Results 1-14 of 14 for hunting speaker:Jim Murphy

Orders of the Day — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill: European Union (Amendment) Bill — [12th Allotted Day] (11 Mar 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: ...Government are committed to it. What would this great "not letting the matter rest" coalition look like? It has a new member: I discovered only yesterday, when I was in Brussels, that the French hunting party has now come out against the treaty. Given Sinn Fein, Marianne Thieme—who, as we all know, leads the Dutch party for the animals in its opposition to the treaty—and the...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 15 (31 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...hon. Members. I had another excellently crafted, detailed speech to read out, and with the Committee’s permission and your indulgence, Mr. Hood, I will allow my noble Friend the Lord Hunt to read it out when the Bill reaches Committee in the House of Lords. That would save an awful lot of people drafting and crafting time. There is real unanimity about the capacity of the private and...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 13 (26 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: May I start by repeating what I said in my earlier contribution? It is important to avoid confusion and others not understanding the full implications of what we say in this Committee. I confirmed earlier that the action plan will not attract a sanction, and the hon. Gentleman repeated that that was a concern. Mr. Huntindicated assent.

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 12 (26 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: The hon. Gentleman says that I might learn something. Mr. Amess, I know that you will not allow us to go down this line of conversation for much longer, but many of us on the Labour Benches feel this genetically—we are entirely committed, for all sorts of reasons, not just to a reduction, but to the eradication of child poverty. I do not want to dwell on the party political nature of...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 12 (26 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...assessment of 15 points, matching one of 46 descriptors. I shall go on to some of the specifics. This is another example of a speech excellently drafted by others, which my noble Friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath will have an opportunity to rehearse for the first time when a Lords Committee considers the Bill. That may be the best thing to do with some of our prepared speeches, to enable me...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 9 (24 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...a carer or GP, the customer could additionally request a review of the outcome in terms of their entitlement to ESA or the support group. As I said, if the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) genuinely feels that there is lack of clarity despite the clear way in which we are setting out our position today, I shall be happy to hear from him, either in writing or in some other way,...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 8 (24 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ..., Mr. Amess, on this rather dreich morning that we are enjoying in SW1. I am delighted to see you with us again. To respond first of all to the comment by the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt), by necessity, I have to respond to the legal and technical sense of the amendment, but I am happy to respond also to the common-sense comments. I accept it is a probing amendment, but let...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 8 (19 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: There are three outstanding questions asked by hon. Members and with their agreement I shall answer them and then— Mr. Huntrose—

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 8 (19 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...that you, quite rightly, will rule it out of order if we stray too far in that direction. The clauses are closely connected. Mr. Hood also allowed the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) to refer to the fact that I was the only Member of Parliament who at some point in the past could name the five Spice Girls. I do not know whether it is because I am getting older but I am unable...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 8 (19 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: Of course we should not go further down that road. We will at various points in our proceedings allude to the levels of child poverty and workless households and the trebling of people on incapacity benefit and the fact that the first act of any Conservative Government when they came to power was to cut benefits. Mr. Huntrose—

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 1 (17 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: ..., have the determination to get on and get up. We are considering ways to make that a reality. Finally, I turn to the point raised this morning by the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) about clause 1(3)(e). I confirm that someone wishing to make a benefit application would contact Jobcentre Plus and discuss the available options. For some people, only one...

Public Bill Committee: Welfare Reform Bill: Clause 1 (17 Oct 2006)

Jim Murphy: To return to the point about clause 1(3)(e), entitlement specifically means receiving rather than someone having some type of underlying entitlement. I hope that that clarifies the point for the hon. Gentleman. In terms of additional points raised by the hon. Member for Daventry— Mr. Huntrose—

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (26 Jun 2006)

Jim Murphy: ...me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk is our Internet service for jobseekers and is currently the United Kingdom's number one recruitment site. The website provides job hunting advice, information on programmes, such as New Deal, and allows users to search our extensive database of some 400,000 vacancies. The website provides a self-service job search facility...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill: Withdrawal of Relief on Medical Insurance Premiums (16 Jul 1997)

Mr Jim Murphy: On a point of order, Mr. Martin. I understood that we were discussing amendments to the Finance Bill and not fox hunting. I would ask the hon. Member for New Forest, West (Mr. Swayne) to concentrate on the matter at hand.