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[John Bercow in the Chair] — National Dementia Strategy (1 Apr 2009)

Phil Hope: .... The voices of people with dementia and their carers were critical to its development. I want to put on record my gratitude to the many people and organisations that contributed, not least Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, who chaired the strategy's external reference group. His work was central to the delivery of the strategy. We had a board meeting yesterday, as...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Vocational Training: Pilot Schemes (26 Apr 2007)

Phil Hope: ... 1,460 Basic Skills 352 NVQ Level 2 913 VRQ 195 Extra territorial organisations and bodies 1,150 Basic Skills 456 NVQ Level 2 444 VRQ 250 Agriculture, hunting and forestry 623 Basic Skills 47 NVQ Level 2 527 VRQ 49 Electricity, gas and water supply 387 Basic Skills 24 NVQ Level 2 354 VRQ 9 Mining and...

House of Lords Reform (19 Jun 2000)

Mr Phil Hope: ...in the past, the House of Lords has abused its procedures—and no doubt will do so in future—to delay and obstruct the progress of policies and Bills, such as the forthcoming ban on fox hunting, equalising the age of consent and the repeal of section 28, all of which are issues on which the House of Commons overwhelmingly expressed a view that the House of Lords has delayed and...

Orders of the Day — House of Lords Bill (1 Feb 1999)

Mr Phil Hope: ...the hereditary peers to oppose Government measures and to defeat the Government 33 times. Even worse, the House of Commons knows that, if certain measures—such as the legislation to ban fox hunting—were to be sent to the Lords while the hereditary peers were in place, the same land-owning Lords would abuse parliamentary procedure without a second thought and prevent the passage...