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Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video

Tom Watson: My right hon. Friend has made a big call today and I commend him. On his proposals for the management of radioactive waste, can he comment on proposals for the deep waste repository, and what date does he think that it might be constructed, as it is important to building a public consensus around nuclear rebuild?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Byron Review (9 Nov 2009) has video

Tom Watson: I have seen the content of the video game. It is unpleasant, although no worse than in many films and books. The game carries a content warning. It is an 18-plus game, and carries the British Board of Film Classification 18-plus rating as well. Does the Minister agree that it would be better for Members of the House to support the many thousands of game designers and coders, and the many...

Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 3 — Management of the civil service (3 Nov 2009) has video

Tom Watson: Hey, I am on the Back Benches. It might be my party policy but I can say what I want now. The hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire is selling Scotland down the river with that amendment. It is a pathetic piece of symbolism to score points in a by-election. He has spoken eloquently, but the amendment would not fundamentally change the relationship between London and Edinburgh, and he...

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Tom Watson: The hon. Gentleman and I share an obsession with data, so will he confirm whether he is saying that he would bring back data collection, and if so, whether he has costed it?

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

Tom Watson: The legislation as it stands has made the use of fireworks more enjoyable for many Sandwell residents. If they have one question for the Minister, it is this: could he make them just a little bit quieter? What measures does the Department take to monitor complaints about noise?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: BBC External Services (14 Jul 2009)

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what involvement his Department has in the determination by the BBC World Service of the languages in which it broadcasts.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (13 Jul 2009) has video

Tom Watson: It is a very great shame that we are currently engaged in an unseemly media row about airlift in Afghanistan. The defence world will know what that is about. It will expect my right hon. Friend—I hope he agrees—to commit in future to put pressure on a Chancellor to maintain funding for defence; and it will expect the Opposition Front-Bench team to commit the current shadow...

Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Vehicles (7 Jul 2009)

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to require police forces to purchase British-assembled vehicles for police force use.

Women and Equality: National Security Strategy (25 Jun 2009) has video

Tom Watson: What a great shame it is that the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt) has squandered his opportunity to hold the Government to account. Is not the key issue that there is state-sponsored hacking of key UK information networks on an industrial scale and that we have to transform GCHQ into a spy school for geeks who are more cunning than their Chinese counterparts?

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Motorway Congestion (25 Jun 2009) has video

Tom Watson: Should the police clear congestion using British-assembled vehicles? Can my hon. Friend confirm or deny the rumour that there is currently a British-assembled Mini awaiting allocation in the ministerial car pool? Will he show leadership and volunteer to use it, and will he cut through the petty bureaucracy that allows—

Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day]: Knife Crime (9 Jun 2009) has video

Tom Watson: I apologise to the House for not being here for the whole of the debate; I have been on a Committee. Many people say that a knife amnesty would make a contribution to reducing a knife crime, although it would not be the only answer. Would my right hon. Friend consider that option?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: "Digital Britain" (8 Jun 2009) has video

Tom Watson: I congratulate my hon. Friend on his appointment; it is an excellent appointment and I wish him well in his post.

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Departmental ICT (2 Jun 2009)

Tom Watson: In the Cabinet Office, IT products are supplied under the Public Sector Flex framework contract. This contract contains a number of measures to ensure that all purchases comply with the energy saving objectives of the Greening Government ICT Strategy which include the Government's Buy Sustainable-Quick Win standard.

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Emergency Services: Floods (2 Jun 2009)

Tom Watson: This was the subject of recommendation 44 of Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods, which recommended that Category 1 and 2 responders should assess the effectiveness of their emergency response facilities and undertake any improvement works. In their response, the Government said that they would develop a check-list to help local responders to establish and assess the...

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Flood Control (2 Jun 2009)

Tom Watson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) on 15 May 2009, Official Report, columns 1056-1057W. It should be noted that the Government agreed with Sir Michael Pitt that the National Resilience Forum should cover not just flood resilience, but include a wide range of other risks.

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Ministerial Policy Advisers (2 Jun 2009)

Tom Watson: Special advisers' duties and responsibilities are set out in code of conduct for special advisers. It is for appointing Ministers to decide on the allocation of responsibilities in respect of individual special advisers. Copies of the 'Code of Conduct for Special Advisers' have been placed in the Library of the House, and are available at...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Open Source Software (20 May 2009) has video

Tom Watson: The Government's policy is to use open source when it gives the best value for money. We are taking positive action to ensure that Departments and our IT suppliers do that. We published our new action plan on 24 February, including guidance on specific actions for Departments. The Chief Information Officer Council is driving the implementation.

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Open Source Software (20 May 2009) has video

Tom Watson: They are a very important part of the debate. There is no doubt that open standards and interoperability are the means by which we will improve our IT sourcing. When we talk about open source, we should remember that it is only free to acquire and that we also must invest to maintain and sustain our systems.

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (20 May 2009) has video

Tom Watson: ...agent, Jack Fleming, from the time of the former Labour Government of the 1970s, would have been proud of my hon. Friend's work to improve the machinery of government. Sometimes, I have to say that it seems that we have been discussing the ombudsman for that long as well. We know that 134 MPs said that they wanted to remove the MP filter, but I cannot honestly say to my hon. Friend that...

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Civil Service: Recruitment (20 May 2009)

Tom Watson: It is for departments to determine the route for filling their vacancies. Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is required to be on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. The Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles provide detail on how the Commissioners interpret this requirement, which must be followed by departments. A copy of the Civil Service Commissioners...

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