Former Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle
Can the Secretary of State explain why, with worsening road traffic congestion in Greater Manchester, he has cancelled the procurement of Metrolink phase 3 from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester airport, so delaying investment in new light rail lines by at least two years, failed to find funding for the implementation of the south-east Manchester multi-modal...
The Government argue that identity cards and the national register will protect us from terrorists, stop benefit fraud and prevent illegal immigration—their effect will be to provide an answer to all our problems. The Conservatives appear to agree. "Appear" is the operative word: why else would so many of them, we understand, have been told to take the day off rather than reveal the extent...
I understand that no guarantees are given for that. Indeed, the cost could be a lot more. The dangers to civil liberties and traditional freedoms are well known and have been well rehearsed today, and they are greater when we have no confidence that what is being proposed will produce a reliable system. The balance between the civil liberties of the individual and the benefits to the state...
Will the Prime Minister comment on the position of property in northern Cyprus seized from its owners during and after Turkey's invasion?
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
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It is on a completely different point, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am considerably worried about the scope that the new clause could give. Although I fully understand that the right hon. Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron) is talking about relatively trivial procedures, such as taking a blood sample for HIV or DNA testing, does he agree that authorising any medical or surgical procedure on a...
Perhaps I can help the Secretary of State. What we are looking for is some practical measures that would lead to a reduction in MRSA, apart from the obvious measures on hand cleanliness and so on. What steps are he and his Department taking on bed occupancy rates, which the medical profession believes have an impact on MRSA, and on the availability of single rooms, which enable isolation?
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Department for Transport on promoting sustainable energy sources.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what support his Department plans to give to light rail schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what public scrutiny takes place of the spending of primary care trusts top-sliced for private operations; (2) what percentage of primary care trust funds in each strategic health authority area are top-sliced for private operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many video conferencing units are installed in (a) the Department, (b) the NHS and (c) each non-departmental public body for which his Department has oversight; what percentage of offices have these facilities in each case; and what plans there are to increase the number.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the refurbishment projects that (a) are in progress and (b) will start in the next six months in (i) his Department and (ii) the NHS; what action is being taken to ensure that these will procure timber from legal and sustainable sources; and whether guidance will be issued to contractors on each of these projects to ensure that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to fund the establishment and maintenance of the central point of expertise on timber.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what advice he was given by (a) the Secretary of State for Health and (b) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a result of the consultation on the preparation of Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the purposes of (a) Planning Policy Statement 23 and (b) its annex on the development of land affected by contamination.
