Results 1-10 of 10 for hunting speaker:John Denham

Sex Abuse Cases (16 Oct 2002)

Mr John Denham: ...Home Affairs Committee has been considering the issue, and the Government will want to examine its conclusions carefully. I must say, however, that the widespread use of expressions such as "witch hunt" does this complex and important issue no justice. I would not like to give credence to the idea that it is being dealt with in the atmosphere of a witch hunt. Should we attempt to...

Written Answers — Home Department: Annual Report 2000–01 (29 Apr 2002)

Mr John Denham: ...of Government changes which took place on 8 June 2001: human rights, freedom of information, data protection, constitutional issues, elections, byelaws, gambling, liquor licensing, animal welfare, hunting, and planting and planning for the Golden Jubilee. Issues which remain the responsibility of the Home Department, and which currently fall under this heading, are: (1) Race equality...

Written Answers — Home Department: Anne Robinson (18 Mar 2002)

Mr John Denham: holding answer 4 March 2002 I understand from the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire that no specific request was made for police protection by Ms Anne Robinson or the organisers of the pro-hunting event that she attended in Cirencester on 16 February 2002. Gloucestershire police assigned a number of police officers to the event. Gloucestershire Police do not intend to claim costs from...

NHS Services (Haemophiliacs) (9 Nov 2000)

Mr John Denham: ...fresh representations from the Haemophilia Society putting the case for universal provision of recombinant clotting factors in England. I can inform the hon. Gentleman that my noble Friend Lord Hunt will shortly be meeting the society and other members of the Haemophilia Alliance to discuss the issue.

Oral Answers to Questions — Dental Service Strategy (6 Jun 2000)

Mr John Denham: My noble Friend the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has met representatives from the British Dental Association on several occasions, during which the content of the forthcoming dental strategy has been discussed.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Community Pharmacists (23 Nov 1999)

Mr John Denham: ...them in greater detail. Rural pharmacies play a very important role in the countryside and my hon. Friend may be interested to know that, in the not too distant future, my noble Friend Lord Hunt will meet the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the general practitioners committee of the British Medical Association to consider some of the issues involved. The global sum for...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Community Pharmacists (23 Nov 1999)

Mr John Denham: ...that we would be prepared to consider, without obligation, any joint proposals that came forward to resolve the impasse that has existed for some time. It is proposals of that sort that Lord Hunt will be discussing in a few weeks time, but it is too early to say whether that will lead to a resolution of the problem. At least the two sides have got together and made some proposals. That is...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Naval Refits (4 Jul 1995)

Mr John Denham: How can Vosper Thornycroft be excluded, as the Government are currently planning, from bidding for Hunt and Sandown minehunter work until 2005? Is the Minister not aware that a shipyard such as Vosper is constantly improving its productivity and lowering its cost structures? How can his Department really know what a competitive price for that work would be unless Vosper is able to bid for at...

Local Government Services (16 Apr 1993)

Mr John Denham: ...hon. Member for Basildon (Mr. Amess) has not put his telephone number in the telephone directory as I assume that the rest of us have done so that our constituents can ring us up without having to hunt to find the number. The debate has, in many ways, been bizarre as the Government have set out their agenda in the belief that the central issue in the provision of local government services...

Petition: Stag Hunting (New Forest) (5 Jun 1992)

Mr John Denham: I should like to present a petition which calls for a ban on stag hunting in the New forest. The petition has been signed by 36,563 people. They believe that seeking pleasure through the pursuit, terrorising, exhausting and killing of New forest deer is barbaric and unacceptable and should be outlawed immediately.