Former Labour MP for Harwich
May I tell my right hon. Friend that the district of Tendring in my constituency has been named as one of the safest districts to live in; that the local Tory district council makes that clear in the newspaper that it has just released; and that the figures put out by the chief superintendent in my area also say that crime is down? Who does my right hon. Friend think is right—those with the...
On winter fuel payments, does my right hon. Friend recall, as I do, the years when we campaigned for the wind chill factor to be taken into account? Pensioners had to freeze in their homes for days on end just to get £10, which, in fact, they very rarely got. The Tories said that they would not put VAT on fuel, and then did so. Does he agree that pensioners will not trust the Tories to keep...
Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Opposition have not said how much it will cost pensioners to take out insurance policies to pay for their NHS operations? That would be a huge burden, and pensioners who could not afford such policies would end up at the bottom of future waiting lists.
The other point that the hon. Member for Christchurch made concerned ensuring that more money was available for the Department for Transport from the port authorities. I say to him that the only way it could do that is by cutting back on investment. If it cut back on investment, the ports would not be deepening channels in order to take the largest ships, which would drive those ships to...
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Surely if the hon. Gentleman is saying that the money should now go to the Department for Transport, he should say what that would mean.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on identifying areas of support his Department can give to ensure the involvement of the Sea Cadet Association in celebrations of the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding has been allocated to the Harwich constituency under the Sure Start Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many old age pensioners within the Harwich constituency are in receipt of pension credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have benefited from the New Deal in the Harwich constituency since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many old age pensioners in the Harwich constituency have benefited from the introduction of free eye tests.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the changes in police officer numbers in Essex has been since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the number of community support officers in Essex.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change in funding Essex Police Authority has received in each year since 1997.
