Results 1-20 of 20 for hunting speaker:Andy Burnham

Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Electronic Communications (20 May 2009)

Andy Burnham: ..., so the BBC should be under pressure—the quality of all the media must go down. That is an awful argument. There was a revealing moment when the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) was asked where the money would be found. The hon. Gentleman went over the line that we should never cross. He started saying that he would make cuts to the number of imported programmes; he...

Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Electronic Communications (20 May 2009)

Andy Burnham: I begin with two points of solid agreement, I think, between the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) and myself. I believe that unlike some of his colleagues, he cares about the BBC and supports the principle of the licence fee. There is a Back-Bench Bill doing the rounds of the Opposition Benches calling for the abolition of the licence fee, which is red meat for some of his more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental NDPBs (17 Mar 2009)

Andy Burnham: ... This answer does not include the funding amounts for MLAC, which were detailed in my answer on 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 2276-78W, to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt). Funding for 2011-12 for the Department's non-departmental public bodies falls outside of the current spending review period, and will be the subject of detailed negotiation at a later date.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Television: Licences (11 Mar 2009)

Andy Burnham: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on 14 October 2008, Official Report, column 1203W.

Business of the House: Digital Britain (29 Jan 2009) has video

Andy Burnham: I am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman takes that approach. Let me deal with his central charge that this is disappointing, which echoes what the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) said. What is disappointing about making a fairly historic commitment on universal broadband services? The hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) might have just banked it, but that is a fairly major...

Business of the House: Digital Britain (29 Jan 2009) has video

Andy Burnham: ...not right, as the hon. Gentleman will understand, for the Government to say at this time that that must be a matter for public spending. I do not believe the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) was right to say that a Conservative Government would pay for next generation access to 50 per cent of the country. These are more complicated issues that we need to work through with...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Community Sports Clubs (19 Jan 2009) has video

Andy Burnham: ...the biggest names—the biggest players—in the world in the creative industries. [Hon. Members: "Name them."] I can name them, and I will write to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt). The event happened because they will give their time for free to advise this country on ensuring that we build on our strength in the creative industries. I am proud of the fact that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Public Service Broadcasting (10 Nov 2008) has video

Andy Burnham: ...the rest of the country is facing real pressure in an economic downturn. I agree that a judgment needs to be made about these issues, and—as I told the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) a moment ago—I believe that information needs to be released into the public domain to allow people to make that judgment.

Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part]: Olympic Legacy (29 Oct 2008) has video

Andy Burnham: ...made in Singapore in 2005 to make two million people more active by 2012." It is not something that I do often, but I shall begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) for calling this debate. Sport matters greatly to millions of people in this country, yet the occasions when their national Parliament focuses on it and debates it in detail are rare indeed.

Fryer Report (20 Jun 2007)

Andy Burnham: What a way to say it—human resource. We must get the most from people who make up our wonderful NHS. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and I are examining how we can refresh and relaunch the knowledge and skills framework later this year. It concern me that the most recent figures show that only 61 per cent. of NHS staff have had an appraisal in the past 12 months and of that group 81 per cent....

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Brent PCT (22 May 2007)

Andy Burnham: ...casting blame will not get us anywhere. It is important to get agreement on these important issues and I understand that the Minister for Local Government and the Minister of State, the noble Lord Hunt, will soon meet to discuss how progress can be made on securing such agreement, which will be in the interests of constituents.

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Finance (15 May 2007)

Andy Burnham: ...) (1,292,171) York Hospitals NHS Trust (2,000) (1,294,171) Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust (1,800) (1,295,971) Richmond and Twickenham PCT (1,526) (1,297,497) Rob Jones and A Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (1,503) (1,299,000) Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (1,500) (1,300,500) Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (1,500) (1,302,000)...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Specialist Orthopaedic Hospitals and Services (21 Mar 2007)

Andy Burnham: ...cent. the gap between providers' incomes under previous local prices and their incomes under the current national tariff. As a result, two specialist orthopaedic providers, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust in Shropshire and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, will receive more than £3 million in additional support in 2007-08, which...

Written Answers — Health: Mrsa (19 Dec 2006)

Andy Burnham: ...reports April to September 2005 Number of MRSA bacteraemia reports September 2005 to March 2006 Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital National Health Service Trust 23 16 Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust 0 0 Source: Health Protection Agency

Written Answers — Health: Waiting Times (22 Nov 2006)

Andy Burnham: ... Burton Hospitals NHS Trust 67 4 1 4.8 Q34 RJH Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire 87 0 0 2.9 Q34 RKB NHS Trust Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and 257 2 0 2.1 Q34 RL1 District Hospital NHS Trust 533 1 0 2.4 Q34 RL4 Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust 65 0 0 1.6 Q34 RQ3 Birmingham Children's...

Written Answers — Health: National Tariff (20 Oct 2006)

Andy Burnham: ...Partnership NHS Trust 1.19 High Peak and Dales PCT 1.06 Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust 1.12 Hinckley and Bosworth PCT 1.08 Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 1.05 Huntingdonshire PCT 1.12 Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust 1.10 Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 1.07 James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust 1.04 Kennet and North Wiltshire PCT 1.13 ...

Medical Research (Animals) (23 May 2006)

Andy Burnham: ..., refine and one day replace the use of animals in research. UK universities and companies have an excellent record of developing and using alternatives. As a Health Minister in April 2002, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath set out in full for the first time the Government's policy on the use of animals in medical research. Two years later, at the first Coalition for Medical Progress parliamentary...

Dna Database (30 Mar 2006)

Andy Burnham: ...cases from the hon. Gentleman's region that I mentioned are powerful examples of how the database can uncover such links. Members may have read this week of "Wearside Jack", the hoaxer who disrupted the hunt for the Yorkshire ripper. The man in question, who has since been arrested and convicted, had a sample taken in 2001 when he was arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disorderly....

Business of the House (17 Mar 2005)

Mr Andy Burnham: Last week's shenanigans in this place left many of my constituents bemused and brought home to them, as the fox hunting debate did not, that an unelected House of Lords can block the will of an elected Government. However, they would be angry if the Identity Cards Bill and the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Bill are blocked by the House of Lords before a general election. Contrary to...

Industrial and Provident Societies Bill (25 Jan 2002)

Mr Andy Burnham: ...supporters trusts at clubs across the country. Supporters Direct has now been working for 18 months. It was set up with the help of the Co-operative party—to whose general secretary, Peter Hunt, I pay tribute for his unstinting support for this initiative—the Co-operative bank and Cobbetts solicitors, all of whom deserve great credit for having had the foresight to back this...