Results 1-16 of 16 for hunting speaker:Ivan Lewis

Written Ministerial Statements — Health: Dementia Care (19 Jun 2008)

Ivan Lewis: ...to improve dementia care. I would like to place on record my thanks to all of those who have worked so hard to bring the programme to this point in such a short space of time, in particular, Neil Hunt of the Alzheimer's Society who chaired the external reference group of stakeholders, and Professor Sube Banerjee and Jenny Owen who led the project group. The consultation will run until 11...

Written Answers — Health: Acute Beds (6 May 2008)

Ivan Lewis: ... 12 RGZ Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust 5 RPC Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0 5NA Redbridge PCT 0 5QR Redcar and Cleveland PCT 0 RL1 Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust 10 5H8 Rotherham PCT 0 RXE Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 0 RHW Royal Berkshire NHS...

Dementia Sufferers (24 Oct 2007)

Ivan Lewis: .... Health and social care are working together, arguably for the first time, to ensure that the strategy is truly joined up, and the strategy delivery should reflect that. I have also appointed Neil Hunt, the chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, to play a central role in the strategy's development and to make sure that we are engaging with and consulting all those out there who have...

Dementia Sufferers (24 Oct 2007)

Ivan Lewis: I agree with the hon. Lady's sentiments. Neil Hunt and the Alzheimer's Society have done a tremendous job in raising awareness of these issues and pressuring the system to take them far more seriously than it has done hitherto. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley (Barbara Keeley). She has used her experience and her passion for both social care and the needs of carers ever...

Mental Health Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3): Clause 10 — The fundamental principles (4 Jul 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...problems. I am sorry that she has not had the pleasure of seeing the Bill through to the end, but I am pleased to have the honour of speaking about the amendments today. I also pay tribute to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, who did a tremendous job in piloting the Bill through the other place. I am also pleased to assume lead responsibility for mental health in the Department and I look forward...

Written Answers — Health: Elderly: Abuse (21 Jun 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...research, where appropriate. To date, the Department has received a wide range of representations on the abuse of older people. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend Lord Hunt, the Minister of State on 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 94.

Written Answers — Health: Departments: Publicity (18 Jun 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...-05. In 2005-06, the total amount spent on recruitment for SCS posts was £859,000 and in 2006-07 to date £571,000. However, this is not just monies spent on advertising but on assessment centres, head-hunting and advertising.

Written Answers — Health: Surgical Dressings (18 Jun 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...wounds were to be developed throughout the NHS, there would be organisational and cost implications, which would need to be evaluated. My noble Friend, the Minister of State for Health (Lord Hunt), has received an invitation from the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs. Moon) to visit Zoobiotic Ltd. My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Public Health (Caroline Flint) has received a letter...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Carers (11 Jun 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...by far too many carers: "Why don't the professionals seem to understand that I am the expert on my son?" and "Why do I have to shout before anybody listens?" As the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) said, it is estimated that the country has 6 million carers overall—arguably, about one in every street. Given the likely consequences of changes in our society, that figure...

Written Answers — Health: Midwives: Insurance (18 May 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...community, including the Independent Midwives Association (IMA), on 21 May to update them on the progress in exploring different options available. My noble Friend the Minister of State, Lord Hunt of King's Heath, has also agreed to meet with representatives from the IMA in the future.

[Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] — Disabled Children (2 May 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...now have full and long lives. That is something that we all ought to celebrate; but equally, we should ask new questions of the system, which, as the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) said, was not built for that demographic reality. My right hon. Friend talked about the importance of joint working across agencies, as did other hon. Members. From the perspective of the...

Written Answers — Health: Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust (6 Feb 2007)

Ivan Lewis: holding answer 22 January 2007 The Secretary of State has asked my noble Friend Lord Hunt, the departmental Minister with regional responsibility for London, to meet the hon. Member and her delegation to discuss Brent primary care trust (PCT). His office will be in touch shortly to arrange a meeting. Since 2003, Brent PCT has received the following allocations which have increased on a year...

Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Disabled Children (23 Jan 2007)

Ivan Lewis: ...disabled children and their families in my constituency and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor). These individuals and, as the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) said in his opening remarks, many others are the heroes whose vision and commitment have been born out of frustration—sometimes anger—at the failings of the system. I now turn to...

Opposition Day — [1(st) Allotted Day]: Public Health (5 Dec 2006)

Ivan Lewis: ...give to the general public. My hon. Friend the Member for North-East Derbyshire was also right to raise questions about health education in the school system. The hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) wants a lot more money to be invested, as he would, but he also wants—let us be clear about this—the measure of health inequality as determining the nature of NHS funding...

Cash Machines (29 Nov 2005)

Ivan Lewis: ...banks have abolished card-issuer charges for Link cash withdrawals. That is all a great improvement in the situation. Consumers now have a far greater choice of ATMs that they can use for free. They do not have to hunt around for an ATM belonging to their own bank. Let me be clear that, at this stage, we are not convinced that free cash machines are under threat. However, it is equally...

Opposition Day: Parliament and the Executive (13 Jul 2000)

Mr Ivan Lewis: ...example of people having a say in legislation. They have used every parliamentary rule available to deny the will of the House and the majority of the British people in relation to the banning of hunting with dogs. The Conservatives are so committed to their role as scrutineers and defenders of the public interest that 73 per cent. of their number register outside interests that are...