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Fun Parks (Megan Wilcox) (12 Oct 2005)

Graham Allen: ...answered questions in the House recently, on 18 July, and I have spoken to her on the matter. I have also spoken to the Minister in the Department who is responsible for health and safety, Lord Hunt. I know that the Department takes the issue seriously, and as it has been raised over quite some time I am sure that today we shall hear the results of Government thought and activity on the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Health and Safety (Theme Parks/Fun Fairs) (18 Jul 2005)

Graham Allen: I thank my hon. Friend and Lord Hunt for the personal interest that they have taken in this tragic case of a seven-year-old girl who tripped and fell in a fun park and died from her injuries. Is my hon. Friend as surprised as I was to discover that owners of fun parks, theme parks and fairgrounds have no legal obligation to have adequate first aid available for members of the public? Will she...

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice Bill: Clause 1 - Extension of powers to stop and search (17 Dec 2002)

Mr Graham Allen: To clarify amendment No. 67, which was to incorporate offences in relation to hunting, it has been superseded by events in the House—

Orders of the Day — Petition: Hunting (27 Nov 1997)

Mr Graham Allen: Unaccustomed as I am to speaking in the Chamber, as I come from the Whips' Office, I wish to present a petition to the House ahead of tomorrow's debate on whether to ban fox hunting. The petition states: We the undersigned being constituents of Nottingham North commend the new Labour Government in allowing a free vote in Parliament on whether hunting with hounds should be banned by...

Elderly Persons (Nottingham) (25 Mar 1988)

Mr Graham Allen: ...many forms to fill and too much bureaucracy and they take the risk of dying of hypothermia, or at best suffering terrible unnecessary discomfort in the cold. Another issue that has been raised with me on a local basis concerns television licences. This morning 1 had the privilege of presenting a petition to the House from Mrs. Hunt and 400 local pensioners who ask that the House consider...

Business of the House (25 Mar 1988)

Mr Graham Allen: ..., at least until hon. Members are reassured about the future. One and a half hours is one and a half hours more than nothing, but is it within the remit of the hon. Member for Wirral, West (Mr. Hunt) to extend the time available so that more Back Benchers can be called to speak? The House may remember that, during the debate on the principle, one hon. Member took about 40 minutes, others...

Petition: Television Licence (Pensioners) (25 Mar 1988)

Mr Graham Allen: I wish to present a petition on behalf of a pensioner from my constituency, Mrs. Hunt, and 400 other elderly residents of my constituency who wish to petition this House to the effect that they do not agree with the television licence fee being increased for pensioners, many of whom depend upon the television for comfort and company. The petition urges the Government to ensure that the...