my right hon. Friend aware that the Business Location Index has just cited Milton Keynes as the best place in the country to do business and that, with more than 2,000 business start-ups in the past year, it is Milton Keynes that is rebuilding our economy?

[Albert Owen in the Chair] — British Sikh Community (13 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: My hon. Friend is being generous in giving way. I must add Milton Keynes to the list of communities in this country with a large and vibrant Sikh community. His point about the big society is important. In 2007, the Sikh community in Milton Keynes built and opened a large gurdwara, which now provides a wide range of services, such as a weekly over-50s lunch club which binds together members...

Written Answers — Treasury: Alcoholic Drinks: Prices (11 March 2013)

Iain Stewart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of a minimum unit price on alcohol on inflation.