Results 1-20 of 32 for hunting speaker:David Drew

[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair] — Rural Economy (24 Mar 2009)

David Drew: ...can just separate it from the wider economy. I am making specific points, and I hope that the official Opposition also have some, but as far as I know, their only point of policy is to reintroduce hunting, which rural Britain needs like a hole in the head. I will take lectures from no one about who is doing things in the rural economy, because there is a vacuousness in the official...

Written Answers — Transport: M5 (20 Jan 2009)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the timescale is for the proposed improvements for junction 12 on the M5; to what extent such improvements are contingent upon the Hunts Grove development; what account has been taken of the effect on the B4008 if the junction's improvements go ahead; and if he will make a statement.

Regional Spatial Strategy (South West) (7 Oct 2008)

David Drew: ...is in my constituency but happens to abut Gloucester city. I could make the point that that is entirely the responsibility of Stroud district council, because it has been obsessed with pushing the Hunts Grove development, which, again, is concentrating development on the southern rim of Gloucester, but it should not be making site-specific recommendations in connection with the RSS.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Gloucestershire (19 Jun 2008)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons the planning application for Hunts Grove was called in by her Department; which persons supported call-in; what the cost of this further inquiry was; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Standards (28 Apr 2008)

David Drew: ...in (a) Stroud constituency and (b) Stroud district over the next planning period; and what the (i) process and (ii) anticipated timing is for finding sites for these houses in the event that the Hunts Grove development is (A) proceeded with and (B) not proceeded with.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Gloucestershire (12 Dec 2007)

David Drew: ...for Children, Schools and Families what discussions Stroud district council has had with (a) Gloucestershire city council and (b) his Department on a proposal to open a new primary school at Hunts Grove.

Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Gloucestershire (10 Dec 2007)

David Drew: ...Secretary of State for Health what discussions Stroud District Council has had with Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust on the proposal to increase primary care provision in the new settlement of Hunts Grove, with particular reference to (a) numbers of GPs and (b) dentistry provision.

Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Gloucestershire (6 Dec 2007)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate her Department has made of the likely effect of (a) the new settlement planned at Hunts Grove and (b) the new waste facility planned for Javelin Park on traffic flows on (i) Junction 12 on the M5 and (ii) the B4008.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control: Gloucester (20 Nov 2007)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the proposed Hunts Grove settlement, near Gloucester, is (a) in the flood plain and (b) likely to have an impact on the adjacent flood plains.

Written Answers — Transport: Railway Stations: Stroud (13 Nov 2007)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with Stroud district council on the proposed new railway station at Hunts Grove.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting (28 Mar 2007)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Countryside Alliance on the operation of the hunting legislation.

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting (18 Oct 2006)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he is offering to police forces on how to monitor the activities of hunts; and what measures have been put in place to ensure the protection of hunt monitors.

Animal Husbandry (Welfare Standards) (11 Oct 2006)

David Drew: ...passing, however, I want to look quickly at five issues relating to the subject, two of which were mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for North-West Leicestershire. First, I am pleased that the Hunting Act 2004 eventually made it onto the statute book, but it behoves us to make it clear that we will monitor the behaviour of hunts. It might seem that hunt monitors—human...

Written Answers — Defence: Ethiopia (4 Sep 2006)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether modifications made to airframes of Ethiopian MiG fighters undertaken by Hunting Engineering prior to the Eritrea-Ethiopian conflict of 1998 to 2000 required the approval of his Department; what discussions took place between (a) his Department and (b) the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency and (i) Hunting Engineering and (ii)...

Fallen Livestock (29 Jun 2005)

David Drew: ...that the only way to make the scheme work in those places where it is not working is for farmers, the Government, renderers, knackers yards and so on to work together to make it work. Perhaps hunt kennels would want to play a part. I have never been against that. They have a specific role to play in those parts of the country where they have collected dead stock. Working together should be...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Fox Hunting (24 May 2005)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to evaluate the effects of the recent ban on fox hunting.

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

Mr David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports he has received of actions by hunt supporters against those who support the ban; and what guidance he has issued to police forces on enforcement of the ban.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting (18 Nov 2004)

Mr David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has undertaken of the impact of a ban on hunting on those who live in tied housing; and what steps will be taken to protect existing tied tenants.

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

Mr David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Gloucestershire police receives additional resources to police fox hunts when (a) members of the Royal Family and (b) other VIPs are present.

Hunting Bill: Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs (16 Nov 2004)

Mr David Drew: ...the implications of a ban. On the hon. Gentleman's last point about housing, I asked a series of parliamentary questions to see whether it would be possible to get people who are employed by the hunt and in tied housing included in agricultural tenancies. At present that is not possible, and it ought to be looked at seriously. Would the hon. Gentleman care to comment on that?