Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew MacKay: As one in five men reporting drug use admit that they started taking drugs in prison, we still clearly have a real problem. Would the Secretary of State consider stating that no prisoners should be released early from their sentence unless they are clear of drugs? Would that not be a great incentive?
Andrew MacKay: Returning to the Prime Minister's G8 discussions on measures that will help people to cope in the current economic climate, will he now answer a question posed earlier by the Leader of the Opposition and do so by apologising to the House for stating very clearly at Question Time on 4 June that the majority of motorists would benefit from the road tax proposals, particularly bearing in mind...
Andrew MacKay: Why did the Prime Minister tell the Leader of the Opposition that the new road tax proposals would benefit the majority of motorists, when figures just published by the Treasury make clear that that was patently untrue?
Andrew MacKay: It gives me particular pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Sir Nicholas Winterton) and the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey), both of whom, from different sides of the House, have relentlessly and unstintingly raised the plight of Zimbabwe and ordinary Zimbabwean people. We owe them a great debt of gratitude. It was absolutely right for the Foreign Secretary to...
Andrew MacKay: I shall not give way; as my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield said, many others who want to speak have been waiting patiently. Giving way would eat into their time. The second issue that I wish to raise is that it is clear that very little progress will be made at the United Nations. Deep down, the Foreign Secretary knows that. The reason is simple: China will veto again and again. Yes,...
Andrew MacKay: The Leader of the House will have noted the grave concern about the future of Post Office card accounts during topical questions today, and will be aware of it from experience in her constituency. It is important for the House to have a chance to express its view in a proper debate before a final decision is made. I appreciate that it may well not happen next week, but will the right hon. and...
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will make a statement on the future of the post office network.
Andrew MacKay: What recent assessment he has made of developments in the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew MacKay: Why did the Prime Minister say on 16 June, after his meeting with President George Bush, that that day he would take action that would immediately freeze the assets of Iran's biggest bank, Bank Melli, when many days later that clearly still has not happened?
Andrew MacKay: The Foreign Secretary was absolutely right to remind the House that leading Ministers in Zambia, Tanzania and Angola have spoken out against Mugabe; I am sure that he would have wished to add Botswana. However, one neighbour has not—he had to omit South Africa. When he meets President Mbeki, will he point out that many friends of South Africa on both sides of the House are appalled at this...
Andrew MacKay: Does the Prime Minister share my view that Croatia should accede to European Union membership on schedule, or does he believe that it should be used as a pawn in a vain and doomed attempt to save the Lisbon treaty?
Andrew MacKay: Is it not clear that the sheer magnitude of the evil tyranny in Zimbabwe dictates that we should have a longer debate rather than just a topical debate or rely on the vagaries of Foreign Office questions next week? The Leader of the House mentioned Prime Minister's Question Time. Will she comment on why the Prime Minister did not answer the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for...
Andrew MacKay: With the greatest respect, that is rather complacent. Nobody in their right mind in the real world wastes money on bottled water. Chateau Thames water is perfectly acceptable. It is about time that we did not waste money in this House. It brings us into disrepute and the sooner we have ordinary tap water, the better. Why do not we just get on with it?
Andrew MacKay: What steps the social exclusion task force is taking to assess the effects of pensioner poverty on levels of social exclusion.
Andrew MacKay: Just why in the last financial year for which records are available have 300,000 more pensioners been found in households on low income? How does that help social exclusion?
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the security of the national food supply.
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Burma.
Andrew MacKay: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2008, Official Report, column 807W, on Members: correspondence, if he will arrange for screening services similar to those provided at the House to be made available at hon. Members' home addresses.
Andrew MacKay: Does the Minister believe that ID cards should be made compulsory?
