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Educating Engineers — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] (16 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Peter Luff: I am most grateful, Mr Walker; I shall try not to take up all that time, generous though the allocation is. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Andrew Miller), the Chair of the Committee, on the excellent way he introduced his report and on his earlier speech, and my hon. Friend the Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock (Stephen Metcalfe) on what he said. I...

Economy: Growth — Motion to Take Note (16 May 2013)

Lord Marland: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Soley, for organising this excellent opportunity to debate this matter. It is critical that we have debates such as this, and they are not to be confused with the manifest subjects involved with the Queen’s Speech. It is a slight shame that it is taking place in the graveyard slot of lunchtime on a Thursday but it is an important issue. I also wish...

Written Answers — Education: Children: Day Care (16 May 2013)

Elizabeth Truss: I have regular conversations with Her Majesty's chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, on this and other issues. Sir Michael has made clear that Ofsted considers highly qualified staff to be critical to ensuring high quality early years provision. In an article published in 'Nursery World' on 25 February 2013, Sir Michael said, "The facts are clear—highly skilled adults do a great deal...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (15 May 2013) See 4 other results from this debate

Lord Hussain: My Lords, I strongly believe in the United Kingdom Government’s overseas development budget, which is making a huge difference to the lives of millions of people around the world. It helps in reducing poverty, addressing dire medical needs, providing nutrition, combating deadly diseases such as TB, malaria and AIDS, empowering women and tackling radicalisation in many parts of the...

Economic Growth (15 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Ben Wallace: People used to say that England’s bread hung by Lancashire’s thread. In this debate, I want to focus on some of the good news on the rebalancing of the economy. The news has not been all bad, and, despite the economic circumstances, my constituents and the people of Lancashire have a good track record of rebuilding and moving forward and of expanding exports and manufacturing....

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013)

Lord Morris of Handsworth: My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the gracious Speech and to the three excellent maiden speeches that we have heard today. I want to say a few words about the invisible generation, usually labelled as “the elderly”, and like many Members of your Lordships’ House, I have to declare an interest. As the elderly, we are constantly reminded that we carry a high maintenance cost in...

Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (13 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe: My Lords, I join with other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox of Soho, on a splendid maiden speech that was delivered with grace and feeling. I look forward very much to hearing more such contributions from her. There was one piece of very good news in the gracious Speech. The Intellectual Property Bill will provide a new exemption within the Freedom of...

Leveson Inquiry: Report — Question (13 May 2013)

Lord Soley: ...of outrage that is felt, not just by victims, at the way senior members of the press are trying to override the will of Parliament? They claim press freedom, but they were the ones who closed the News of the World rather than sacking the chief executive and chairman. Why are we listening to them when they ought to be showing a bit of humility and recognising the will of Parliament?

Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Daniel Morgan (10 May 2013)

Theresa May: ...for the murder from being brought to justice and the failure to confront that corruption; the incidence of connections between private investigators, police officers and journalists at the News of the World and other parts of the media and alleged corruption involved in the linkages between them. The panel will ensure maximum possible disclosure of all relevant documentation, including...

Hezbollah (9 May 2013)

Michael McCann: First, in the interests of transparency, I place on record the fact that I am one of the vice-chairs of Labour Friends of Israel. I am pleased that we are having this important debate today; it presents a timely opportunity to discuss the nefarious role of Hezbollah in the middle east and beyond. This organisation is aggravating the current situation in Syria, creating instability in Lebanon...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (9 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Soley: ...and starts distorting and twisting the arguments made against it. I also recall that the press couches so many arguments in terms of press freedom. However, it is important to remember that when the News of the World was closed we lost a successful newspaper, but the chief executive of the company continued in office. That was totally the wrong way round. I will also mention my frustration...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Kate Hoey: Does he also agree, however, that it is worrying that journalists and photographers are being deliberately targeted because they can bring back the news and the photographs that will make a difference? Does he welcome the setting up of A Day without News, which is being supported by human rights organisations across the world, to support journalists and photographers in the valuable work that...

Queen’s Speech — Debate (1st Day) (8 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: My Lords, I wish on behalf of the Opposition to give my thanks to Her Majesty the Queen for delivering the gracious Speech. However, I am not so sure that I can extend the same courtesy for the content of the gracious Speech to the Government Benches that produced it. Before I turn to the Government’s legislative programme, as set out in the gracious Speech, it is a great pleasure to...

EU: Budget Report — Motion to Approve (25 April 2013)

Lord Harrison: My Lords, I welcome the good news this morning that our Chancellor has avoided the epithet of "the triple dipper"-of taking Britain into that sorry state and in that, as a good man of the north-west, rivalling Blackpool's big dipper in effecting the number of dips in the UK economy. As has already been identified, within those more positive figures, it is sad to see that housing construction...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs/Foreign Affairs/Defence Foreign Affairs Councils (25 April 2013)

David Lidington: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and I attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg on 22 April. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Defence (Dr Murrison), who is responsible for international security strategy, attended the Defence Foreign Affairs Council (Defence FAC) and...

BBC Trust (24 April 2013)

Rob Wilson: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I cannot help thinking that it is somehow appropriate that you should be chairing this debate. I begin by declaring myself a lifelong fan of the BBC and its programmes. It has some of the most brilliant and creative people in the world. I could go through a lengthy list of the world-class programmes that I and many others have...

Childhood Obesity and Diabetes (24 April 2013)

Jim Shannon: It is a pleasure to take part in the debate. I have several things in common with the right hon. Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz), not least that we support the same football team. I have done so since 1969, and I hope we shall be in the premier league next year. The second thing is that we are type 2 diabetics, as a result of our lifestyle—from about the same time, as I became a...

Planning Permission (Financial Penalties): Clause 1 — Serious harm (24 April 2013)

Edward Garnier: Obviously I cannot give my hon. Friend a catalogue of cases one way or the other. What I can tell him is that if clause 1 is amended as he always wanted and as the Government now want, the case of Wilmshurst, in which he was sued by NMT Medical, would probably pass the “serious financial loss” hurdle. If my hon. Friend thinks that he is helping Dr Wilmshurst or those like him by...

Northern Ireland (23 April 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Jim Shannon: I thank my hon. Friend for that comment, and I wholeheartedly agree with him that it is something that must be put right. I understand that he and others are working to address that issue. Our team at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment work hard to promote new business investment and also support our home-grown businesses. In my constituency we have some of the foremost...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (23 April 2013)

William Hague: Yes, absolutely. The tragic events in Boston are a reminder of that, as is this morning’s news about the operation in Canada to prevent a terrorist attack. We must always be vigilant about these matters and work closely with other countries. I explained, in my speech to the Royal United Services Institute in February, how we are extending our co-operation on counter-terrorism with many...