Results 1-20 of 35 for hunting speaker:Hazel Blears

Orders of the Day: Planning Bill (10 Dec 2007)

Hazel Blears: .... Members will want to get in. I want to say a little about town and country planning, because the Bill has a bit about that in it. I think that we are up to about 1970—I feel a bit like Gene Hunt in "Life on Mars"—but I promise that we will get there. [ Interruption. ] It is one of my favourite shows. The changes to town and country planning seek to make it fairer, more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting Act (14 Feb 2006)

Hazel Blears: I understand that the Association of Chief Police Officers has issued guidance and a training package to police forces in England and Wales on the practical aspects of enforcing the Hunting Act.

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting (7 Dec 2005)

Hazel Blears: The investigation of reported breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 is a matter for the police. The Association of Chief Police Officers has issued guidance for police forces on the practical aspects of enforcing the Act and a training package.

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting with Dogs (1 Dec 2005)

Hazel Blears: The Hunting Act 2004 came into force on 1 February 2005. The summary offences introduced under the Act are non-notifiable and as a result are not covered by the Home Office statistical collection on arrests for notifiable (recorded crime) offences.

Written Answers — Home Department: Fox Hunting (29 Nov 2005)

Hazel Blears: The Hunting Act 2004 makes the use of dogs to hunt wild mammals illegal, subject to some tightly drawn exemptions. It does not prevent hunts from meeting and carrying out legal equestrian or hunting activities, such as hound exercise, pest control or trail hunting. Current information suggests that hunts are seeking to adapt to the requirements of the Act.

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting Act (22 Nov 2005)

Hazel Blears: The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has made it clear that the police will enforce the Hunting Act 2004. ACPO has issued guidance for police forces on the practical aspects of enforcing the Hunting Act and a training package.

Written Answers — Home Department: Police (10 Nov 2005)

Hazel Blears: The enforcement of the ban on hunting with dogs is a normal policing function and forces are expected to absorb the costs of this activity within their plans and budgeted resources. These are operational matters for the local chief constable. We have invested heavily in policing in England and Wales over the past five years. Expenditure supported by Government grant or spent centrally on...

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting Act (27 Oct 2005)

Hazel Blears: The Hunting Act 2004 came into force on 1 February 2005. The summary offences introduced under the Act are non-notifiable and as a result are not covered by the Home Office statistical collection on arrests for notifiable (recorded crime) offences. Statistics on the number of people prosecuted during 2005 will be available in autumn 2006.

Public Bill Committee: Violent Crime Reduction Bill: Clause 30 - Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms (25 Oct 2005)

Hazel Blears: ...that that is not the case. I assure   the Committee that the Bill is not drafted differently from similar legislation but simply sets out the defences that might be available. The hon. Members for Huntingdon and for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (John Thurso) spoke about antique imitation weapons. If you have a real antique that fires, it is a firearm. That is not covered by...

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting (10 Mar 2005)

Ms Hazel Blears: There have been several incidents reported to the police involving both hunt supporters and those who support the ban on hunting with dogs since the Hunting Act came into force on 18 February but most events have passed off peacefully. The Home Office has not issued guidance to police forces on enforcement of the Hunting Act. However, the Association of Chief Police Officers have published...

Police (2 Feb 2005)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...to align it with the performance management system. The hon. Gentleman asked about three-year settlements; we hope to be able to move towards those. He also raised the issue of policing the position with regard to hunting. I am delighted to say that ACPO has issued some excellent practical guidelines on how the police will enforce the law. My particular thanks go to Alistair McWhirter, who...

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting Ban (25 Jan 2005)

Ms Hazel Blears: I have had discussions with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) on the enforcement on the ban on hunting with dogs. It is for the police to enforce the ban on hunting with dogs, when the Hunting Act comes into force. ACPO are producing guidance to all forces on the enforcement of the Act.

Written Answers — Home Department: Fox Hunts (17 Nov 2004)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...year, based upon the relative need for policing, derived from the police funding formula. One element within the formula provides for certain security related commitments. For events such as fox hunts, Gloucestershire Constabulary would normally be expected to absorb any additional policing costs within their own budget.

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (10 Apr 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...Members' specific points and first to the contribution of my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe), who is the Chairman of the Health Committee. I echo his kind remarks about Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, who was an excellent Minister and tremendous colleague. He is severely missed in the Department, not least because I am now dealing with a matter that was previously his...

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (10 Apr 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...the tensions between the national and local levels was simplistic. We are on a rolling programme towards having an explicit framework, through NICE work. In his evidence to the Committee, Lord Hunt said that he envisaged, over the next five to 10 years, that the NICE work would be likely to cover the vast majority of treatments and services available within the NHS, but it had to be an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Mental Health (Barnet) (18 Mar 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: I thank the hon. Lady for her kind remarks about Lord Hunt. He was an able Minister and a close colleague who will be severely missed in our Department. The hon. Lady should know that we will commit £300 million to the national service framework, including £93.5 million this year. The children's national service framework will also address the issue of waiting times, which is a...

Written Answers — Health: Food Supplements/Herbal Remedies (11 Feb 2003)

Ms Hazel Blears: My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) and I last met formally with representatives of the food supplements industry in July 2002 to discuss concerns over the possible impact of the EU food supplements directive on the UK industry. At present, Ministers have no plans for further meetings about this, but are always willing to meet...

Written Answers — Health: EU Directives (Food Supplements) (16 Dec 2002)

Ms Hazel Blears: .... Ministers have met representatives of the natural health specialist retail sector on a number of occasions. Most recently, my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the Lord Hunt of Kingsheath) met a representative from the National Association of Health Stores on 21 November and representatives of Consumers for Health Choice, Holland and Barrett and General Nutrition...

Written Answers — Health: Herbal Medicines (9 Dec 2002)

Ms Hazel Blears: ...position of representatives of United Kingdom manufacturers of herbal remedies was set out in a letter from the Herbal Forum to my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) on 18 November. The membership of the Forum, which covers small, medium and large businesses operating in the sector, comprises the Health Food Manufacturers' Association,...

Written Answers — Health: Alternative Medicine (24 Jul 2002)

Ms Hazel Blears: My noble Friend, Lord Hunt, and I met representatives from the European Herbal Practitioners Association and a wide range of other herbal interest groups on 10 July. The primary focus of that meeting was the proposed European Directive on traditional herbal medicinal products.